Update to Cheap Energy Club site

redchiz

There seems to be something wrong here? I just had a look and there were various offers beating my current deal energy deal. But, on closer examination, it turned out that annual savings amounts were at odds with the annual cost? 

QrizB

Cheap Energy Club assumes that you movements the current SVT at the end of whatever deal you're currently on, and calculates savings vs. that.

redchiz

Was it always that way? I thought it was against your current tariff? 

grumpyoldwoman

You can change whether you want it to calculate savings against what you're paying now or when your deal ends. 

redchiz

Yeah, that's what I thought thanks, but now it seems stuck?

grumpyoldwoman

On my phone I scroll down to 'your results' and there's a bar you can swipe to get to how you compare the results. On the laptop it's under filters at the left hand side 'compare all results against'. I haven't tried the app so is it that you're having trouble with?

Peter999_2

It's useless for people like me when they don't show your existing tariff and therefore the comparison is always made against the standard tariff.    It tells me that I can save over £200 a year but when you look at the figures I'd be more likely paying an extra £200 a year.

I'm with Octopus, the biggest supplier in the country, and yet they haven't got all the tariffs listed.

molerat

It had me confused at first.  I have it set to against current tariff and apparently £1933 is 5% cheaper than £1859 saving me £74 pa.  It seems it cannot cope with negative savings.  Did the 5 yr old programmer they employed  not check their work ?  

redchiz

@molerat
Thank you, I get similar, glad it's not just me!  

QrizB

Peter999_2 said:
I'm with Octopus, the biggest supplier in the country, and yet they haven't got all the tariffs listed.

If you're currently on a smart tariff (from Octopus or anyone else) a simple comparison site isn't going to make a meaningful comparison.

If you're on a conventional tariff, that's more of a shortfall from the site.

redchiz

And lo and behold I have just been on again to check and it appears to be fixed, hurrah!