platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
I suspect electricity suppliers will be tasked with cross-referencing their customer databases with a list of properties that are recorded as not being on the gas grid.
My electricity bill has just tripled: how about yours? Alternative suppliers?
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hiraethified
Fuck these cunts
Shell reports highest profits in 115 years
Critics call for higher taxes on energy firms as Shell reports a record $39.9bn of profit.
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Energy prices to soar again as Jeremy Hunt rejects pleas to halt rise
Millions will see costs mount by another 40% in April as rebate scheme ends and chancellor lets cap go up to £3,000
looks like bills going up for sure again in April
Karl Masks
Birds Angel Delight
Does that mean the bill in April will be higher, or from April to show up subsequently?Energy prices to soar again as Jeremy Hunt rejects pleas to halt rise
Millions will see costs mount by another 40% in April as rebate scheme ends and chancellor lets cap go up to £3,000www.theguardian.com
looks like bills going up for sure again in April
Either way, it's fucked up
Leafster
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I've just taken my meter readings for the month to 7th February.
Compared to the same period last year, the outside temperature was just 1°C colder on average. And, like last month, it was below zero for some of the time (6%) compared to no temperatures recorded below zero last year.
I've used 4% less electricity than last year which is the worst saving I've made since I've been trying. However, I think I used the fan heater more than I should have to boost the temperature a few times when I moved rooms and the central heating would take too long on its own to heat them up.
My gas use was 18% less than last year which is a useful saving especially as it has been colder over the last 31 days compared to the same period last year.
Compared to the same period last year, the outside temperature was just 1°C colder on average. And, like last month, it was below zero for some of the time (6%) compared to no temperatures recorded below zero last year.
I've used 4% less electricity than last year which is the worst saving I've made since I've been trying. However, I think I used the fan heater more than I should have to boost the temperature a few times when I moved rooms and the central heating would take too long on its own to heat them up.
My gas use was 18% less than last year which is a useful saving especially as it has been colder over the last 31 days compared to the same period last year.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
I've largely been using just the fan heater over the last week and have remembered how good the dehumidifier is. Desiccant type so blows out warm air and a third the energy consumption of the fan heater. It's good drying out the room, too, because RH in Cornwall is normally about 90% while it's supposed to be 40-60% for the house.
Makes it easier to heat the room up and it's got to 15-16 degrees which is as warm as I like it with just a 10-minute fan heater boost every so often. Also means the upstairs room where I am of an evening is fairly well insulated.
Makes it easier to heat the room up and it's got to 15-16 degrees which is as warm as I like it with just a 10-minute fan heater boost every so often. Also means the upstairs room where I am of an evening is fairly well insulated.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Let's hope the meter is fucked.
I had a fucked electric meter once, reverse problem of it not registering use, took SSE about 3 months to replace it, so off went the gas, and on went the immersion and other electric heaters.
They were also my gas supplier, but I banked on them not noticing bugger all gas use, they didn't, I also negotiated 25% off what they wanted me to pay for estimated use whilst it wasn't working.
Let's hope the meter is fucked.
I had a fucked electric meter once, reverse problem of it not registering use, took SSE about 3 months to replace it, so off went the gas, and on went the immersion and other electric heaters.
They were also my gas supplier, but I banked on them not noticing bugger all gas use, they didn't, I also negotiated 25% off what they wanted me to pay for estimated use whilst it wasn't working.
They claim that once my smart meter's installed in March they'll be able to figure out why it's so crazy (the guy agreed there's no way in hell I could have used that much) and they'll refund me. Of course I'll believe that when I see it.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Just got my latest Shell bill - for January 1st-31st 2023 - £421.77, net of the £67 govenment relief payment. Not much better than calendar December 22 - £440.98
As you might imagine I wasn't happy to see the SGN van outside this morning......
(as seen in the i on Saturday)
As you might imagine I wasn't happy to see the SGN van outside this morning......
(as seen in the i on Saturday)
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
I was moved from sse to ovo about a year ago now. Think they switch customers over at different times. Ovo's site is much better than Sse's site. Not tried logging into it today though.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
OVO has owned SSE's retail side for some years now, but they have been transferring customers onto the OVO system in stages, I was switched just over a year ago, I didn't need to set-up a new account, as it was the same login details.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
I got this yesterday evening:
As a Shell Energy customer, we want you to receive the best possible service. That’s why we’ve been working closely with Citizens Advice and Advice Direct Scotland, the official sources of free and independent energy advice and support. They can provide you with impartial advice about your energy supply.
Was this because I bank with the Bank of Scotland - even though I live in London?
Citizens Advice Scotland can't advise customers in England - as the link goes on to advise.
Bit of a waste of electricity I reckon.
