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alferret · 26-10-2012, 16:59

Whilst I deplore these price hikes, we feel like we are in a better place this year thanks to BG & MDC (Mansfield district council)

We live on an estate that had its heating & hot water supplied by district heating (3 coal fired boilers) This heating system has come to the end of its life so BG & MDC have installed gas to the whole estate & installed new heating systems in every house be it council, owned or rented at zero cost to the occupier/owner.
We live in a 3 bed semi, fully double glazed, cavity filled & loft insulated house and under the district heating system we were paying £19.00pw (per week without subsidy) and this was solely down to the cost of keeping these antiquated things running and fuelled.
Although we havnt had it installed for that long, working out our usage and comparing that to what we were paying we should be between £400-£500 a year better off with what BG want us to pay (clear & simple)
We had to be tied to BG for 28 days then we could switch to whomever we want to, so using Uswitch to find the cheapest we have gone over to Npower (who also supply or leccy) but have not taken a dual fuel tariff option (Jan14 tarrif) & will be another £50+ a year additionally better off.

Using sites like Uswitch give the end user the option of finding a cheaper supplier which may help with the price you have to pay as long as your not tied in or have a debit on your account you'll be good to go.

26-10-2012, 16:59	#31
alferret Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mansfield Age: 59 Services: There is no destination to life, the journey is everything! Posts: 5,532	Re: British Gas to raise its gas and electricity prices Whilst I deplore these price hikes, we feel like we are in a better place this year thanks to BG & MDC (Mansfield district council) We live on an estate that had its heating & hot water supplied by district heating (3 coal fired boilers) This heating system has come to the end of its life so BG & MDC have installed gas to the whole estate & installed new heating systems in every house be it council, owned or rented at zero cost to the occupier/owner. We live in a 3 bed semi, fully double glazed, cavity filled & loft insulated house and under the district heating system we were paying £19.00pw (per week without subsidy) and this was solely down to the cost of keeping these antiquated things running and fuelled. Although we havnt had it installed for that long, working out our usage and comparing that to what we were paying we should be between £400-£500 a year better off with what BG want us to pay (clear & simple) We had to be tied to BG for 28 days then we could switch to whomever we want to, so using Uswitch to find the cheapest we have gone over to Npower (who also supply or leccy) but have not taken a dual fuel tariff option (Jan14 tarrif) & will be another £50+ a year additionally better off. Using sites like Uswitch give the end user the option of finding a cheaper supplier which may help with the price you have to pay as long as your not tied in or have a debit on your account you'll be good to go.