Energy Prices (Strictly NO referrals!)
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A couple of bits for Christmas
A couple of bits for Christmas
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They are yeah I remember in times past during power cuts the landline still worked though they have plans to turn off POTS in a few years now so will be at the mercy of the power grid like everything else, short term thinking again.
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Absolutely right. Get that thing topped up to the hills before any rate increase. You'll be stuck at the old unit rates until the first time you top up after the rates kick in, this is why the supplier I used to work for were desperate to get smart meters in for all prepay customers.
Isn't it some pretty small volt/amp combination though I remember back in the day some phones came with a warning about needing more power than the phone line can give
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You were allowed 4.
Most phones were 1, a few were 0.5, a few funky ones were 1.5.
Basically the power down your line could power that many (total 4), otherwise they wouldn't ring/function properly
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Although again, when our fibre was installed and landline removed, the engineer said they used to install batteries on the fibre modems in case of power cuts, but that they no longer do because they used to play up.
Why would they install batteries then if it wouldn't be powered the other end?
Why would they install batteries then if it wouldn't be powered the other end?
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Maybe so that they don't lose config settings and stuff like that when they lose power?
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Probably 4 years!
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Yeah but the point is, if they weren't burning the wood, the trees wouldn't just magically start decomposing, so the excuse of it's offset by what would have decomposed is it a bit of a myth, it can't be that much better than coal if we go purely off emissions as a result of burning ?
Definitely. Or even further a field where cost of living is really cheap.
Are there any sites out there which show me clearly and simply what the unit costs and standing charges are for the various tarriffs and providers available at my address?
I basically want to find who has the lowest standing charges in my area.
I basically want to find who has the lowest standing charges in my area.
Yeah you left it too late, fixed was about 50p something a month ago (which in itself was also bad) and also agile could have been had for 35p alongside 40% of normal SC, that offer you got is just completely ridiculous.
SVR I think for electric will be be somewhere between about 50p and low 60s. But then in January it may possibly top the offer you got.
If you want to fix now on Octopus get the agile for electric 55p, and new gas tracker for gas 16p, on those you also have a chance if daily rates fall below the cap you will temporarily get cheaper prices. What did they offer you for gas, I am assuming its over 16p.
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If its too windy they cant produce power, hope Im wrong on that. A good storm giving 'free' energy is the ideal I doubt most of us get it
The Octo loyal rate is better I think ? People say you were too late but also switching to a higher cost fix early is in fact also paying more, many months forward it might be cheaper yea
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A sad state of affairs
I think their loyal offers a discount on the SC a small amount. So would be I assume a little bit cheaper.
I will edit my reply to him, but if he wants fixed getting the new tracker and agile would be better, 55p for electric and 16p for gas, with chance if daily rates ever drop they temporarily get cheaper.