economy7 BG

sinbads

Unless i pay £40 to change my meter i'm stuck with paying higher prices for electric

BG say its policy and that they do not own the meters

any comments welcome

regards

Garz

Have you told them you will swap supplier, assuming you have been with them long enough or are not in debt?

sinbads

yes i have it a tarrif i have only just taken out he sa's that this used to be the norm at one time ;but his hands are tied as the meters are not theirs whether or not thats true i don't know . previous posts going back a while suggests that they would take both readings and charge as standard, maybe it the meter peiop;e drumming up business?

mute_posting

Hi sinbads,

what prices are you paying for your units and how many (at each rate) are you using?

Depending on your tarrif, the "break even" (i.e. the point at which you're better off on E7)can be as low as 10% of units used at off-peak.

I think (technically) the meter is owned by the distribution company in your area - i.e when you ask BG to change, they will just get the local distributer to do it.

I have seen on other threads that some companies will change to a normal tarrif and just add the 2 readings together like you say, but I don't think all will....

~daisy~_2

i swapped my meter about 2 months ago and its been a bitof a nightmare tbh - account still not upgraded and BG no record of anything !!

yes its true they dont own the meter - your lucky i had to pay £50 to change mine

Garz

The Meter Operator BG use to install and maintain the metering equipment will vary depending on location and contract.

sinbads

Thanks for your reply
As i said the click enrgy 5 = 23.841 for the first125KW 7.404 thereafter
with the economy7 meter the day units are 2.042p/KW dearer
Over the last 74days last bill shows 60KWH night use and 725KWH day rate,

mute_posting

I can't tell which units they are - what you're on or want to change to - do you have both sets?

Either way, looks like you are using less than 1 E7 unit per day to around 10 normal units. So "probably" unlikely you will break even on that. Have you just had gas fitted or something?

MP

sinbads

Even if i put the washing m/c or drier on a timer i don't think it would pay me to stick with it.

do I don't I

need to do my sums

mute_posting

all depends - is easier to help with figures to work from ;-)

sinbads

sorry posted before read yours.
Click energy 5 Uses the rates as above on a standard meter
... ... .. .. .. ... .. ... + 2.5p more when an economy 7 meter is used.

haveing gas central heating i have no use for economy7 as you can see night use is a small %