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Electricity costs.
My electricity plan is finishing this month.
(Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? |
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On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote:
My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? Someone has to pay all the FITs payments. |
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On 17/05/2017 19:57, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2017 11:15:45 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? Bearing in mind you're selling your electricity back to the grid, how much more do you want. I'd have thought 20% more is a pretty good deal! That's why he is upset, he doesn't get paid 20% more, its linked to RPI. |
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On Wed, 17 May 2017 11:15:45 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? Try Bristol Energy. https://bristol-energy.co.uk |
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I suggested to EDF that it was the monumental smart meter cock up and the
new nuclear power station we all need to subsidise. I did also suggest that if they blamed it on brexit I'd smell a rat similar to the decimalisation and eu joining one that I remember very well. Sadly I have little choice as the cheaper companies don't like us blindies or indeed those with no gas. I'm hoping that their next quote based on an actual reading will be less of a guess. I can see myself going nocternal on economy 7 for everything soon. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "dennis@home" wrote in message eb.com... On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? Someone has to pay all the FITs payments. |
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On 17/05/2017 21:37, EricP wrote:
On Wed, 17 May 2017 11:15:45 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? Try Bristol Energy. https://bristol-energy.co.uk --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com So I just emailed Bristol Energy to ask which region I fall into (on the London borders), their auto reply is that they hope to get back to me within 15 working days. Doesn't instil confidence does it! Peter |
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On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote:
My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. -- Michael Chare |
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On Thu, 18 May 2017 10:27:55 +0100, Michael Chare
wrote: On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? See my earlier thread on "Building my own power station" It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. That's all I want to be able to find, unit price + daily rate. To get that it seems as if I have sell my soul by entering who I'm with, where I live (not just postcode but full address), contact details etc etc. Just tell me the rates!! -- AnthonyL |
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On 18/05/2017 10:27, Michael Chare wrote:
On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. Whose daft idea was the TCR (Tariff Comparison Rate)? Oh yes, Ofgem. Another of their ideas was to 'simplify' by reducing the numbers of tariffs. SSE Southern Electric immediately eliminated their prompt payment discount, costing me 3%. Apparently some suppliers just eliminated their cheaper tariffs. -- Max Demian |
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On 18/05/2017 12:33, AnthonyL wrote:
On Thu, 18 May 2017 10:27:55 +0100, Michael Chare wrote: On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? See my earlier thread on "Building my own power station" It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. That's all I want to be able to find, unit price + daily rate. To get that it seems as if I have sell my soul by entering who I'm with, where I live (not just postcode but full address), contact details etc etc. Just tell me the rates!! I expect life to get worse as the government (T May) clearly has it in for those who have been doing as they have been told and regularly switching to the best deal. -- Michael Chare |
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On Thu, 18 May 2017 17:28:05 +0100, Michael Chare wrote:
It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. That's all I want to be able to find, unit price + daily rate. To get that it seems as if I have sell my soul by entering who I'm with, where I live (not just postcode but full address), contact details etc etc. Just tell me the rates!! I expect life to get worse as the government (T May) clearly has it in for those who have been doing as they have been told and regularly switching to the best deal. Of course. She is the only one who is allowed to get the 'best deal possible' (har har). -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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Max Demian posted
