With the state of the worlds economy and the relentless worldwide search for renewable energy, cheaper electricity is something close to everyone’s heart.

Of course you could just use less and many try to but to most others cheaper electricity means simply buying it for less money. The price of electricity goes up with inflation year on year as set out by the government watchdog Ofwatt and wholesale costs also rise/fall with the price of oil. Every time there is a major incident around the world cheaper electricity gets further for every ones reach. The attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, the war in Iraq or the collapse of banking giants Lehman Brothers, these have all directly affected the price of electric bills landing on door steps across the UK. Of course as oil drops and the threat of war ceases we should get cheaper electricity bills but as we all know that’s rarely the case.

Since the deregulation of the Electricity and Gas industry in the 1990’s there has been a wider choice in the UK energy market. Lost cost providers are now offering gas and electricity across the current infrastructure in millions of homes nationwide. I guess a similar parallel can be drawn with the airline industry with many new smaller leaner carriers competing with the big boys offering discounted airfares across Europe and beyond. Easyjet’s planes are full of passengers that are happy to spend a lot less on a ticket than say British Airways were charging for the same route. Of course some of these airlines will fail ( and have ) , as will some of the smaller energy providers but the better ones will survive increasing competition and driving down the price or your electric bill. In fact recent findings show that on average each person that has swapper to a low cost supplier is about £100 better off per annum since deregulation.

Bearing in mind this saving its hard to understand why so many households are still using the bigger and dearer providers like Npower and Eastern Electricity and not looking at companies such as The Utility Warehouse , winners (again) of Which? Magazine’s converted “Best Buy” award. Many of these new providers also have modern helpful customer services teams to further set them selves apart for the established old boys. Indeed The Utility Warehouse also has a satisfaction rating almost double that of many other providers.

If you look at average utility bills , Gas , Electricity , Home/Mobile phone and Broadband prices appear quite keen and most people cant be bothered changing supplier but add them all up and multiply the total by 12 and its easy to see why many house holds are spending upwards of £1500 a year , some considerably more. A ten or twenty percent saving is easily achievable by moving your account to a lost cost carrier. It’s the same gas and electricity as before just cheaper and that means cheaper electricity bills……

Have a look at your bills, take off 20% and multiply this figure by 12 , it wont buy you a new car but it’s a saving , often it’s a big saving. Check out a low cost provider , what have you got to lose ?

10 ways to save energy, money, and help prevent climate change.

Here are some simple measures you can do right now.

1. Use energy saving lightbulbs. They last up to 10 times longer than ordinary bulbs, and using one can save you around £40 over the lifetime of the bulb. This saving could be around £65 over its lifetime if you’re replacing a high wattage incandescent bulb, or one used for more than a few hours a day.
2. Turn your thermostat down. Reducing your room temperature by 1°C could cut your heating bills by up to 10 percent and typically saves around £55 per year. If you have a programmer, set your heating and hot water to come on only when required rather than all the time.
3. Is your water too hot? Your cylinder thermostat should be set at 60°C/140°F.
4. Always turn off the lights when you leave a room.
5. Close your curtains at dusk to stop heat escaping through the windows and check for draughts around windows and doors.
6. Don’t leave appliances on standby and remember not to leave laptops and mobile phones on charge unnecessarily.
7. If possible, fill up the washing machine, tumble dryer or dishwasher: one full load uses less energy than two half loads.
8. Only boil as much water as you need (but remember to cover the elements if you’re using an electric kettle).
9. A dripping hot water tap wastes energy and in one week wastes enough hot water to fill half a bath, so fix leaking taps and make sure they’re fully turned off!
10. Do a home energy check. Just answer some simple questions about your home and we’ll give you a free, impartial report telling you how you can save up to £300 a year on your household energy bills.

Just doing these simple things will cut at least 10% off your bills

PS…. All the great chefs of Europe cook on gas ;o)

You are unlikely to have an offpeak rate unless you have storage heaters.

take a look at the website and see if your available for cheap electricity………..TRY IT!!!! <—– OR go to google and look up ambit energy
7 minutes ago – 3 days left to answer.
yes im posting this again becuase i want people to sign up, its not a scam i HATE SCAMS and this isnt one.. TRUST ME………
http://teamcedar.ambitenergy.biz/index.asp

Is it proper to ask the same question several times.. it smacks of spamming to me. and, no, if the post is reported it wasn’t me. Just saying… er asking

edit: I believe it is NOT a scam, just not so sure it is an acceptable way to market. If I thought it was a scam, I would have reported it.

Your choices are,
1. Pay as you go.
Each month, you pay for the electricity you have used, plus their fixed fees.

2. Budget
You let the electric company estimate your usage and pay the same amount each month, plus their fixed fees. Once (or maybe twice) a year you settle.

In the end, both plans are the same price.

Lets suppose you’re paying 11 cents per kilowatt hour and fixed fees are $7 per month. Your average usage for one year is (or estimated will be) 450 kwh per month.

In March, you use 300 kwh

In July (running that air conditioner) you use 950 kwh

Under the pay as you go plan, you would owe $40 for March but in Aug your bill is $111.50

Under their budget plan, each bill is $56.50 (for your average 450 kwh.)
Once each year you have a settlement month. If you owe them, the difference will appear on your bill. If they owe you, the amount is subtracted from your amount due for that month. They will also calculate and forecast your future use, and adjust your budget amount.

Many on a tight budget may prefer the budget plan so they won’t have problems paying that July bill.

Others might prefer the pay as you go so they never pay for more than they used for that month and/or never have a credit built up that the electric company owes them.

take a look at the website and see if your available for cheap electricity………..TRY IT!!!! <—– OR go to google and look up ambit energy
yes i have posted this serveral times but becuase i want people to sign up……this isnt a scam I HATE SCAMS..trust me

It is a MLM that signs up customers for off grid use of energy sources. Try getting information from state regulating departments. The idea of cheaper energy has been around for years but only a few persons found the way to do this. You can use solar cell technology for the house and go off grid, create a cooperative to use a group energy buy that will save money, or learn more about the Green programs that will do all this performances.
Spartawo…