Nov 11

Cheaper Gas Bills

A lot has been said about the deregulation of many of our core Industries since Mrs Thatcher was Primeminster but UK consumers have saved approximately £78 a year each since the deregulation of the UK Gas market, according to the latest figures from the National Audit Office.

Energy Minister, John Battle, claimed the four million customers that changed supplier were saving money as competition was driving down prices and that cheaper gas bills were here to stay.

However, he said there was still room for improvement. In the past poor selling techniques, involuntary transfers and misleading sales pitches are still preventing customers from changing supplies. But he went on to say that this has massively improved in the last couple of years but many UK Gas customers have yet to change providers away from the main UK Supplier, British Gas.

There are now some great alternatives to British Gas offering a high level of professionalism with far better and more modern customer service backup. Every day hundreds of people are looking to save money moving to such providers. We aim to offer you a brief insight to the products and services on some of those companies such as the winner of this years Which Magazine Utility Warehouse

THE UTILITY WAREHOUSE

The Utility Warehouse Discount Club is owned by Telecom Plus PLC, with a current turnover of over £278 million they are listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Utility Warehouse currently supply over 300,000 homes and businesses throughout the UK and provide their members with great value, great savings and the best possible customer service. Perhaps it’s not surprising that in a recent survey, over 94% of Utility Warehouse customers said they would recommend the to a friend. This was the highest rating ever recorded.

You may not have heard of the Utility Warehouse Discount Club before, as they do not advertise. Instead, they rely on satisfied customers letting their friends and family know about the great value services they deliver. The Utility Warehouse are very different to other suppliers. They don’t have any high street shops and their systems are very efficient. And because (unlike their competitors) they don’t waste money on expensive advertising campaigns on TV or in the National Press, they can afford to charge their customers less than they do for the same services. The Utility Warehouse don’t do introductory offers to entice new customers that suddenly go up in price after a few months. All their members benefit from consistently good value and great customer service at all times, for as long as they remain a customer. To find out more just click below.

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Mar 10

im paying to heat the whole house when i only need down stairs warm, anyone know of heaters which use low ele

Check your insulation first, you could be losing all your heat out of the roof!

Mar 9

Hey all,

I just bought two space heaters to cut my consumers bill to stop my furnace from coming on all the time.

1. Electric heater is radiant and has three settings 700w / 800w / 1500w
2. Is a stand up fan heater and has two setters 950w and 1500w

I just received my first consumers bill today and I need to know which is more economical…

THE BILL READS:

ELECTRIC: Rate 1000w billing factor .566667 – (1000w Elec Res Rate RS)

GAS: Rate 250 Billing Factor .566667 – (Gas Res Serv Rate A – With Sp Htg)

It seems like they are the same rate but how do I compare the gas measuring system to the electric measuring system for wattage?

Are the electric space heaters saving me money? Two will heat up the whole house 950 square foot pretty well.

Thanks

I used an energy calculator on my electric company website and found that natural gas is cheaper to heat with than electric but if your using liquid propane is about the same as electricity.

Feb 20

My partner and I have just moved into a flat in the greater manchester area with gas and electricity meters. I have never use these meters before as most of my rents in the past always include utility bills. We have to buy pre-pay cards for both electricity and gas (from the local shops) to enable cooking, heating etc. We use the gas for cooking and central heating, although i do alot of cooking and has to keep the home warm for my baby. It seems these meters are quite expensive to run and sometimes runs out unexpectedly. so I am thinking of changing to a standard billing system. Is the meter system cheaper than the billing system.

Secondly, if the billing system is better, please can someone recommend a cheap gas supplier to me (for greater manchester area, postcode M15 6DE), thanks.

The meter cards are horribly expensive compared to paying by DD monthly.

Have a look at Uswitch.com for price comparisons.

Feb 19

I am thinking of starting a computer virus, malware, etc. removal service online. If you had one of these issues would you pay for an online service?