On 18/05/2017 10:27, Michael Chare wrote: On 17/05/2017 19:15, harry wrote: My electricity plan is finishing this month. (Scottish Power two year plan). No gas. Best deal I can get is around 20% more!!! Is this what everybody else has found? It is what I have found. The increase applies to the unit price rather than the daily charge. It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. Whose daft idea was the TCR (Tariff Comparison Rate)? Oh yes, Ofgem. Another of their ideas was to 'simplify' by reducing the numbers of tariffs. SSE Southern Electric immediately eliminated their prompt payment discount, costing me 3%. Apparently some suppliers just eliminated their cheaper tariffs. Recently my introductory fixed tariff (with Avro) expired and they put me on standard variable. So I looked at their site to see what the options were. There were about a dozen different tariffs. I calculated which was the best for me, and contacted Avro to switch to it. Turned out that only *one* of them was available, and it was much more expensive than either the one that had just expired or the one I had asked to switch to. What's the point of that? -- Jack |
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On 18/05/2017 10:27, Michael Chare wrote:
It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheapenergyclub makes finding the best deal easier. -- F |
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On 19/05/2017 17:49, F wrote:
On 18/05/2017 10:27, Michael Chare wrote: It annoys me that it often takes extra effort to find the unit price. They (the government) want to confuse me by displaying a TCR. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheapenergyclub makes finding the best deal easier. They have just had an offer with a limit of 50,000 switchers. The offer expired a week or two ago. gas : daily standing charge = 18.38p, unit charge = 2.851p/kWh elec: daily standing charge = 22.49p, unit charge = 12,788p/kWh -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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writes elec: daily standing charge = 22.49p, unit charge = 12,788p/kWh I am now with the Co-op, having been transferred from the failed GBsupply. Current rate is : daily standing charge 22.62p per day unit charge 9.4p/kWh Which seems reasonable. -- Graeme |
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On Sun, 21 May 2017 10:09:51 +0100, Graeme wrote:
elec: daily standing charge = 22.49p, unit charge = 12,788p/kWh I am now with the Co-op, having been transferred from the failed GBsupply. Current rate is : daily standing charge 22.62p per day unit charge 9.4p/kWh Which seems reasonable. Not bad and beter than MSE which I also beat with: nPower 17.26/day 10.92p/kWHr -- Cheers Dave. |
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Dave Liquorice writes On Sun, 21 May 2017 10:09:51 +0100, Graeme wrote: daily standing charge 22.62p per day unit charge 9.4p/kWh Not bad and beter than MSE which I also beat with: nPower 17.26/day 10.92p/kWHr I'll have to calculate to see which is best for my supply. Last month I used 537 so paid 537 @ 9.4 = 50.48 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 57.27 nPower would have been 537 @ 10.92 = 58.64 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 63.82 There must be a break even point somewhere. Our usage seems to fluctuate fairly wildly, anything from around 400 to 540 a month. 470 @ 10.92 = 51.32 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 56.50 nPower slightly cheaper at our average consumption. -- Graeme |
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On Tue, 23 May 2017 18:27:06 +0100, Graeme wrote:
I'll have to calculate to see which is best for my supply. Last month I used 537 so paid That is the only way to pick the best deal. 537 @ 9.4 = 50.48 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 57.27 nPower would have been 537 @ 10.92 = 58.64 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 63.82 For comparison MSE 537 @ 12.788 = 68.67 30 days @ 22.49 = 6.75 Total 75.42 Eh? Thought MSE was supposed to be a good deal. 470 @ 10.92 = 51.32 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 56.50 nPower slightly cheaper at our average consumption. Er, your not comparing like with like. Co-op: *470* @ 9.4 = 44.18 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 50.27 MSE 470 @ 12.788 = 60.10 30 days @ 22.49 = 6.75 Total 66.85 -- Cheers Dave. |
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On 23/05/2017 20:33, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 23 May 2017 18:27:06 +0100, Graeme wrote: I'll have to calculate to see which is best for my supply. Last month I used 537 so paid That is the only way to pick the best deal. 537 @ 9.4 = 50.48 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 57.27 nPower would have been 537 @ 10.92 = 58.64 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 63.82 For comparison MSE 537 @ 12.788 = 68.67 30 days @ 22.49 = 6.75 Total 75.42 Eh? Thought MSE was supposed to be a good deal. 470 @ 10.92 = 51.32 30 days @ 17.26 = 5.18 Total 56.50 nPower slightly cheaper at our average consumption. Er, your not comparing like with like. Co-op: *470* @ 9.4 = 44.18 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 50.27 Which tariff is that? I looked and it was.. 470 @ 14.47 = 68 30 days @ 20.55 = 6.78 total 74.78 MSE 470 @ 12.788 = 60.10 30 days @ 22.49 = 6.75 Total 66.85 |
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In message l.net,
Dave Liquorice writes Er, your not comparing like with like. Bugger :-) Co-op: *470* @ 9.4 = 44.18 30 days @ 22.62 = 6.79 Total 50.27 -- Graeme |
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