Energy price rises - what are you paying?

Energy price rises - what are you paying?

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dmsims

6,450 posts

266 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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If you want to burn money (I won't be going back)


Condi

17,089 posts

170 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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dmsims said:
If you want to burn money (I won't be going back)

That's not that great. No idea where in the country you are, but I just went on EDF's website and this is what you can get for a London address. Over 1.1p cheaper per unit of electric, but marginally more expensive gas.



roadsmash

2,622 posts

69 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Condi said:
You really do. What you've put is just total nonsense.

By law it has to be provided in pence per kwh and a daily standing charge fee. You'll find that information clearly on any bill, or on any website, and it has to be provided before you sign up.

However, ask most people how many Kwh's of electric they use in a year and they wouldn't have a clue. Ask someone how big their house is and how much their bill is every month and most people will have a decent stab at a good answer. Don't blame the energy companies if their customers can't be arsed to find out all the information they need to get the most accurate quote. There are heaps of customers still on very expensive default tariffs as opposed to being on a fixed contract, but you can't force them to change.
You can’t tell me I’m talking nonsense and then write out a whole paragraph that goes on to support my point (that most people don’t have a clue why their bill is what it is). rolleyes

I wasn’t suggesting that the energy companies are being unlawful, I’m merely saying that they tuck their KwH rates nicely into the small print, instead listing the pointless, easily-read estimated figures (in the big bold lettering) as the “prices”.

My point was that, in my opinion, energy rates should be advertised in the same way as most other products are.

Just like cost per minutes/texts on a phone contract, or cost per litres on fuel. Energy should be advertised in the same way. Technically it is, but it’s not advertised this way on TV, not clearly anyway.

dmsims said:
This, but also look at some posting here with I pay £x per month which is utterly useless
Indeed. They have become used to that way of billing; having no idea why their bill is X, just that it is X.

dmsims

6,450 posts

266 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Condi said:
That's not that great.
I agree, Bulb are (no longer) competitive

I was with them but they were absolutely dreadful: following an E7 meter install , they failed to issue a correct bill. amongst other things it was impossible to submit a meter reading since the billing was stuck on single rate. Then they could not even get the rates correct and then swapped the day and night rate. Every few months I would contact them to do battle again and make no progress. In the end I contacted the CEO who passed it to "Head of complaints" aka the tea boy. They have no case tracking or monitoring systems (that work)

"I will stick to the facts:

on 10th August you said "you should receive an updated consolidated statement later today" - No statement received

and "Your next statement which is due on the 13th of August" - No statement again

"Can you take a look over the bill and let me know if anything seems incorrect or if it needs further explanation?" - there were no bills received

On 3rd September I received a statement where the day and night readings have been flipped and back billing limit has been ignored"

Still with the back billing limitation and compensation it was cheap!

bazza white

3,551 posts

127 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Anyone living in Texas yikes


anxious_ant

2,626 posts

78 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Looking at some of the unit per kWh rates here I am wondering if I am reading the correct rates from my (ex) supplier.

£0.1324 per kWh for electricity and £0.0211 per kWh for gas sounds too low.

Saleen836

11,061 posts

208 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Had a text from BG earlier today saying 'sorry that you are leaving us,we would like you to stay so can offer you a discount..yada yada yada'

Just for fun I will ask them how much discount they are offering!

Uggers

2,223 posts

210 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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anxious_ant said:
Looking at some of the unit per kWh rates here I am wondering if I am reading the correct rates from my (ex) supplier.

£0.1324 per kWh for electricity and £0.0211 per kWh for gas sounds too low.
That sounds like very good last year prices, probably reverted to a standard tariff. But if you aren't please let me know as best I can find is 3.015 pkWh Gas and 15.5pkWh Electric

Matt p

1,036 posts

207 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Bulb account here. Everything in my place is electric. Heating, HWS and induction hob. No natural gas. Quite surprised my rate is cheaper than others on here. I guess postcode lottery?.


Amateurish

7,697 posts

221 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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I'm with "Green", never heard of them before. Economy 7, electric only, 15p peak 9p off peak, 22p S/C. It was the cheapest I could find for heavy off peak usage.

dmsims

6,450 posts

266 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Matt p said:
Bulb account here. Everything in my place is electric. Heating, HWS and induction hob. No natural gas. Quite surprised my rate is cheaper than others on here. I guess postcode lottery?.

Put in a Bedforshire postcode for Octopus Go:

Off-peak unit rate (00:30-04:30):

5.00 p / kWh

Peak unit rate (04:30-00:30):

14.12 p / kWh

Standing Charge:

25.00 p / day

anxious_ant

2,626 posts

78 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Uggers said:
anxious_ant said:
Looking at some of the unit per kWh rates here I am wondering if I am reading the correct rates from my (ex) supplier.

£0.1324 per kWh for electricity and £0.0211 per kWh for gas sounds too low.
That sounds like very good last year prices, probably reverted to a standard tariff. But if you aren't please let me know as best I can find is 3.015 pkWh Gas and 15.5pkWh Electric
Thanks, my ex- provider (GNE) folded so now just waiting for the documentation from EDF.

Looking at other rates here mine is suspiciously cheap.

Condi

17,089 posts

170 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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anxious_ant said:
Looking at other rates here mine is suspiciously cheap.
Maybe that is why they went bust? hehe

But seriously, the rates from EDF are (according to Martin money saving expert man) very good.

anxious_ant

2,626 posts

78 months

Friday 26th February 2021
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Condi said:
Maybe that is why they went bust? hehe

But seriously, the rates from EDF are (according to Martin money saving expert man) very good.
Shame though, pretty good rates for what I am using.

Waiting with bated breath for EDF rates... still no news and it's almost 2 months now since I've got the email.

Saleen836

11,061 posts

208 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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Saleen836 said:
Had a text from BG earlier today saying 'sorry that you are leaving us,we would like you to stay so can offer you a discount..yada yada yada'

Just for fun I will ask them how much discount they are offering!
As expected BG even with the discount they were offering they couldn't compete with the prices I will be getting fro Bulb

bitchstewie

Original Poster:

50,781 posts

209 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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Right so the plan was to sign up with Octopus tomorrow for gas and electric.

There's no electric car or secret cannabis farm using lots of kWh in the dead of the night.

Would people go on a fixed or flexible Octopus tarrif initially?

I'm a little confused how it works going from their estimate on the website to getting actual realistic bills.

Crafty_

13,248 posts

199 months

Saturday 27th February 2021
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bhstewie said:
Right so the plan was to sign up with Octopus tomorrow for gas and electric.

There's no electric car or secret cannabis farm using lots of kWh in the dead of the night.

Would people go on a fixed or flexible Octopus tarrif initially?

I'm a little confused how it works going from their estimate on the website to getting actual realistic bills.
I igniore all estimations and just go on an average of meter readings over the last year.

anxious_ant

2,626 posts

78 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Finally got the registration details from EDF to login.
Must say the portal looks pretty good. Indicates that I will be getting a smart meter too, something I've missed since BG when I went to GNE.

Moderator edit: no referrals please

1ians

398 posts

192 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Useful thread. Just moved house and the starting tariff is awful.

Have gone for the flexible octopus. Someone on this thread also has £50 heading their way. Thanks! That’s worked out well for us both.

Condi

17,089 posts

170 months

Wednesday 17th March 2021
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As we're whoring out £50 referral codes I have one for EDF, you know, just incase anyone wants it.