You don’t have to leave home.
You can terminate anything the technician is doing at any time.
Its cheaper. (no rent/gas/ other bills for the techs meaning lower cost)
You can learn how to do it yourself by watching.

I just want to know if it is worth my time and money to start a business like this up.

If it is some sort of automated scan… then there are free alternatives already out there such as trend housecall http://housecall.trendmicro.com . But when you say technician, I would guess that you are looking at someone logging in remotely which is problematic in a few areas. Like when a system has a bunch of malware, etc often it is not very responsive, which could be a problem for a remote service.

Feb 18

I’m going to be 18 and I’m moving out of my Mom’s house. What type of bills would I have to pay and what’s the average for one person in Manatee county,FL? Food, electric, water, house insurance, taxes. I won’t be paying car insurance or gas because I’m going to ride a bike everywhere to save money and if it’s too far away, I think a taxi would be cheaper than paying insurance and gas. Anything else I’m forgetting? Sources?
I’m inheriting my grandmothers house and I think the mortgage is already paid off.

Uhhhh… rent?

Feb 17

I own a house in NYC and it would be great to have cheaper gas or electric bills. Someone just introduce me to Ambit Energy saying it is guaranteed cheaper than my Con Ed. It’s very tempting but i feel like there is a catch about it. I don’t want to end up regretting by switching to Ambit Energy. What are the pros and cons about it? How it work?

The fact is Nata is someone who knows nothing about this. The fact is Ambit will provide you a written guarantee of savings. The fact is that here in Illinois, Ambit is the ONLY alternative energy provider that has 100% of its customer saving money over the incumbent.

Ambit is not a ponzi scheme. Again another grossly ignorant statement. And if were thinking of the same telecom company, they were not either.

Ambit Energy was founded by the family that started and built 7-Eleven. A group of people with great integrity. They are fully licensed and regulated in each state.

You have nothing to worry about becoming a customer of Ambit. Why does there have to be a catch? Really. Can’t someone just do it better and that be good enough? Join Ambit and start saving. Not only is there a written guarantee of savings on the supply, but I also believe in NY there is a municipal tax that you may no longer have to pay on the supply of your electric and gas providing you even greater savings.

There are no cons to this. Just enroll through the website of the person who told you about it. Its really pretty easy. No need to over think this.

Don’t listen to Nata or anyone of the like. They don’t know what they are talking about.

Feb 15

Well, as soon as I am 18 I will move out, and move into a 3 bedroom flat with two friends so it will be cheaper for us.
But how much will the main bills be monthly?
Like, Gas, Water, Electricity, phone stuff, internet connection, etc.
And, does it matter which sort of area it is with bills? We would be living in the sough east of england, or in london.
thank you, if you can help. =D

The main rule in real state is LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Your bills will be based on where you live. As far as utilities though you can call the local companies that service that area and ask them for averages. If you have the address that is even better. They can tell you what the average utility bill will be for that location (a larger place will have a higher electric bill). Or, just ask the landlord. He should have a good idea of what to expect.

Feb 14

We’re planning on moving and we’re just trying to estimate all of the costs so we can be prepared.

Also which is cheaper, running gas or electric washer/dryer and stove?

Its a tough questions to answer since so much is dependent upon the size of the house, age of the house and your conservation of resources.
I think that running gas is cheeper then electric and I agree with the other poster that most new homes have electric and gas.
I have attached a web site that describes the water bill for Charlotte. I have also included another link that is for County / City services.
Best of luck on the move.
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Utilities/Customer+Service/Rates+and+Fees+for+Water+and+Sewer+Service.htm#multi
http://www.charmeck.org

Feb 13

Since I’m living on my own next year I’d like a top floor because it’s safer, but the only one they have available has high-vaulted ceilings so it’s 20 dollars more a month and who knows what that would do to the gas bill. There’s only two stories so I don’t even know how much safer the ground level would be. Any input appreciated!
good points– have you ever lived on the ground floor? I was wondering if it was noisy for you.

ground floor, groceries don’t have to go up stairs and quicker out in a fire.

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