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New to the Energy board? Start here
Hi all! If you’re new to this board, welcome! This board is a great place to ask questions about your energy tariff. To help other Forumites give you useful answers, please remember to include details of your annual energy consumption, and the unit rates/standing charge for any tariff or fix you're asking about. How much…
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how to stop threatening letters - Scottish Power
My mother has recently moved house and the previous occupant were with Scottish power so she's done the meter readings and her new account is set up, all good. But there is an outstanding bill £65 ish from prior to her moving in, and Scottish Power are writing to "the occupier" threatening debt collectors. It's not her…
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Octopus Go Intelligent Tariff - recent changes
Can anyone understand the recent changes? I've watched several YouTube videos and they all have a different interpretation of the new and highly complicated rules. It's very hard to make heads or tails. To make matters worse, a friend who's already with Octopus (I'm still considering, having now bought an EV) told me about…
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Advice needed on Changing FIT providers
We know we can change FIT suppliers once in 12 months. We've never switched FIT supplier before so Scottish Power currently pay our FIT monies with the export based on Deemed 50%. Having considered advice given on a previous post re our solar panel system, we have gathered the info to apply to Octopus Outgoing tariff which…
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MSE News: Smart meter problems? You could be automatically compensated under new rules
If you're having issues with your smart meter or its installation, you'll be eligible for automatic compensation from 23 February, the energy regulator has confirmed today (Friday 30 January). But this won't yet be payable if your meter's gone 'dumb' and doesn't send readings to your supplier… Read the full story:…
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Smart Meter
Since I had my new smart meter installed, it has been a nightmare, I have to charge £10 weekly and it runs out even when I am not at home for months, and every electrical item fridge etc is turned off. I have complained several time to British gas, and they have not even sent someone to check it out
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Tomato Energy (Electric Only Supplier) - Too Good To Be True ?
Looking at Tomato Energy for our electric only property. They are offering 12M FIXED Tariffs which are based on your chosen lifestyle - with Daily Standing Charge as low as 40.82p The tariff Im looking at gives me a Unit Rate of; 00:00 to 06:00 = 5.00p 06:00 to 09:30 = 23.16p 09:30 to 11:30 = 13.37p 11:30 to 22:00 = 23.16p…
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High standing charge for communal electricity supply in block of flats
This discussion was created from comments split from: Standing Charges on Gas And Electricity supplies.
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Smart Export Guarantee while on an OVO Fixed Tariff
I have invested in a 8kW of solar panels with a Tesla Powerwall 3 set up that will be installed next week. Long term it looks like the best tariff for this set up will be Octopus' Intelligent Flux tariff. However in the near term I am contracted to OVO on their Extended Fixed plan, with two £75 early exit penalties for…
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Bright app down ?
As title ,my Bright app is not showing any data since early hours of Thursday morning. Meters are reporting as expected to my supplier ,Fuse.
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EDF FreePhase Dynamic Tariff
Anyone on this tariff? It has 3 rates green 11:00 pm - 6:00am red. 4:00pm - 7:00pm amber the rest of the day Rates alter daily with wholesale prices. Today green is 13.35pkw red is. 27.51pkw amber. 16.17pkwh
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Smart meter In Home Display puzzle
Can anyone explain the logic used by in home displays when it comes to showing tariffs and costs? I have a Geo display provided a few years ago when EDF fitted a smart electricity meter. My current supplier is Octopus and my tariff has a standing charge of 49.3p and a unit cost of 21.89p However the display says my…
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Octopus dodgy meter changed and high bills refunded but need help with new charges.
Hello, Background I am helping a friend try to sort out their energy bill with Octopus. It's the electricity that has been the problem, so I will focus only on electric, even though he is dual fuel. At one stage in 2024 he had over £1,000 in credit (silly he now realises). It went from there to him being charged £2,171 for…
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Modern Storage Heaters versus Standard Electric Radiators
I'm new here and was hoping for some advice. I have old storage heaters in my 2 bed flat, no gas connection. I have just had a new Smart Meter installed by Octopus and on std tarrif, waiting for them to revert me to Econo10 which is what I had before. One of my storage heaters has packed up, I have two in the living room,…
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Outgoing export on Octopus going down
Down to 12p from 15p from 1st march
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Storage Heaters or Electric Radiators
Hi - buying a 2 bed electric only flat. Currently renting with old storage heaters and immersion for hot water. Bills are through the roof and the flat is always cold. The new flat currently has a similar set-up, I see 3 options to upgrade: Upgrade storage heaters to HHR, programmable models, keep existing immersion, add a…
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Can I be forced to have a smart meter?
Hi, I'm new here so please forgive any faux pas... but here goes. We have solar panels on the roof, which don't make us a huge amount of money; but they make us more than they would otherwise because we have an old analog meter which actually rolls backwards while the panels are generating juice. Obviously we'd like to…
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Energy and Broadband comparison with Spain
Just thought i would share this, I am wondering if the differences are due to Tax or profit from companies. We purchased a house in Spain in 2021, so sharing the prices in Spain then and also today, compared to the UK Broadband 600MB 20 euros per month in July 2021, price today still 20 euros (no increases) compared to my…
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does this reading of a polypipe manifold gauge ok?
Hi I don't know what got to me and now I'm overthinking. I moved from thinking about replacing the flooring of the whole downstairs to researching my underfloor heating system (wet). Upon digging, I have the drawings and the zones and I can see the manifold under the stairs. The gauge reading is on 33PSI. Google says this…
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Thermaflow Boiler - Wet Electric Heating Tariff
Hi, all the other posts about Thermaflow boilers are old so seeing if I can get any up to date info. Moved into a property with an old broken RTS meter - it's not sending any data, but was a 'complex' multi-rate one with 3 rates. Smart meter replacement booked for March. Account with Scottish Power - currently on standard…
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MSE Cheap energy club -British Gas Collective Feb27 problems
I have tried to transfer to this tariff and have been refused. I am an existing customer in credit. The MPAN/MPRN numbers are correct. I have done online chat with British Gas 3 times and have been told My area cannot have this tariff it is not available until the end of the month This tariff is gas only and I am a dual…