MSE's Cheap Energy Club: Discuss & feedback

to Petefromsandurst and JonB: regarding FITs: if your electricity was supplied by one of the big six when your system was installed you will have had no option but to register with them for the FIT. Thereafter, that arrangement is completely separate from that for supply so you can switch supplier as you wish. As Pete says, the FIT is the same wherever you go although at one time Utility Warehouse were paying 2p over as an incentive to switch, hope that helps

Thanks MSE, this is a step toward helping us. But I feel that the biggest frustration and injustice for consumers is the length of tariff.

18 months or 24 months is just too long, and too late if you realise a couple of months in that you're overpaying.

What we need is for the regulator to step in and allow us to change tariffs with a 2 month notice period and NO early leaving fees.

Until then it's a lottery. A lottery that comes round every 18 months.

Anyone agree?

Like a number of correspondents, my comparison showed Spark energy producing the best savings compared to my current BG dual-fuel deal. The forecast £398 reduction compares to a 'next best' saving of £120 (Co-Op energy) which is quite a difference.

However when I try to check the Spark tariffs on their web site it just dumps me back to the home screen and (today at least) a banner apology "a few of our customers have received a letter saying that a visit is being made to their home as their account had not been paid. If you have received this letter, or if you receive this letter in the next couple of days please completely disregard it."

If you doubted the feedback people are providing on this company a look at their own (poor) website might provide the only reinforcement you need to decide not to change!

How about a health warning on your tariff comparisons MSE, say where the feedback score is 2/5 or less?

I have just switched to a fixed rate with Scottish Power through the club which I think is excellent. Can someone tell me does this mean when it is active I can use as much gas and electric as I want?

Thanks for that.
Of course it means the rate is fixed, silly me. I have a period where I can change my mind but the calculations I entered still seem to make it cheaper but I will look into it further.