Utilita smart meters costing a fortune?

[Ste]

[M.C]

[iooi]

[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

[Hahadumball]

[Hahadumball]

was offered the smart meter as it "can be cheaper" and its "easier"

plus the fact i can top up from anywhere using my phone or pc was mega handy as i found out today when i was out for the day.. i live in a village so the shop opens for about 8 minutes a week which makes it annoying for top ups.

the meter has a little thing you plug into the wall it tells you what you have left, your useage and estimated time, it usually sits around 300w-600w, it seems fairly accurate as putting on the kettle does take it up to about 2.5kw.

house is quite modern with full insulation no real air leaks anywhere and full double glazing.

this is pretty much a typical day past around 8pm for me when im actually home....

https://i.imgur.com/ORFLQQ2.jpg

the amount ive put on the electric which currently has £9 ~ left on it...
https://i.imgur.com/83CqKZW.png
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[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

Obvious question is obvious, but did you provide readings when you moved in? They're not taking off debt from you/previous tenant are they?
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[Ste]

How many kWh per day or week have you been using?

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[M.C]

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[Freddyfruitba...]

[janner_10]

If you have to keep topping it up, you're being fleeced on your tariff.

I would first get onto paying via Direct Debit, then get on Uswitch and switch to a cheaper supplier.

I was oblivious a couple of years ago until I tried it, we saved around £450 a year by going from SSE to Sainsburys, as that was cheapest at the time.

The DD went from around £120 to £77 and that was fixed for 2 years.
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[chris-red]

If you sign up to Tonik, we both get a £20 Amazon voucher. It was cheapest for me, and it is all green and friendly. Plus I feel better not giving my money to a huge multi-national... at least not directly.

https://tonikenergy.mention-me.com/m/ol/gr5pl-chris-brown
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[Ste]

A £20 Amazon voucher for switching suppliers is a bit crappy and I'd be surprised if they work out the cheapest when taking the tariff price and cashback available into account.

This year I'm paying £22.something each month to npower and I got £75 cashback for switching to them.

Tonik might claim that "100% renewable electricity All our electricity is from renewable sources." but it's not their electricity, it's exactly the same electricity that you'd get from any other energy supplier.

Use uswitch.com to find which supplier is cheapest then compare cashback that's available from topcashback.co.uk and quidco.com then you click through to the suppliers website from topcashback or quidco to whichever works out the best value for you.

[Freddyfruitba...]

[iooi]

[nowhere.elysium]

It really sounds like you're using the immersion heater. Also, to echo what people have been saying about PAYG power - it really is significantly pricier. It also doesn't make any sense to pair a smart meter up with PAYG - the whole point of a smart meter is to allow people paying by DD to be billed more accurately - you're chucking a tenner on as soon as the power gets low, so you already know what the monetary consumption is anyway.
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[chris-red]

[chris-red]

[iooi]

[Hahadumball]

immersion heater has its own switch in the cupboard however ours uses a boiler to heat the water in the tank
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Fin: no matter how much I look at It I can't understand what was going through my head, all I remember is going about 80 and redlining it to stop it seizing.
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[Ste]

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