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Switching via the Cheap Energy Club
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PlymSim said:I recently followed the MSE advice and switched from Scottish Power to British Gas via the Cheap Energy Club. My monthly bill went down from £95 to £65. But two months in, British Gas have just hiked it back up to £95! Any thoughts? Thanks.Most likely £65 was too low.Have you recently received a bill from BG? What did it say?N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.1 -
Thanks for the reply. I was surprised by the low offer. I can't really understand from their email why they're putting it up. I will try and speak to a human being there. (Not easy, of course.) But it seems odd that they should be able to make such a low offer as part of this Club.0
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What were your unit rates and standing charges with SP, and what are they now? Also were just hitting the cold weather, so has your usage changed?PlymSim said:I recently followed the MSE advice and switched from Scottish Power to British Gas via the Cheap Energy Club. My monthly bill went down from £95 to £65. But two months in, British Gas have just hiked it back up to £95! Any thoughts? Thanks.1 -
I've spoken to British Gas now. They said they made the low offer based on an analysis of summer usage, but now winter is here they have had to put it up. They didn't say that when they made the switch offer so it strikes me as pretty disingenuous.0
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Energy Companies prefer to quote costs based on actual annual usage consumer states prior to deciding to switch, Often consumers tick low, medium or high user then get quote based on average consumer usage.PlymSim said:I've spoken to British Gas now. They said they made the low offer based on an analysis of summer usage, but now winter is here they have had to put it up. They didn't say that when they made the switch offer so it strikes me as pretty disingenuous.0
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