On Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:45:31 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Cameron in making energy companies simplify things APPEARS to have ended
service contracts with No Standing Charge, NSC.

I know of only two true NSC tariffs and one of them isn't available
'till 1st Dec. Ebico with Equipower and Equigas and NPower Go Save S.
All the other NSC tarrifs had you paying considerably more for the
first n units/billing period. Curiously the extra you paid/year was
the same as the standing charge.

Ebico does charge more per unit than the cheapest you can get but not
as much as the Tier 1 rate of a NSC tariff. You pay for what you use
only.

NPower's Go Save S under the new terms is a competative per unit
price and less than Ebico Equipower.

So the little souls reheating dog food Meals On Wheels (*1) in their
only gas appliance cooker might find it cheaper in the microwave.

£100 at 15p/unit = 1.82 units/day. Or a 50% effcient 800W microwave
running for over an hour ...

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Cheers
Dave.