.I’m a student living in a rented one bedroomed flat in Blackpool. My electricity is costing me £50 a month! I am very energy aware and live in one room in the evenings with one light and the TV. i turn off all lights and appliances when not using them so the amount i’m paying is confusing and upsetting me. The flat uses economy 7 and I think this is part of the problem as I cannot set any appliances to come on in the night (as they don’t have timers) so I have to cook, shower, use the washing machine etc at peak prices during the day. I still cant see how this is costing me £50 and I really need some help. I don’t know what to do for the best- to change electric supplier (i’m with Eon) or change the meter if I can? or try and ask the landlord to get rid of economy 7? but I know the cost of that would be huge. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What do you guys mean, change the tariff on EON to one that does not include Economy 7? or remove economy 7 from my account? Would this mean paying for electric and heating separately? Sorry this is the first time i’ve had to deal with this stuff.
Are you solely responsible for the bill, or are you paying a set amount to your landlord? If the electricity is down to you, and you are allowed to switch suppliers, then go to uswitch.com to assess if there is a better supplier for you.
Also, is the £50 the initial direct debit that you set up? It is possible that you are building up a lot of credit with the electricity supplier?
You can change the tariff on EON to one that does not include Economy 7. This does not mean that the meter has to be changed. You cannot demand a meter change unless the old one is shown to be faulty.
If the £50 includes heating then you will not get that down much anyway
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Are you solely responsible for the bill, or are you paying a set amount to your landlord? If the electricity is down to you, and you are allowed to switch suppliers, then go to uswitch.com to assess if there is a better supplier for you.
Also, is the £50 the initial direct debit that you set up? It is possible that you are building up a lot of credit with the electricity supplier?
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well i suggest that you switch suppliers. economy seven is only effective at saving money on heating (presuming you have electric storage heaters) otherwise your being mugged, as you well know the electricity is cheaper at off peak hours(whent he heaters charge) so i suggest going to
http://www.uswitch.com/
and comparing suppliers before changing
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Hi,
My mum went through a similar thing last year, she lives on her own and used to be on the same option which was a little more expensive (she too was with Eon). Towards the end of last year she had a problem where unknown to her, her meter broke and was stuck on day time rates for a few months and as you can imagine this put her in serious debt, when the engineer came out to fix it he advised her to remove economy 7 from her account as it wasn’t worth it if you were on your own and didn’t use a lot of appliances at night.
Going to the uswitch site for some comparison quotes is always a good starting point
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http://www.uswitch.com/
We have Economy 10, which means that we also get 2 and a half hours in the afternoon. We have storage heaters and don’t find the cost exorbitant. Get your supplier to check your meter and your appliances just to put your mind at rest.
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