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energy help/advice please

valleyboy22
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Hi,

Currently with eon next which my fixed tariff ends July. With what is going on with the war and prices rising, i can switch to a different fixed tariff which is slightly more expensive with them. I do not really want to do this at the moment, but i am worried come July that these prices will just keep on going up. Seen posts regarding Martin saying switch now on his Facebook MSE, so is it advised a need to?

Any advice please would be brilliant and hopefully some clarity on what i should do.

Thank you

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  • TroubledTarts
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    There is likely to be a decent rise in prices in July so if a fix is best for you now and you can switch without any exit fees to calculate into the decision then the bets option for you may be to take a fix now.

    That way you have certainty over your prices.

  • valleyboy22
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    Thank you. I was thinking they might come July, but i was hoping to hold off as much as i can to save a little bit of money.

  • Alnat1
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    You will probably be using a bit less energy at this time of year as it's warmer, so less heating. Better to pay a little more per kWh now, when you're using less, than getting offered a really high rate when you have the higher use over next winter.

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