Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)
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Soldato
Soldato
Doesnt appear first time, turned my phone upside down and shook it a bit now its there ty
Caporegime
Last few days have been amazing on the tracker, 3.99p for gas and 14.77 for electricity today.
Hope the mild winter lasts
Hope the mild winter lasts
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Soldato
12.94p/Kwh electric on Tracker tomorrow, nice.
Soldato
I don't understand.
EON just sent me a notification they want to increase our DD to £248.
We've been paying our usage and reporting our readings every month. We have some small arrears built up due to not being able to afford even the current usage which was hovering around £160 a month. I think they are trying to roll this into the direct debit.
Every time I call them its like the same circular conversation.
We don't even use our heating in this house, I just don't get it. Its a small 2 bed flat with 2 of us and we only have 1 computer and the usual appliances. We never use the TV etc.
They always just come at us with these absurd numbers, I just give up dude.
EON just sent me a notification they want to increase our DD to £248.
We've been paying our usage and reporting our readings every month. We have some small arrears built up due to not being able to afford even the current usage which was hovering around £160 a month. I think they are trying to roll this into the direct debit.
Every time I call them its like the same circular conversation.
We don't even use our heating in this house, I just don't get it. Its a small 2 bed flat with 2 of us and we only have 1 computer and the usual appliances. We never use the TV etc.
They always just come at us with these absurd numbers, I just give up dude.
Permabanned
i pay less than that on a 3 bed semi .. 145-150 a month winter time .. summer maybe 90 ...
That is a lot of energy for no heating and minimal use. Something must be using a lot.
Soldato
Change to Octopus Tracker ASAP.
Soldato
Yeah I just don't understand what.
We don't have a dishwasher or things like that just, the usual kitchen appliances.
Washing Machine, No oven just hob, oven is being replaced. Toaster, kettle, fridge lol.
Soldato
We don't have a smart meter for this flat.
Cannot afford to pay off the arrears either, they are currently sitting at £600. Were barely affording the current bill which is about £150/165 a month. I need to call them again and tell them we want to pay for usage only. The arrears stem from my mom being ill in the beginning of the year which lasted quite some time and I was unable to work for a few months.
Now I manage all our household bills on one income, she receives some benefits as she cannot work while going through her treatments.
We are purely electric, but have not been using the heaters as they have not been needed even recently as the flat is well insulated. I have one computer which I use mainly and one tv which we don't use. Typical kitchen appliances bar a dish washer. Our oven is being replaced too and weve not had one for a month and a half.
Like there is not many things in our flat that could drink electricity like these bills are suggesting...
I'm just so tired of this man I just cant cope with it.
Soldato
Don't think I can with arrears.
It isn't hard to understand - how much energy have you used?
Soldato
Flat, so water heated with electric?
Ask for a smart meter if you can, it will help you better understand your usage.
Soldato
If you’re reporting usage regularly then there must be something using what you’re being charged for.
No immersion water heater clicking on and off all day long?
No immersion water heater clicking on and off all day long?
@Allnamestaken
Do you have recent meter readings as well as readings taken around a year ago? If so, then you need to work out your annual usage with these figures to get your annual cost.
If your own numbers then match EON's, then I'm afraid you're going to have to suck it up or go further into debt. If the numbers are vastly different from EON's, argue the toss with them on the phone and tell them how you've calculated your findings.
I agree that smart meters might be the way forward for you, as they can show you how much you've used in £ and kWh. You can also use the IHD that comes with the meter, at time of installation, to find any energy hogs that you might be unaware of.
Do you have recent meter readings as well as readings taken around a year ago? If so, then you need to work out your annual usage with these figures to get your annual cost.
If your own numbers then match EON's, then I'm afraid you're going to have to suck it up or go further into debt. If the numbers are vastly different from EON's, argue the toss with them on the phone and tell them how you've calculated your findings.
I agree that smart meters might be the way forward for you, as they can show you how much you've used in £ and kWh. You can also use the IHD that comes with the meter, at time of installation, to find any energy hogs that you might be unaware of.
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Soldato
Tracker elec and gas is cheap again tmrw on octopus……looks like a big drop in price for april predicted too.
Soldato
Il do that. I just don’t understand how we a house of two with like nothing but the absolute basics in terms of appliances and one pc, we don’t even use the heating can be as much as someone else in a larger house with more people and more things using electricity.
Our water is heated by electric, so it may be that. It’s not clicking on and off though as someone suggested, it is on a timer atleast.
Im literally living as basic as I can at this point.
I just can’t cope with this along with everything else it’s too much.
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