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Martin Lewis: Why are energy standing charges so high? What can be done
This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it. Read Martin's Martin Lewis: Why are energy standing charges so high? What can be done Blog.
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Heat pumps now have their own forum board
Hi all As a result of feedback from Forumites and Ambassadors, we've created a new board within the Energy section for all things heat pump related. Find it here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/heat-pumps If you have any comments about this change, please let us know over on the 'Site Feedback' board.
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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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Octopus Agile
Is Octopus Agile worth changing to if all you can change to cheap hours is dishwasher and washing machine
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Octopus Senior Customer Happiness Specialist - Kafkaesque
I've been on Tracker since V1 - no problems - I weathered high rates and enjoyed the lower ones. Like everyone, I was renewed on the same deal last year with my specific end date of May 1st 2024. Fast forward, mid March 2024 CS get in touch do I want to renew - I say yes please. The tariff current at that time was December…
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IHD electricity usage 1/1000th of what is should be
My IHD from British Gas is showing my daily electricity usage as 1/1000th of what is actually is as in it says I used typically 0.015kWh of electricity per day when it should be 15kWh. Unfortunately I am billed for the 15kWh. I have tried another IHD from Glowmarkt and it has the same issue and on discussing the issue with…
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is it true that there is a plus or minus c3% tolerance in usage measurement by smart meters?
Saw a headline in the Daily Mail, article is behind their paywall. Headline suggests smart meters don't necessarily measure usage accurately, and there is a tolerance of plus or minus 3%, is that right, or have the Mail got their facts wrong? Is this tolerance any worse or better than the existing non smart meters? I am…
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Eon Next Loyalty 12 month v 4
I received an email invite to sign up to a new tariff on 9th April. I was on Next Fix 12 month v11 ending in August. My DD was reducing to £163 as I was paying more than using. The new 12 month fix quoted £138.23 which seemed good and I signed up. Had also compared the 24 month deal. A few days later, noticed Dd still not…
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Octopus
Anyone encountered this issue with octopus? They used to invoice me monthly until last october but ive not received anything since... until I chased them up! Now they tell me I could save £265 by changing tariff. But my issue is why didn't they advise me of this month's ago when I could've switched AND saved my money…
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Retrospective changing of tariff on Heat Network
Hello, We are leaseholders and our energy is provided by a Heat Network by With Energy, who are part of Pinnacle Power. Our apartments are managed by the management agent Rendall and Rittner. Myself and approximately 600 other leaseholders received the following in a communication from With Energy on 28th April 2023:…
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Octopus Energy-Take over of Shell customers
I entered into a fixed 12 month agreement with Shell in Feb/March 2024. Since Octopus energy took control of my account, they had a 12 month agreement which I took advantage of. On my latest bill they have charged me £150 early exit fee for leaving the Shell scheme and fixing with Octopus energy. My argument is that I…
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EDF Harrassment!
I’m wondering if anyone else are being constantly bombarded by EDF to confirm an appointment for an engineer to visit your home to replace both your Gas Meter and your Electricity Meter? I had a faulty Gas Meter last year and 4 Gas Meters later my current one is in place. I had to go through several days with a GAS LEAK…
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Are Fuse Energy, really the cheapest ectricity variable tariff on the market?
I see they are a fairly new company, but they claim to be the cheapest variable electricity provider but wanted to hear from their customers to see if this is consistently the case? Also, any feedback on their customer service would be appreciated Thanks
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octopus tracker
Morning everyone, just wondering if anyone has advice on weather to switch to Octopus Tracker? im with Octopus now on a fixed loyalty tarriff but wondering if i can save any more. Elec .2485/48.66sc use 2700 a year and gas .0579/27.47sc use 7600 a year. Looking on the web page says tracker rates are 13.32/53.94sc and…
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Scottish Power Billing Frequency
Apologies if this has been asked before, (my first post and I'm not getting the hang of it too well). My Dad is with Scottish Power and like most folks he pays by monthly direct debit. Billing seems to be on a very varied basis which makes it super awkward for him to see for himself how close to ideal his monthly payment…
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A cautionary tale
I use Eon for my energy. Last year, I opted for one of their Loyalty tariffs as it was a) cheaper than SVR; b) stated that exit fees would only apply on change of supplier. So, last October, Eon told me that I could save by switching to one of their Pledge Tracker Tariffs. But I thought I would check with their customer…
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Exit EDF early
Does anybody have any experience of switching tariff with EDF early within the 49 period? They advised that my Total Fix May 24 was well within the 49 days now so I could switch with no fee so I've just switched to their standard variable. However they are now trying to tell me that changing to the standard variable will…
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Duty of care from utility provider or backbilling?
I'm trying to help someone who has suddenly been given a ridiculously high utility bill. I don't know all the reasons behind it yet like how much energy they have been using and all the usual things. But my question is this....shouldn't a utility provider be regularly reviewing how much energy is being used and how much is…
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Octopus Agile vs Tracker vs Go
Any views on whether there is a clear answer to which tariff would be cheapest over a full year if I am an high energy user (about £420 per month DD for Electric and Gas) with an EV which is used for on average a couple of hundred miles a week and charged mainly at home? We don’t have solar or battery and we shift a bit of…
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Octopus energy, their cumulative meter total on your account doesn't match smart actual meter
I'm posting this as I've discovered this on 2 separate accounts now. Octopus have a cumulative meter reading on your account. Obviously the idea is that you get billed on the units used between readings. However, on 2 accounts I've noticed that this bears no relation to if you physically check the cumulative total on the…
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Install gas or electric in flat
I have just purchased a flat and don't know, what is the best route to go down regarding heating. At the moment there are storage heaters( old ones) in the bedroom and lounge and a gas boiler to heat the water. The gas boiler needs replacing anyway. What would our best option be replace the boiler like for like and buy…
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What a delight Nero coffee free for Octopus customers
Well we had a cold coffee from Nero free on Octopus circa £4 and another one for £1 from three+ circa £4. £1 spend bargain
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Scottish Power and SEG
About a month and a half ago, I applied to Scottish Power for SEG for my solar panels. And since then, I have heard nothing. Any follow up emails have disappeared into the void. I have contacted Scottish Power via their Chatbot only to be told to contact them directly using the same email address. Does anyone have any tips…