Gas & Electricity

[remember arthur mann]

How trio of Britain's biggest power firms are 'ripping off households'

THREE of the UK’s biggest power firms have ripped off households by over half a billion pounds by gaming National Grid’s systems, it is claimed. Vitol VPI, Uniper and SSE have been manipulating the…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Nellies left peg]

EDF standing charge for electricity up from 50p a day to 61p.

Wholesale charges are down, why are we being fucking ripped off?

Because we should be out on the streets like the French instead of bending over and having our arses spanked

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Because we should be out on the streets like the French instead of bending over and having our arses spanked

Agree. I am not one to advocate civil unrest but I have been staggered at the lack of protest about energy bills because we are all being incredibly ripped off

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Don’t know whether that’s a rhetorical question, but they have to get money back from the debts they took on, they know people would start using less, so this is their surefire way of getting the money back sooner.

Or of course they could consider absorbing the loss through their vast and unprecedented profits.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Or of course they could consider absorbing the loss through their vast and unprecedented profits.

Of course mate, but we both know that would require them to have at least an ounce of compassion and be interested in something other than maximising profits :-).

 

[Fiftyyearsandcounting]

Don’t know whether that’s a rhetorical question, but they have to get money back from the debts they took on, they know people would start using less, so this is their surefire way of getting the money back sooner.

I believe the standing charge also covers the cost of providing "Free Smart Meters"

 

[remember arthur mann]

I believe the standing charge also covers the cost of providing "Free Smart Meters"

I thought getting rid of the leccy and gasman paid for them.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I believe the standing charge also covers the cost of providing "Free Smart Meters"

That dont work! I wonder who’s getting brown envelopes for those things.

 

[Franny 1234]

Had our smart meter fitted a few years ago with SSE then last year they switched us over to OVOenergy. Had no issues with the meter or the switch over. Except the crazy high prices. CTID

 

[Keep the Faith]

Had our smart meter fitted a few years ago with SSE then last year they switched us over to OVOenergy. Had no issues with the meter or the switch over. Except the crazy high prices. CTID

Ditto SMET1 meters fitted years ago and now with Octopus and still readable.
There was a problem with compatibility with SMET1 and SMET2 meters but now software is available no problems.
It would appear that some suppliers have not installed the compatibility software hence asking for monthly readings.