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What you are effectively saying is that you do not use electricity because you are out.
I was only a couple of payments behind when i got my last bill, so i dont see how i need to pay £135 now
I am now looking for a cheaper deal,or i will not use my heating
My bill is more than £150 during winter, and still more than £30 during summer.
Heating is the real issue, and that can only be changed by sitting in the cold.
Already got a pre-pay meter. It is also worth pointing out to others, that while pre-pays help with usage and budgeting, you often pay more for your electric as most suppliers only allow standard tarrif (most expensive) on these.
What happens if everyone in the country tommorow suddenly uses 20% less gas/electric?
Simple, the prices go up 20% to compensate the companies for loss of profit and we back to where we were. I would hazard a guess with all the power saving devices today and more efficient boilers, insulation etc. that today people are using much less than say 20 years ago but paying more due to inflation.
The people who are trying to cut consumption are saving money, but mostly only by keeping their bills the same. They are really only absorbing the cost increases. The people who don't drop their consumption will be paying more, while the ones that did, will be paying roughly what they paid before.
It isn't going to pay to not cut consumption, because the prices are going to rise anyway.
Thats true, in some cases people cant do anything to reduce and pay more as a result of the companies balancing their books to counter the reduced consumption.