Energy bill increases

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cougie uk

cougie uk

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The increases have made me focus on my electric usage more closely. Checking the smart meter I noticed a higher usage than normal and found out that the new lamp hasn't got an energy saving bulb in. Put one in and reduced the energy usage on it by 2/3.
 
J

jowwy

Can't spell, Can't Punctuate....Sue Me
octopus put mine onto my account, so im £66 in credit now, so it can go against the joint energy bill
 
Mike_P

Mike_P

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Location
Harrogate
Shell have just sent me an email of an updated direct debit of £144 with small text below saying the £66 deduction is not included in the figure.
 
fossyant

fossyant

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Location
South Manchester
cougie uk said:
The increases have made me focus on my electric usage more closely. Checking the smart meter I noticed a higher usage than normal and found out that the new lamp hasn't got an energy saving bulb in. Put one in and reduced the energy usage on it by 2/3.
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If it's a halogen swapped to a LED, you'll use just 10%. We had a light with 8 x 20w capsule halogens in (energy saving), swapped to 2w LED, and also no heat output.
 
fossyant

fossyant

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Location
South Manchester
I checked my billing statement with SP, and it said £66 energy credit on account then a £66 debit - I suppose each supplier is dealing with it different.
 
J

jowwy

Can't spell, Can't Punctuate....Sue Me
When i switched to octopus last week, i had to pay a one off direct debit to them of £302 and then after that a variable DD for payment of used energy. So as of now with the Rebate off £66 i am £368 in credit, plus on the 16th i will have the £50 referal added to my account. so in essence £418 in credit for the start of winter, im hoping after the solar gets fitted next week, that i wont be paying much of any bills for a few months as the credit gets drawn down and then i'll be adding to that by selling solar back to the grid.
 
presta

presta

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Mike_P said:
Shell have just sent me an email of an updated direct debit of £144 with small text below saying the £66 deduction is not included in the figure.
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Shell say that they'll deduct the £66 from your Direct Debit, but they haven't, they've just added it to the credit on my account and the DD hasn't changed:
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They're also claiming my consumption has gone up ~80% when it hasn't.
 
Ming the Merciless

Ming the Merciless

There is no mercy
Location
Inside my skull
We’ve returned from a weeks holiday. Looking at the smart meter data it cost £1 a day when we aren’t in house and things are just ticking over. With roughly 50% of that being standing charges. It splits 75% electric and 25% gas near enough.
 
Pat "5mph"

Pat "5mph"

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Location
Glasgow
presta said:
Shell say that they'll deduct the £66 from your Direct Debit, but they haven't, they've just added it to the credit on my account and the DD hasn't changed:
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They're also claiming my consumption has gone up ~80% when it hasn't.
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Shell here too: yes, they increased my DD to 113 (!!! I live alone, not wfh either) but then they credit the 66 separately.
I think they estimate an increase not because we increase the consumption, but because the prices went up again.
 
Jenkins

Jenkins

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Location
Felixstowe
Taking into account the increased prices & the £66 rebate, my direct debit this month was £18.14 to Bulb (dual fuel)

Next month (and until the rebate ends) it will be £50 as I've increased it to the maximum they would allow to build up a bit of credit as I expect to be using more energy being at home more now.
 
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