Rob Day

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Who are you guys with?

I'm with Southern Electric for both Gas and Electric, time to move I feel!

alcazar

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Moved last year...and EON put their prices up as soon as I went with them.

RA Dunk

Why move the rest won't be far behind, I bet they are actually sitting waiting for people like you to move to them then put the prices up.

These energy company's are nothing more than parasites.

zip106

Npower for me - don't have gas so can't even get the dual fuel discount.
Just waiting for the heating oil to soar in price too...

mystery_machine

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It's coming up to winter now so of course the prices will go up they only reduce prices in the summer when we don't use as much...

DJ Dunk

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I just moved to Southern Electric

Shaun

Just moved to EON tonight for dual fuel (I was with EON for Elec. and BG for Gas) on a 2yr fixed deal. Will save £120 over that two year period (like for like usage against current costs) - that's without taking in to account any increases over that period, so pretty happy with that - reckon this move will be worth getting on for £360 in total savings over the next 2yrs.

stilover

There is another company our there. Utility Warehouse, of which I'm a distributor.

Anyone interested can either sign up via my site www.savewithwayne.co.uk or you can pm me your phone number and I can call to discuss all the Benefits. It's not just Gas & Electric.

chocolate_o_brian

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I've been with Southern Electric for both fuels for a few years. Routinely check the unit cost across the board with compatible suppliers.

Due to my credit score (being unemployed and defaulting in 2008), I'm on pre payment meters. Southern Electrics tariff for quarterly or pre payment is (or should I say was) exactly the same unlike a lot of others who levy standing charges for them.

But had a letter today saying they are now levying a £100 per fuel per year charge on my meters. But apparently I need a credit check to go to direct debit? Think my hand is being forced so I will personally try either move to their direct debit tariff or suppliers entirely.

I'm not prepared to take £200 yearly hit.

PhilWrx100

I'm with eon. They will wait till it gets really cold then wack up the prices. We are all fair game! . They make the most money on the houses that uses the most. I know they try to encourage you to use less, but the more gas they import the more they make.

PhilWrx100

What make me laugh about eon is that they said last year," we won't be putting our prices up" and two weeks later, guess what they did. We are total slaves to Russia regarding gas and slaves to the Germans who own the power stations (well in east Anglia anyway)

paulr

That sucks.

DYK

EDF but it only takes one to put the price up,and they all follow,I'm gonna start cooking on a calor gas soon..

Turbohot

I have trees in my garden. I'll start collecting twigs and dry leaves, and make a fire to cook on it.

They can beat me alright, but they can't ever break me- Never!

Anyway, does anyone know if the people with solar panels are laughing? It's just that I'm not so sure if they are. Firstly, unsightly solar panels ruin the look of your roof (and the house, because your roof belongs to your house). Secondly, this country only has very short-lived/random sunshine per annum. So how come solar panels would work efficiently if the sun doesn't shine enough during winter? They won't, would they? If they do throw out any stored energy with a bit of luck, it would be like trying to boil an egg on the gas mark 1, which may take as long as 3 days! That's my concern about the energy from solar panels. They're obviously very efficient in hot countries, but in the UK, I'm not so sure.

Anyone?

Matteeboy

Energy companies are the new banks - too much power (hmmm - bad pun...) , couldn't give two hoots who they upset, above any legislation.

paulr

I did the maths. 17years to break even.

paulr

On the subject of energy.

1. Fossil fules are finite.
2. Then what?

boomer

...we will adapt!

We used to burn wood to keep warm, indeed most of the UK was covered in trees before we chopped 'em all down.

Then we used coal (think industrial revolution) until the miners kept striking.

We currently use gas, but that is supplied by the Ruskies.

Next, who knows? Fracking or Thorium nuclear (but certainly not windmills)?

Whatever, we will adapt!

mb

BoozyDave

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i started to move to them at the begining of the year, i was stopped in the high street, i was told the tarriff's (saving me £120 PA) and they would be fixed for 2 years. they came and read my meters and just before compleation they sent me a letter saying my tarriff's were going up, i phoned up to complain and they said it was 'unforseen' and they could put my prices up because i wasn't fully in contract so i said 'F you!' and stayed with BG. BG asked me to read my meters and both of 'my' reading were lower than EON's from 2 weeks previously, I found out EON are known for reading 'high', when you get your final bill and think 'OMG', then your first bill from EON and think 'wow, thats cheap!'


it used to be 8 years to break even, but then gov halved to FIT (feed in tarriff) from 42p to 21p per KWH

a chinese pension company has invested millions in UK solar panels. they get their money back in 8 years, and every 8 years afterwards. how many other investments guarantee 12% ish annual return?

the energy from solar panels is fed back into the grid via a meter, so you get paid for what you put in, and the usual meter for the electric you use

paulr

90% of the worlds energy comes from fossil fuels. Franking is a form of fossil fuel and there isn't enough uranium to go nuclear.
As it stands there is renewables, and energy conservation.

Chip

I'll get my investment back in about 6.5 years with a 3.68 kw south facing system.

BoozyDave

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How long ago was it installed?

If that installation was going to be fitted today, good luck in the 6.5 year break even

warrenm2

You're an idiot

warrenm2

Yes and if we get our finger out, and LibLAbCon out, we can exploit this and have cheaper energy

This is a bit of a falacy, current technology nuclear reactors burn about 3% of the energy in a fuel rod, most nuclear waste is in fact unburnt fuel. The Chinese are putting significant resources into developing a LFTR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LFTR If they get it working, the worlds energy problems go away

Renewables are a joke - far too lacking in energy density, and conservation can only go so far and has diminishing returns over time as efficiencies increase.

ReallyReallyGoodMeat

We fixed with npower until 2017 over the weekend. There were cheaper kwh unit costs with others (EDF), but they had higher daily standing charge so worked out about the same.

The rate we fixed at is 0.5p higher than we are currently on, but reckon that extra would be more than saved when they announce their increase within the next few weeks.

RA Dunk

And your a c.unt

Chip

November 2011. System generated 3708 Kw/h last year giving me £1775 back in cash and also cut my leccy bill by £200 from the previous years bills. Thus £1995 last year.

System cost £12,000, so in fact it will take just 6 years to recoup my money. Happy days!

warrenm2

At least I'm useful then!

BoozyDave

iTrader: (8)

nice one
you had them fitted just before the rates were cut, from 12th dec 2011 the rate is only 21p per KWH

they used to be a good investment, would you have them fitted now knowing that it would be 14 years to break even?

RA Dunk

The story goes a **** can be a usefull thing, not every ***** a usefull thing.

Don't get your hopes up just yet you useless c.unt.