yamar1
Striker
Its f***ing scandalous what's going on mind. How the utility company's hierarchy sleep at night is beyond me. Nothing short of blood money they are raking in come winter.
Energy Prices - are they taking the piss???
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Lumber
Midfield
Ours is 350, no ones in most of the day
Wild Card
Winger
Anyone know if these are legit?
grantschemes.co.uk
Our house is an e on the EPC scale and might try and shore it up for winter.
Prices have gone mental for commercial gas and electric.
Business gas is going up 250% ( my first offer was us 750%) from August and business electric 125%. A lot of Businesses are going to have to go into survival mode this winter. I don't know how some pubs, cafes etc are going to survive
Grant Schemes
Grant Schemes; Free and subsidised boilers, heating and insulation improvements available under government backed grants and schemes.
grantschemes.co.uk
Our house is an e on the EPC scale and might try and shore it up for winter.
Prices have gone mental for commercial gas and electric.
Business gas is going up 250% ( my first offer was us 750%) from August and business electric 125%. A lot of Businesses are going to have to go into survival mode this winter. I don't know how some pubs, cafes etc are going to survive
Ciro_DiMarzio
Winger
4 of us in a 4 bed new build. Well 3 bed and a big cupboard really. We use loads of electricity but gas isn't too bad.
yamar1
Striker
Aye same, loads of leccy. Its the tumble dryer what kills us, never off. Going for a heat pump dryer when this one packs up.
Rizla
Striker
Hang your clothes on the line.
yamar1
Striker
We do when possible.
Ciro_DiMarzio
Winger
Aye. Our washer and drier are on atleast once and day. Kettle is never off then we have loads of devices on a constant charging loop. Our tumbler is in the garage which I read was no good for a heat pump one in winter. I need the get a new washer as after 12 year my LG is struggling and doesn't seem to spin the clothes properly so it's taking the tumbler longer to dry them. Might get our lass one for Christmas.
yamar1
Striker
Aye. Our washer and drier are on atleast once and day. Kettle is never off then we have loads of devices on a constant charging loop. Our tumbler is in the garage which I read was no good for a heat pump one in winter. I need the get a new washer as after 12 year my LG is struggling and doesn't seem to spin the clothes properly so it's taking the tumbler longer to dry them. Might get our lass one for Christmas.
Jabberwocky
Midfield
I had my 'big bill' come through and it's £1800 in the hole. BG ignored my meter reading I sent through in March & Feb for the price rises so think it's at least £800 to high. Trying to sort it out is a nightmare, I gave up trying to speak through the phone and the web chat function is like pulling teeth. Seems they still have my old meter details (even though my previous supplier had the right one) so that's why they didn't bother taking smart readings. They keep asking for more info, someone new answers my reply then tells me my bill is right and then I have to repeat myself over again. It's so painful. I've offered to email pictures of the reading and they just ignore me. I've threatened the ombudsman now and they say they're working on it but not convinced.
I used to work for BG when I first left Uni so I have sympathy for the people working customer service but since there is no need to worry about customer retention at the minute they seem to have just said 'fuck it, cut down service hours and don't answer queries'
I used to work for BG when I first left Uni so I have sympathy for the people working customer service but since there is no need to worry about customer retention at the minute they seem to have just said 'fuck it, cut down service hours and don't answer queries'
Dave Herbal
Striker
They offered me 5k
Bargain, the twats are clearly trying it on. Some poor buggers will sign up though
yamar1
Striker
Isn't that with an electric car charging regular?
ravydavygravy
Striker
Putting (or putin?) Russian to one side has anyone worked out why prices are going up so much?
I don't buy into the post covid supply bollocks.
Are we just been taken for mugs?
I don't buy into the post covid supply bollocks.
Are we just been taken for mugs?
Dave Herbal
Striker
Aye. That costs me about £120 a month, but I’m moving to Octopus go where it should go down to £30. Trouble is I’ve got to pay my last payment to British Gas and my first to Octopus the same month, so that’s about £800.
Speculating wildly here, but I imagine their business model will be built around X% profit. So if global wholesale is indeed going up at the rate they say, they’re still going to chunk enough on top to maintain their profit. That’s the rip off bit.
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AndrewP
Striker
That website isn't anything official. There are some grants though, limited circumstances.Anyone know if these are legit?
Grant Schemes
Grant Schemes; Free and subsidised boilers, heating and insulation improvements available under government backed grants and schemes.
Our house is an e on the EPC scale and might try and shore it up for winter.
Prices have gone mental for commercial gas and electric.
Business gas is going up 250% ( my first offer was us 750%) from August and business electric 125%. A lot of Businesses are going to have to go into survival mode this winter. I don't know how some pubs, cafes etc are going to survive
Here's the official link
Help from your energy supplier: the Energy Company Obligation
Help for home energy-saving improvements - eligibility, how to apply
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Wild Card
Winger
Cheers for thatThat website isn't anything official. There are some grants though, limited circumstances.
Here's the official link
Help from your energy supplier: the Energy Company Obligation
Help for home energy-saving improvements - eligibility, how to applywww.gov.uk
I filled it out on the off chance to see if there were partial grants available but it doesn't seem like it.
Seems like a middle man for people who are eligible.
For people in them categories, it's worth looking into, even if they use a more official website.
AndrewP
Striker
Yeah, I think if you have kids and neither on you earn over 50k you can get a new boiler for a few hundred quid if yours is knackered.
The scheme is bound to end the day mine breaks.
1992clock
Goalkeeper
Scottish power offering me a fixed deal at £3990 a year. They can get fucked. It's bad enough at the minute paying £179 a month up from £90 a month last year. I think i'll just put several jumpers on in the winter. I am lucky that I can afford it but I just refuse to pay it, it's a bloody disgrace.
hairynaker
Winger
Just got the dreaded email, from 90 to 200. Bastards.
