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[Rog]

Well here we go, same as every recent year. The only difference this year is that SSE did it first.

9.2 price rise    I run a business, I would never get away with doing this year after year. Watch the Centrica profits early next year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24562930

I now regard Arthur Daley, Estate Agents and used car dealers as respectable and honest compared with this lot 

 . . . . of course there are all the normal BS excuses, global markets blah distribution blah investment blah

[omega3000]

Robbin b's 

 Im with them and dont know who to switch to for a better deal 

[albitz]

EDF - fixed for 4 years.

[pscocoa]

Is there not a simple website where you can see standing charges and usage rate costs side by side for all providers?

[MR MISTER]

Is there not a simple website where you can see standing charges and usage rate costs side by side for all providers?

One of the switching sites maybe.

[pscocoa]

It is not easy - all this difference in structure of  standing charges is designed to confuse with some being high with a low unit rate. We are with SEE but prices seem to be only going up to what an EDF fix is now

[Vamps]

I am far from daft but, even looking at the new 'easy to understand' paperwork I struggle to see what we use, and what they predict our use is for next year would be wonderful.........

We are with npower and they have just credited £491 into our bank account and halved our monthly payment.......   I know, it only means I paid too much last year, but better this way than tother.......

[albitz]

Not really.They have been investing your money for the last year,when you could have been doing that yourself.

[omega3000]

I got through to my provider after 30 minutes on hold BG  So im on the lowest tariff anyhoo . Couldnt get through to EDF , lines all jammed 
BG saying high volume calls people switching. The online accounts team phone line had gone into meltdown 

[Vamps]

I think npower have made a ball.... error on my anticipated gas consumption, searching for figures to show the meerkat it says that from 26th Sep 2013 I used 314 units and up till 26 Sep 2014 I will use 0 Units.........

[Rods2]

Well here we go, same as every recent year. The only difference this year is that SSE did it first.

9.2 price rise    I run a business, I would never get away with doing this year after year. Watch the Centrica profits early next year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24562930

I now regard Arthur Daley, Estate Agents and used car dealers as respectable and honest compared with this lot 

 . . . . of course there are all the normal BS excuses, global markets blah distribution blah investment blah

I thought the same until I took the time and effort to look at SSE profits in 2011-2012 where the domestic retailing made 4% profit and their most profitable division between 7 and 8%. Yes, from 2011-12 to 2012-13 their profits did go up and by more than the rate of inflation at 5.6%, which is not good in these lean times of falling real wages, BUT the biggest single rise at 13% was in what they have to pay (by collecting from us) in taxes to the government to provide green subsidies.

It was Red Ed as Liebour's Energy Minister that signed up to all of these climate change treaties and endorsed, accepted and gold plated the EU's ruinous expensive energy policies and now his latest con-trick is to try to cover his tracks by bankrupting the suppliers through a price freeze.

[Rog]

I still fully intend switching, something I have never ever done before. I just see a constant pattern  - winter approaches, price increases announced, spring arrives with some kind of PR announcement like "Prices Held" or even reduced a bit.

I know I can be a bit of a conspiracy theorist, but it's intestesing how quickly this has disappeared from the media spotlight 

[scimmy_man]

I am far from daft but,

anyone want to vote on this?

[pscocoa]

Just switched from Southern Electric to little known First Utility. Estimated savings £300 per annum to April 2015. Used Energy Helpline and accurate consumption data from my on line bills

[Kevin Wood]

The problem with comparing prices is trying to find out what tariff you're currently on. The comparison sites list about 100 tariffs for my current supplier, for gas alone, and about as many more for leccy. None of them match the one printed on my bill.

You also have to enter your gas consumption in kWh. How daft is that when I log my consumption based on meter readings in m³?