Switching Gas/Electric.....

[VectraMan]

CBA'd. I did it once and then discovered I was somehow going to be paying more than I was before, so exercised the get out and cancelled the switch. Which they lost, switched me anyway, and it took a few angry phone calls to get back again. A load of stress and hassle for no gain.

It's all the same gas and electricity; how can one be cheaper than the other? It can only be because they've cut back on customer service, or are running a loss leader and are planning to jack up their prices later.

[Lightwave]

New abode is with GB Energy, who came out cheaper than anyone else, whichever guess of kWh usage I put into my spreadsheet.
Most of the switching sites no longer list them, as they don't give out backhanders to the switching sites.

[Lightwave]

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It's all the same gas and electricity; how can one be cheaper than the other? It can only be because they've cut back on customer service, or are running a loss leader and are planning to jack up their prices later.

They can waste less on IT that doesn't work and being hopelessly inept.
If they have good customer service, you don't need much of it. When things go right, you never need to speak to them.
On the other hand when they are truly hopeless you get to spend a lot of your time and their time sorting things out.
Scottish Power had something like half a million complaints in a year. That must cost them a fortune.
I'd say avoid them, but actually they worked out quite cheap in the end as they paid me to go away.

[vetran]

It's all the same gas and electricity; how can one be cheaper than the other? It can only be because they've cut back on customer service, or are running a loss leader and are planning to jack up their prices later.

Same reason Insurance charges go up when you renew. Its a con.

Change once a year and save a fortune.

[Smartie]

I used to be a dom. But I switched....

Then you would need a sub... Oh wait.

[Antman]

Do we want smart meters? I was up for it, but Mr ms is suspicious/paranoid.

I wouldn't bother with Smart meters until about 2018 or so by then most of the suppliers will be installing SMET2 meters which will allow you to change supplier without reverting to dumb meters (i.e. back to square one with submitting readings).

[dundeedude]

Ecotricity are very highly rated, with good reason.

Their electricity is generated by their own windfarms, private consumer turbines with community stuff thrown into the mix too. They're also reducing their gas prices by 7% early April and are always very knowledegable on the phone.

Having been with the usual crap suppliers for years they have been very good for myself and also my friends, who recommended them to me in the first place.

Don't bother with 'Good Energy' - they don't invest any money in electricity-generating infrastructure and appear to use clever marketing to fool people into thinking they are actually, well, good!

[clearedforlanding]

Ecotricity are very highly rated, with good reason.

Their electricity is generated by their own windfarms, private consumer turbines with community stuff thrown into the mix too. They're also reducing their gas prices by 7% early April and are always very knowledegable on the phone.

Having been with the usual crap suppliers for years they have been very good for myself and also my friends, who recommended them to me in the first place.

Don't bother with 'Good Energy' - they don't invest any money in electricity-generating infrastructure and appear to use clever marketing to fool people into thinking they are actually, well, good!

Just avoid Scottish Power, their parent company Iberdrola lobbied government to tax solar power out of existence for residential homes. We had to cover them up, here in the sunniest country in Europe. Guess who Iberdrola's biggest shareholder is? Qatar Investment Holding of course. No vested interest whatsoever.