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I may be wrong but was under the impression that Utilita would accept non prepay if you phone them up, electric works ok but for me the gas rates would not work unless you really do keep the gas off during winter. Most areas have seen the electric standing charge come down recently, BTW, still too high but going in the right direction until the new tariffs come out for winter.
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I would like to see whether my calculation is correct, for switching to Utilita please:My property has electricity only with no storage heatersUtilita charges first 1-2 kwh at 48.980p, thereafter:
26.380p / kwhall excl VATIf I only use a maximum of 5 kwh / month. I am thinking Utlilia would be cheaper than Octopus. as it has have no Standing ChargeMonthly Standing ChargeUtlilia is £0Octopus £14.19 = (£0.4666 x 365days / 12)Electricity base on 5 units used pcm excl VATUtlilia £ 1.771 (£0.4898 / kwh x 2) + (£0.2638 / kwh X 3)Octopus £1.277 (5 units)Monthly biilUtlilia £ 1.771 + VATOctopus £15.467 = £14.19 + £1.277 + VATHave I overlooked something/ Thanks0 -
Utlilia contact details for non - existing customer; 0345 207 2000 option 4 of 4 (Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm)can pay by direct debit but requires a hard credit check search, No exit and no contract.Can switch over the phone or online.0
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Utlilia is on variable tariff not sure whether to go with them as I am currently with Octopus paying about £25 pcm for standing charge ( this includes VAT and £3 electricity use) this is making me dizzy but I will persist as I know this will be on going for at least another 12 months.0
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The cost per unit is not really important to you given you only use 5kWh a month, avoiding the daily standing charge is important to you so the Utilita tariff is your best option.1
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MWT said:The cost per unit is not really important to you given you only use 5kWh a month, avoiding the daily standing charge is important to you so the Utilita tariff is your best option.0
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You'll have to have a smart meter soon anyway, everybody will. You won't have meter readers coming with a smart meter. That's the point of them. Not having one is going to be very costly.1
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20122013 said:MWT said:The cost per unit is not really important to you given you only use 5kWh a month, avoiding the daily standing charge is important to you so the Utilita tariff is your best option.Smart meters (and most dumb ones) run on unmetered electricity.20122013 said:... my current provider was saying my meter was faulty as it was not moving forward despite explaining to them that no / low energy was used, and have to take time out to entertain their meter reader, I can see this happening again with Utilita..N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 34 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.Not exactly back from my break, but dipping in and out of the forum.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!2 -
Utilita has asked for my permission to 'download' my usage per second or I can opt out?Does this make sense? as I thought they monitor your usage anytime ?or are they talking about ' 'in-home display' (IHD)'https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/energy/energy-supply/your-energy-meter/using-the-energy-monitor-for-your-smart-meter/
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