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Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on September 27, 2022, 12:52:39 pmI've had a similar mail from Eon saying my next direct debit will be £66 less than my current one. I assume this is the 6 stage £400 govt rebate which I heard was going to come off bills rather than be paid directly to people. I think the bill should be reduced, not the direct debit, those that are hard up will spend the cash elsewhere, the bill should reduce and the direct debit should stay the same
I've had a similar mail from Eon saying my next direct debit will be £66 less than my current one. I assume this is the 6 stage £400 govt rebate which I heard was going to come off bills rather than be paid directly to people.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on September 27, 2022, 12:52:39 pmI've had a similar mail from Eon saying my next direct debit will be £66 less than my current one. I assume this is the 6 stage £400 govt rebate which I heard was going to come off bills rather than be paid directly to people.It has been well publicised that that was going to be the way it will be managed.It is a tricky one though isn’t it.Reducing the DD could result in some people spending the DD saving on something like a new phone but if that £66 was paid straight to them then they might do exactly the same thing.It probably would be better to leave the DD the same so that the customer built up a bit of credit in their energy account over the winter months when they would more than likely use more gas and electricity.
Colin.Those protests are all being fostered by pro-Russian groups in those countries. The "news" about them is being spread by pro-Russian social media accounts.You are being used as a gullible fool by forces you can't begin to imagine.
And what has that got to do with protests in the Czech Republic?
Something worth trying.Back in August I downloaded the Loop energy use tracking app. It checks your smart meter readings regularly and charts your usage.It's been a revolution Chez Stubbs-Tears.We had got very lazy and profligate with energy usage. But it's been amazing what you can save. Electric. Just turning lights off, using the oven less often & slow/pressure cooker more, and turning stuff off at the wall has dropped our average electric usage from 12kWh per day to 8kWh. That'll save £500 in a year. Gas is even starker. We've turned down the temperature of the hot water on the boiler. We're taking shorter showers. Not running hot water unless it is absolutely necessary, and we've realised that we don't need the central heating on unless it gets really cold.Last year, from 1 Sept to 3 Oct we used 450 kWh of gas. This year we've used 90kWh. I reckon the savings will be even bigger when the colder weather comes and we are more careful about thermostat settings and which rooms we heat when. Overall, I reckon we can knock >£1000 off what we would have been paying if we'd carried on at last year's usage, just by thinking a bit more about usage. I definitely recommend that app. Been a life changer for us.
Something worth trying.Back in August I downloaded the Loop energy use tracking app. It checks your smart meter readings regularly and charts your usage.It's been a revolution Chez Stubbs-Tears.We had got very lazy and profligate with energy usage. But it's been amazing what you can save. Electric. Just turning lights off, using the oven less often & slow/pressure cooker more, and turning stuff off at the wall has dropped our average electric usage from 12kWh per day to 8kWh. That'll save £500 in a year. Gas is even starker. We've turned down the temperature of the hot water on the boiler. We're taking shorter showers. Not running hot water unless it is absolutely necessary, and we've realised that we don't need the central heating on unless it gets really cold.Last year, from 1 Sept to 3 Oct we used 450 kWh of gas. This year we've used 90kWh. I reckon the savings will be even bigger when the colder weather comes and we are more careful about thermostat settings and which rooms we heat when. Overall, I reckon we can knock >£1000 off what we would have been paying if we'd carried on at last year's usage, just by thinking a bit more about usage. I definitely recommend that app. Been a life changer for us.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on October 04, 2022, 11:58:08 amSomething worth trying.Back in August I downloaded the Loop energy use tracking app. It checks your smart meter readings regularly and charts your usage.It's been a revolution Chez Stubbs-Tears.We had got very lazy and profligate with energy usage. But it's been amazing what you can save. Electric. Just turning lights off, using the oven less often & slow/pressure cooker more, and turning stuff off at the wall has dropped our average electric usage from 12kWh per day to 8kWh. That'll save £500 in a year. Gas is even starker. We've turned down the temperature of the hot water on the boiler. We're taking shorter showers. Not running hot water unless it is absolutely necessary, and we've realised that we don't need the central heating on unless it gets really cold.Last year, from 1 Sept to 3 Oct we used 450 kWh of gas. This year we've used 90kWh. I reckon the savings will be even bigger when the colder weather comes and we are more careful about thermostat settings and which rooms we heat when. Overall, I reckon we can knock >£1000 off what we would have been paying if we'd carried on at last year's usage, just by thinking a bit more about usage. I definitely recommend that app. Been a life changer for us. I’m confused, is Loop an energy supplier?
Something worth trying.Back in August I downloaded the Loop energy use tracking app. It checks your smart meter readings regularly and charts your usage.It's been a revolution Chez Stubbs-Tears.We had got very lazy and profligate with energy usage. But it's been amazing what you can save. Electric. Just turning lights off, using the oven less often & slow/pressure cooker more, and turning stuff off at the wall has dropped our average electric usage from 12kWh per day to 8kWh. That'll save £500 in a year. Gas is even starker. We've turned down the temperature of the hot water on the boiler. We're taking shorter showers. Not running hot water unless it is absolutely necessary, and we've realised that we don't need the central heating on unless it gets really cold.Last year, from 1 Sept to 3 Oct we used 450 kWh of gas. This year we've used 90kWh. I reckon the savings will be even bigger when the colder weather comes and we are more careful about thermostat settings and which rooms we heat when. Overall, I reckon we can knock >£1000 off what we would have been paying if we'd carried on at last year's usage, just by thinking a bit more about usage. I definitely recommend that app. Been a life changer for us.