with bulb - just going to wait and see - supply and credit balances are all protected so no need to jump quickly for me. Will see what happens over the next few days/weeks.
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with bulb - just going to wait and see - supply and credit balances are all protected so no need to jump quickly for me. Will see what happens over the next few days/weeks.
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Bit worried about the avro stories having just switched to them 
They are Eon Next (sub brand of Eon) according to MSE which makes sense as their tariffs are identically priced (Nectar points aside).
Standing charges are such a small amount of your total bill, I would go with a flexible supplier until you know what your revised usage is. A few people have mentioned eon next/Sainsbury’s as offering a decent fixed price with no exit fees in the last few days.
Yup this is correct. There are 20 min waits at the moment at eon next with 1200 queued which is better than the 1600 at 9am lol. I imagine all suppliers are having a busy day today thanks to all the drama over the weekend
Ah nice to hear, thanks I will look at those then!
Yeah, add in leaving the eu, who are seeing significantly cheaper supplies due to trading as a bloc..
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Kicked off the move from Bulb to E.on Next this morning. Gone 12 months fixed, works out cheaper than the most recent hike with Bulb.
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Just seen a RNS alert come up: https://www.londonstockexchange.com...-supply-customers-of-people-s-energy/15141387
British Gas have taken on the customers of Peoples Energy and they also say 4 other suppliers as well. Its looking like a lot of the small ones are going under.
British Gas have taken on the customers of Peoples Energy and they also say 4 other suppliers as well. Its looking like a lot of the small ones are going under.
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Aren't you worried that if they go bust you might end up on a really crappy tariff with whoever you get assigned? Since Bulb have no fixed rate deals then there's nothing for them to honour and you could end up on the worst variable tariff available?
potentially yes. However, until I know what's happening in the market/which companies are still around, I'm not going to jump from one to another, then find out that one is also in bother.
If I get "forced" to move to a "random", I'll do my diligence then, but for now, I'm not going to rush into changing anything until I know what's happening with Bulb.
Do you have to get a 'free' smart meter ?
Green.energy guy was on radio4 today saying they may not last the winter.
Got my mum switched onto british gas earlier in the month. Their gas price amusingly has a low standing charge, but is quite high per unit, their electricity is "ok" by current standards. However, it's fixed until Mar 2024, which was very attractive, given that I can only see prices rising.
I do find it funny that energy suppliers look for a bailout when they've made poor decisions and can't afford to stay afloat, but ordinary folk have to choose between heating or eating if they fall on hard times and have to suffer through it.
Is this not just the nature of capitalism? Can't have the rewards without the risk surely.
Is this not just the nature of capitalism? Can't have the rewards without the risk surely.
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I literally bought the cheapest available from Screwfix 5 years ago and not had to replace a single one.
The problem is you are buying 60w plus alternatives. Are you trying to imitate the sun being in your room or something?
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Bulb won't last the winter do you mean?
Yeah meant to get a 'free' smart meter but I already know that we aren't going to be able to have one - there's zero mobile signal on any mobile network at my house, so other companies have tried and failed to put one in previously.
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Same thing happened in 2008. Rather than bailing out the small people by paying the difference on their mortgages. They bailed out the banks.
Both would have solved the problem. But rather than help the small people they decided to help rich corporations instead that caused the problem in the first place and used the little mans taxes to do it.