I am a subscriber to the MSE weekly newsletter which is currently full of doom & gloom about energy price hikes and recommending long term fixes.
At the moment I spend just over £2000 a year on gas and elec and I am going round in circles trying to work out whether to switch or not. If I go for a short fix until March 2015 (next 2 winters), the comparison websites say I will save about £200 a year. If I fix right up till March 2017 (i.e. 4 winters) I will have to pay more, not less, each year - at least another £25 a year i.e. £100 in total. What I can't work out is whether the fixed price is worth the extra cost. All suggestions/opinions welcome!
Also I am with Sainsburys Energy and they have been pretty good. I am nervous about switching to nPower or Scottish Energy when the internet is swarming with horror stories from consumers complaining bitterly about how rubbish they are. But then does anyone bother to go online and wax lyrical if their energy provider is just doing the job reasonably competently? I would be interested to see if anyone here would actually recommend their energy provider...or otherwise!
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belledejour · 09/10/2013 22:43
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