@Bo... Also my energy company (Igloo) has just anounced a 9.1% rise from February ! At least I can c..

I think it is going to be 2.5%.

I expect they will all rise. Local Authorities have less Governments funds these days but more and m..

To be fair, many councils have been forced to make drastic cutbacks in recent years. They've tried t..

@Ha... I think that lots energy suppliers will raise prices soon, so I will wait for a month or two an..

I compete with a friend over gas prices (sad, but true) so I have the current deal saved on the desk..

I moved from the big operators some time ago, my last two being Ovo and now Igloo, they were never t..

I'm with Green energy network - prices seem good at the moment

I`m with Bulb! I`m NOT a serial changer but I`ve changed a lot recently & not thru` choice!! I took ..

I'm with Bulb for electricity. I suspect it's costly, though,as it's a prepayment meter. I had it pu..

@Kr... - and I'm just about to leave Bulb. Had to have it as it was here when I moved but f..

Yes-that was the other one I considered. Octopus. I`ve had no problems with Bulb. Mind you I couldn`..

The other thing that makes me hesitate to leave Igloo is that I get 3% interest every month on any c..

We have gas and electricity from OVO. Fixed for 2yrs. 1 more year left on contract. Get 5% on any ba..

@Kr... true but I was left with big bill as under-estimated (went on previous occupant).

That`s awful @Ja.... How can they charge you for previous occupant. If you have proof of when you m..

Solarplicity said they had under-estimated the whole time I was with them(maybe 2 years). Never told..

@Kr... - I'm assuming they were going by what the previous occupant had used (she was 92). ..

I just read my gas meter every month, work out what I owe, and pay it - simple. I never phone them (..

@Ha... - a bit lost here - are you saying you only pay £5 per month? I do the same, read every month b..

£5 a month is VERY low!! How do you do that? I pay £91!!! That`s BOTH Gas and Elec. but even so that..

I think that @Ha... has a standing order for £5 a month - then she caculates the total and then pays t..

Aah! TY That makes more sense! Clever.

@Ra... - yes, that's what I imagined but you have to have a mathematical mind and find an extra way..

I'm with bulb and pay £61 pm in total for gas and elec. I get an email from bulb each month which sa..

@Le... - that's what I was doing but ended up paying £142 per month as I was about £500 in debit. ..

They do that to lure you in-I`m convinced @Se.... I`m sure that`s why I owed Solarplicity money whe..

@Le... Can you alter your DD with Bulb as I prefer to pay a regular amount rather a variable month..

@Ra... I pay a fixed DD but can alter it if I wish. They gave me guidance back in the autumn about ..

Last month because I was in credit [ by not very much] my supplier decreased my DD by £20, I know th..

@Se... I officially 'pay by direct debit' to get cheaper rates. I really don't like DDs though, so ..

@Le... - I think you are very fortunate to only pay only £61 monthly for both. This is quite a sma..

More insulation needed perhaps? Green Grants are available NOW!!

All councils will raise tax this year. They are all skint with coved etc-

@Kr... - all double glazed and concrete floor (had a cellar previously) and I often have to..

@ji... Every council increase is different though, isn't it?

Mostly-

@Se... Yes, I agree. We've been pleasantly surprised with our bills in this house. The house is pre..

@Se... you could try turning down the boiler if you often get too hot. Why not set the thermostat l..

@Ha... -I think the 'e' setting it's on at the moment is possibly eco and wall stat is rarely at 20. A..

Just got my quarterly statement - it's £23 more than the same time last year but am on the same rate..

Sorry, what's that for?

Gas and electricity

@Bo... so that's an extra £8 per month - doesn't sound too bad unless one is having to watch every p..

The electricity was down £6. the increase was all gas

That's interesting. Maybe we should go back to storage radiators. My meters are at near ceiling heig..

Had storage heaters in a flat in the early 70's the flat was freezing and i had to get an electric f..

I've had them too, you do need something extra with them but they were good for background heating, ..

@Bo... you need to know how much you're being charged for gas (per KWh and the standing charge.

you also need a conversion factor, a volumetric correction factor all required to convert units (cub..

@Ha... Got all those details on my statement

Electric is a bit easier.... you only need your rate,standing charge as the reading is in kWh but ye..

@Cl... 105%???

My gas meter reads in cubic feet. It's at the back of the cupboard under the stairs, far end, by the..

@Ha... multiply by 1.05 which gives you the correct value for 5% vat. EDF for instance quote their 'fo..

I don't think I'll be getting the ladder and torch out to see if mine are digital metric or digital ..

Gave in and got a smart meter. I quite like it small and neat,all fitted in a few hours. You can alw..

@Cl... I tend to just mentally find 10% (easy, move the dot) then divide by two. My DD covers the s..

@Vi... I wouldn't have one. I do hope it's set up properly!

@Vi... - I think that's what's here - two little white boxes on the wall, very neat.