Was this because I bank with the Bank of Scotland - even though I live in London?
Citizens Advice Scotland can't advise customers in England - as the link goes on to advise.
Bit of a waste of electricity I reckon.
Leafster
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That's a bit like the email I got from Bulb yesterday when they sent me my latest statement.
They said they had based it on estimates as the last meter readings I'd given them were on 7th December.
However, on the previous emails I received from them (on Tuesday) they thanked me for submitting my meter readings and the statement they sent me included those readings from Tuesday.
CH1
"Red Guard"(NLYL)
Was looking for something else when I happened upon this from 2010. Clearly the utilities have been keen to have meters under their own control for years
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
Gas company accused of "sending residents back to the dark ages"
Residents of a Streatham street have accused a gas company of "sending them back to the dark ages" by moving their gas meters to…
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I've just remembered Jan is the first month I can do a proper comparison to last year, as I was switched over to the OVO system and started taking monthly readings,
So, electric use down by over 60%, which means I paid 35% less, which is nice, OTOH gas use down by over 45%, but I paid out almost 40% more.
So, combined electric & gas cost me £99.94 last year, and £111.24 this year, that surprises me.
* Ex-vat and standing charges.
So, electric use down by over 60%, which means I paid 35% less, which is nice, OTOH gas use down by over 45%, but I paid out almost 40% more.
So, combined electric & gas cost me £99.94 last year, and £111.24 this year, that surprises me.
* Ex-vat and standing charges.
cybershot
Well-Known Member
Our gas usage for December was a staggering £200. For a 2 bed semi detached. We were both home for half of the month off work, but I wasn't expecting it to practically double the cost.
Submitted meter readings yesterday for Jan 10th to Feb 11th and back to £100 for the month. Roll on Summer.
Submitted meter readings yesterday for Jan 10th to Feb 11th and back to £100 for the month. Roll on Summer.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I just gave my first meter readings to Octopus as opposed to Bulb.
Bloody hell their website is like Piccadilly Circus - there's even a "wheel of fortune" when you submit a reading.
Perhaps it's a way to force you onto a smart meter...
Maybe I'll see if there's an "accessibility" option that winds it all down...
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Nov. 97 kwh
Dec 181 kwh
Jan 146 kwh
Feb 131 kwh est
Total Energy use 555 kwh
Total heating this winter 232 kwh
Bloody hell their website is like Piccadilly Circus - there's even a "wheel of fortune" when you submit a reading.
Perhaps it's a way to force you onto a smart meter...
Maybe I'll see if there's an "accessibility" option that winds it all down...
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Nov. 97 kwh
Dec 181 kwh
Jan 146 kwh
Feb 131 kwh est
Total Energy use 555 kwh
Total heating this winter 232 kwh
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maybe the opposite & it'll discourage you from getting one. if you have a smart meter you're eligible for an extra spin each month.
weirdly I get offered that every time, even though I've still an old fashioned meter. I'll not tell them. still have never won any prize mind you.
it'll be higher in part for your first bill after April 1st and in full for the bills after that. assuming you pay in arrears.
the current energy guarantee expires on 31/03 and the new higher one will start on 01/04. that is applied to the unit rate on each day in your billing period.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Don't see how that works considering gas prices are coming down.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Don't see how that works considering gas prices are coming down.
Gas prices are coming down and that will reduce the OFGEM 'Price Cap', however, that is still higher than the government's 'Energy Price Guarantee', even with that going up from £2.5k to £3k from the 1st Apr.
* OFGEM's price cap from 1st Jan is £4,279 and Cornwall Insight is currently forecasting that to drop to £3,200 from 1st Apr., but it may come in very slightly under £3k, and certainly should do for the second half of the year, in which case bills will come down.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
There will probably be competion on fixed rate deals soon, and the switching supplier game will be back on.
That would be good. I am tempted to fuck off from Eon who are shit, and who I suspect aren’t charging me for gas as I’ve not had a gas bill since July (despite having a smart meter and regularly submitting readings). I do get regular electricity bills that match my submissions though.
AnnaKarpik
Queen of all she surveys
EDF have emailed me to say they are giving us £200 from the government because we use 'alternative fuels'. What does that even mean? We don't burn Tories or anything...
WouldBe
Dislicksick
moochedit
I'm not feeding seagulls
AnnaKarpik
Queen of all she surveys
Cant find any small enough for the gratewhy not?
Yeah, my neighbour just had her payment so her electricity account is way in credit. It’s a bit of an annoyance that the money has to sit in the electric account rather than in the bank or, for that matter, go straight to the fuel merchant for a top up of oil.
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
Tories need to go into an aerobic digestor, not in the Aga..it will spoil the food.
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