if you owed them from paying a quarterly bill then yes they would providing ur final bill didnt eat it all up, but if its prepayment meters they do tel you not to use new keys or cards until your credit has run almost out because they do not give it back to you
When you change from one gas/electric supplier to another and are in credit with them does this get refunded?
changing gas and electric suppliers?
Does anyone know what the limit is as to how much an account can be in debit with a supplier before that supplier would prevent any change of supplier?
Also do suppliers now credit check all new customers before agreeing to supply them?
Marcus you will not be able to switch suppliers if you are in debit with lots of arrears unpaid. If you are in debit for the last couple of months or last quarter (if you normally pay quarterly) you will not have a problem switching.
But if you have lots of unpaid arrears, no supplier will take you on. Yes all suppliers will automatically do a credit check on you to ensure they are not taking on a trouble maker who can’t afford to pay for his gas and electricity.
There is not DEBIT limit as such that will prevent you switching, its just how much arrears you have.
Does microwave oven causes high electricity bills?
I use my microwave only for reheating food,at 75-80% power (450w-600w),and only for 10-12 minutes everyday. Is it going to case high electricity bill? Any idea what will be the extra unit?
NO.
I’ll go through the numbers. 600 watts x 0.8 = 480 watts
12 minutes is 1/5 hour
480 watts x 1/5 hour = 96 watt-hours
96 watt-hours per day x 30 days/month = 2880 watt-hours/month or 2.9 kW-h per month
Typical price is 10 cents per kW-h
2.9 kW-h per month x 10 cents per kW-h = 29 cents per month
pretty cheap, 29 cents per month
At what crude oil price are natural gas and coal cheaper to produce electricity?
This question makes no sense.
1. Unlike natural gas and coal, no one burns crude oil. The crude oil is first "refined" which means breaking it up into many different products, ranging from gases, through gasoline and diesel fuel, to heavier materials such as bunker fuel, bitumen, and coke.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_refinery#Major_products
The prices of the various outputs of the refining process depend on the demand. Usually demands for gasoline and diesel are the highest and they drive the cost of crude oil.
Since coke is not useful for much expect burning like coal, it has a much lower price, you can start using "oil" for power generation when the price of coke is low enough, even if the price of crude is still high.
2. Cost isn’t just a matter of fuel. There are two distinct costs for a power plant: initial cost and operating costs. The cost of fuel is the primary operating cost. But the cost of building the power plant is also a major cost that has to be paid off during the life of the plant.
Nuclear power has very low operating costs, but its fixed costs (initial plus cleanup) costs are very high – making nuclear power very expensive.
http://www.energybulletin.net/52023
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/business/energy-environment/11power.html
Since no one has built oil fired power plants of any size, it isn’t clear what the fixed costs of an oil plant would be, how long the plant would be able to run, etc.
(Natural gas plants have higher operating costs that coal plants but are much cheaper to build, which is why they exist even though natural gas prices are higher than coal prices on a per unit energy basis.)
3. Prices depend on supply and demand. If you were to suddenly start using oil to produce electricity, then the demand for oil would go up and so would the price.
In the U.S. the electric power market is the largest consumer of energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:USenergy2009.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_States
48% of that comes from coal, 18% from natural gas. Any switch to oil would have major effects on the oil market.
4. In fact, the world is producing enough oil at current prices (much less lower prices) to satisfy demands for both electric power generation and current petroleum product usage.
Is using natural gas to heat an entire house cheaper than using a portable electric space heater?
Hi,
We have a large two story house and we usually use a portable electric heater to heat whatever room we are in. We have it running basically 24/7 during the winter.
A family member told us that it is much cheaper to run our heater (which is natural gas powered) throughout the entire home since gas is cheaper. We have the vents closed in rooms that we do not spend much time in.
What is everyone’s experience?
Space heater just do that they only heat a space. Typically they are gas guzzling energy machines. And sure they take the chill off where you are at. But they hit you electric bill pretty hard.
You would be better off even with the rooms your not using is 45 degree the vents and the the rooms that you do use leave the vents open 100% (supply register vents). Also, to help reduce the cost, replace your furnace filter every 30 days. Use a basic pleated filter it does not have to be the most expensive one.
The other thing is if you have never had your furnace serviced since you have been there. I would also suggest having it serviced IE tuned up. That way your furnace is running at peak efficiency to keep the gas bill as low as possible.
Is it cheaper to use electricity after 6 PM?
In order to cut down on the electrical bill, is it cheaper to wash clothes
or use dishwasher or other electrical appliances after 6 PM?
Thanks for your suggestions. George
=== it is all based on the meter and cost per kilowatt hour === time of day has no bearing to the tick-tick of the meter … … make reasonably full loads for washing machines … and line dry what clothes and towels you can … only dryer the towels to fluff … use of lights and electric heaters and the coffee pot [[ unplug the coffee pot if not in use]] are power eaters …. use candles at dinner time and less power overall to save money ……. that how it works ..
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