Energy, Heating & Gas

Might not be for everyone but my electricity just reduced from 33.60p kWh rate with EDF to 26.31p with UW

Just wondering if someone can shed some light on why my energy provider (Octopus) is charging us £215 but sends a statement for electricity £58 and gas £20 with the remainder going into cred…

I moved into a new flat a few months ago where there are 2 meters, one marked 'Domestic' and one marked 'Test'. I've never had 2 meters before. I downloaded the E.On next flex app and I put …

Households to start receiving £400 off their energy bills from October, with the discount made in 6 instalments to help families throughout the winter period. The £400 discount, administere…

Energy comparison sites: Comparethemarket, USwitch etc are unable to find better deals. We were on E.ON EnergyPlan which ended on 31st March. Useage: Electricity (Annual): 5508kWh Gas (A…

hi sorry for the dumb question basically I have a smart reader installed by octopus and I was wondering is everything up to date? I'm asking because someone said the smart reader didn't upda…

hi this is my gas meter that octopus installed is that the gas reading? if yes how do I write that on the octopus website? if not how do I view the gas reading? I can't figure out how to d…

The display that came with my smart meter years ago was so bad I didn't use it for long. It was a tiny black and white display. Useless from viewing from a distance which is the whole point.…

I'm with Eon Next on the Next Online v6 tariff which is coming to an end this month . They have only 2 options for me which are Next Flex and Next Online v15 where the Flex is variable tarif…

Hi all, I received this kind of bill where they estimate with over 1k kwat from 1st of April (2.5 months) with higher rate, while from Nov to 1st of April (4.5 months) is 1k kwat. I don't …

My upstairs CH seems to come on when I turn my upstairs taps on or have a shower - I think this is the cause. I’ve checked all the stats and any profiles that maybe on there and they are a…

Hi my parent’s house currently have a old gravity fed/ tank system which has low hot water pressure in shower, thinking about changing it for them to combi/ alternative system (open to sugge…

This is not a discussion per-se but heads up that BG customers may get invoices for work that was never undertaken i.e. boiler (presumably also for invoices that were paid already). We rece…

Hello, I am relocating soon and I will rent a 3 bedroom semi in another area of the country. The actual supplier in the future property, OVO energy ,is quoting me £233 per month for gas+el…

Any benefits? or pitfalls? My simple old world logic says if you use less, you pay less. How would it help me lower my bills? Or is it just big brother creeping into last vesitges of fr…

Just a heads up to let people know who may be with Scottish Power. Scottish Power Gas & Electricity Charges. I joined SP G&E on a 2 year fixed deal original cost £62 a month from 1…

Unfortunately my reasonable fixed rate has come to an end and I've gone onto the capped rate on British gas. My tariff online shows as standard variable but the tariff on my smets 2 meter (m…

What's the rough cost of running a gaming PC electricity wise? It plays Elden Ring with twin monitors, for say 5 hours a day. Also if the PC is on but idle does it cost less? Sorry for dumb …

I'm ex Avro energy that got switched to Octopus.I'm wondering if anyone is thinking about getting a fixed tariff or do you think it's best to stick with variable tariff.

hello and good day so I am on smart meter. 27.63kwh and 44.48p per day now meter says using about 650 watts average. but on money view it says like 16p a hour which seems a bit high. …

Hi folks, as some of you may of heard, there's a real problem with energy wholesale costs at the moment and now looks like Bulb are trying to source extra funding to stay afloat. Bulb s…

Earth Day is an annual event on 22 April , marking the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. This year is the 52nd anniversary of a day celebrating our planet and h…

Hi All, I am having a 4.6kw solar panel system, inverter and 4kw storage battery installed in May and wondering what the best tariffs to maxise the benefits of having them. I use 2,202 a …

hi all, looking to see if I can get a grant I can't seem to find anything. question I have is, if you are working and on less than £30,000 a year and not claiming benefits, is anyone awar…

I'm considering in purchasing some Hive radiator valves to turn on heating as and when required from my mobile phone. Has anyone used these before, if so what were your thoughts? Do I need …

In light of the lacklustre Spring Statement budget on Wednesday and the shocking rise in living costs, we thought we should come together and offer our top 10 tips for saving money in the …

Seen the article about how to keep warm, but where are the items from, And is it so cheap to run electric throws, always thought was expensive

Is anyone else having trouble, not been updated since 16 feb, so don’t know any usage, did online chat and said should be back in few days

If you ha trouble submitting the readings until 31st March, you still can do so, by submitting them and letting them know the date of the reading was 31st March 2022 using the form https://…

Anyone with kids who have an xbox one. It uses 20W on standby if you don't use energy saving mode. 20W 24/7 = £70 per year on some tariffs now (shock)