Yes that's true. But it was the requirement to get one installed by them by 31 August 2019 in order to avoid being placed onto a more expensive, variable tariff, with £150 exit fees that put me off.
I just switched again, fixed for 12 months this time with money saving expert switch deal.
Got bored of changing every few months as the prices keep going up and up. Only 2 providers were cheaper but not by much and are variable. The referrals helped though!
Got bored of changing every few months as the prices keep going up and up. Only 2 providers were cheaper but not by much and are variable. The referrals helped though!
Arr yes sorry. I was talking about First Utility.
Was that the Green Network Energy deal?
Was that the Green Network Energy deal?
Yes, only peoples energy and another was cheaper and it wasn’t much. I expect both of those will increase prices in the near term as there is no sign whole sale prices are coming down.
Scottish power and EDF both have reasonable fixed deals on too if you want big six but not as good as green energy and questionable service (Scottish power).
Scottish power and EDF both have reasonable fixed deals on too if you want big six but not as good as green energy and questionable service (Scottish power).
I have been with Bulb since Feb of this year and with the recent price hikes I was looking to switch to someone else. I did a uswitch comparison based on my current monthly usage and it told me I was on the cheapest deal it could get me currently. The nearest I could get to it was an increase of £16 a year or so on my current deal. Its just not worth the hassle of switching at the moment. Also, it does look like other providers prices are now catching up to bulbs as there has been a rise in the cost of wholesale gas over the last few months and only the larger suppliers can really afford to eat this rise without passing it on to customers straight away. ..
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Soldato
Anyone got a PP referral? Going to switch from Outfox The Market.
Soldato
Received, thanks
Soldato
FYI got an email yesterday from OutFox the Market stating direct debits are to change depending on season
So pay less during summer and more during winter to avoid bill shock
So pay less during summer and more during winter to avoid bill shock
Caporegime
I would go even further and say the whole consumer energy market is broken, who do we need so many 'middle men', surely one, fully transparent (i guess government owned), not for profit supplier will provide better value to consumers than the cluster we have now. All you need is 3 simple tariffs (time of use, flat rate, PAYG), made up of 2 components a kwh price for the gas and electric and a set charge that covers the transmission to your area and running costs of billing etc.
All this pseudo competition is just utter **** and it just means the most loyal and most vulnerable of customers are left subsidising my cheaper tariff or making rich people richer.
You could even bin off the regulator by then and just put it in the scope of the NAO to measure sure they are keeping spending in check.
All this pseudo competition is just utter **** and it just means the most loyal and most vulnerable of customers are left subsidising my cheaper tariff or making rich people richer.
You could even bin off the regulator by then and just put it in the scope of the NAO to measure sure they are keeping spending in check.
Man of Honour
Anybody else seen Bulb have a new smart tariff?
Looks good if you don't use much energy between 4pm-7pm. Well, good in that the kWh price is 1p less (which isn't a lot, no) but half price overnight. Essentially economy 7 really...?
That peak rate, though!
Electricity
Standing charge
24.56p per day
Off-peak rate
12.19p per kWh
Peak rate
29.75p per kWh
Overnight rate
7.45p per kWh
Looks good if you don't use much energy between 4pm-7pm. Well, good in that the kWh price is 1p less (which isn't a lot, no) but half price overnight. Essentially economy 7 really...?
That peak rate, though!
Electricity
Standing charge
24.56p per day
Off-peak rate
12.19p per kWh
Peak rate
29.75p per kWh
Overnight rate
7.45p per kWh
Man of Honour
It is, however, if you use most outside of 4-7pm it would be cheaper. Their standard is ~13p kWh, off peak would be 12p and overnight only 7.45p so.of people use most outside there could be an opportunity to save.
Edit - I suppose if you've got an EV for example, it could work out pretty well, charging overnight.
Edit - I suppose if you've got an EV for example, it could work out pretty well, charging overnight.
If you had a home battery setup it would be a no brainier. You could even set the battery to charge from the grid during the night assuming you don't get a full charge from any the solar.
EDIT: I can see this sort of tariff becoming the norm from 2025 when 2nd gen smart meters are common, though I expect overnight use will slowly get more expensive as more and more EV's come online.
EDIT: I can see this sort of tariff becoming the norm from 2025 when 2nd gen smart meters are common, though I expect overnight use will slowly get more expensive as more and more EV's come online.
