12-02-2023, 19:32
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
An interesting read but unless I missed it I can't find where the actual cost is for each household, surely they have to pay something?
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Closest thing I could find in the article.
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For the 150 or so households of Swaffham Prior that have, to date, signed up to join the network, the council will act as energy provider. Residents pay a metered monthly tariff — pegged below the previous year’s average oil price — plus an annual service charge, based on their number of bedrooms, for upkeep of their home’s connection and the village energy centre. Eventually, when the national price cap on electricity becomes lower, their tariff will track electricity prices. “It will always be the same or cheaper than oil. That was our criteria as well,” Barker says. “Oil prices have been peaking and troughing a lot last year. At the moment, oil prices are very high, so [our present tariff] is much cheaper than oil.”
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13-02-2023, 10:21
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Re: The energy crisis
I had a nice email from Bulb yesterday. My monthly payments are going to be lowered from £252 to £230 a month (1930s semi detached ex-council house with solid walls so terrible heat loss) It seems our energy efficiency drive is working well!
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13-02-2023, 10:29
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by jonbxx
I had a nice email from Bulb yesterday. My monthly payments are going to be lowered from £252 to £230 a month (1930s semi detached ex-council house with solid walls so terrible heat loss) It seems our energy efficiency drive is working well!
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If you log in to their app or website you can adjust the DD yourself, it gives you far better control as I've just lowered mine to £67 but their recommended is currently £63 a month.
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13-02-2023, 16:20
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
If you log in to their app or website you can adjust the DD yourself, it gives you far better control as I've just lowered mine to £67 but their recommended is currently £63 a month.
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While true, they still set a minimum that you cannot go below.
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14-02-2023, 17:06
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Re: The energy crisis
Anyone vulnerable who would suffer due to the cold may be able to ask their GP to prescribe some warmth. This is currently only in trial areas, but will soon go nationwide.
It is hoped that this will save NHS resources & money, whilst helping the most vulnerable in society.
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14-02-2023, 18:08
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Re: The energy crisis
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Anyone vulnerable who would suffer due to the cold may be able to ask their GP to prescribe some warmth. This is currently only in trial areas, but will soon go nationwide.
It is hoped that this will save NHS resources & money, whilst helping the most vulnerable in society.
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so what do you actually get?
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14-02-2023, 18:38
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
so what do you actually get?
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https://es.catapult.org.uk/project/w...-prescription/
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The service works like this:
NHS teams (including social prescribers and complex care teams linked to GP surgeries) identify eligible people
Eligible people are contacted directly by their local NHS and offered a “warm home prescription” to be delivered by local energy advisors – who directly credit money onto recipients energy bill
Once the credit is applied, patients can immediately start heating their home to a healthy temperature between 18C and 21C
Further home energy upgrades may be arranged where possible.
Warm Home Prescription can deliver practical help within two weeks.
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14-02-2023, 18:44
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Re: The energy crisis
The cynical in me sees that system as ripe for abuse. 
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14-02-2023, 18:55
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
Hydrogen goes bigger bang than current gas.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jonbxx
I had a nice email from Bulb yesterday. My monthly payments are going to be lowered from £252 to £230 a month (1930s semi detached ex-council house with solid walls so terrible heat loss) It seems our energy efficiency drive is working well!
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So nice to" know" someone my electric bill is bailing out 
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14-02-2023, 19:03
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by Jaymoss
so what do you actually get?
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Two sticks and a piece of coal
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14-02-2023, 22:27
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Re: The energy crisis
The private gas companies were nationalised in the 1940's under the Atlee Government until the Thatcher Government privatised British Gas in the 1990's and there is now growing calls for renationalisation again.
Just been listening to an interesting programme;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001j3lj
What happens when a Government nationalises a company? Will I get the FTSE valuation of my shares on the date of nationalisation, or what the Government decides to pay it's owners?
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14-02-2023, 23:07
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
The private gas companies were nationalised in the 1940's under the Atlee Government until the Thatcher Government privatised British Gas in the 1990's and there is now growing calls for renationalisation again.
Just been listening to an interesting programme;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001j3lj
What happens when a Government nationalises a company? Will I get the FTSE valuation of my shares on the date of nationalisation, or what the Government decides to pay it's owners? |
Think Railtrack and you might get a rough idea.
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15-02-2023, 14:33
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Re: The energy crisis
Just been switched to octopus can't access my Bulb account now and need to create an octopus account, hoping everything is as it was with my £300+ credit.
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15-02-2023, 14:37
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Re: The energy crisis
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Originally Posted by SnoopZ
Just been switched to octopus can't access my Bulb account now and need to create an octopus account, hoping everything is as it was with my £300+ credit.
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I've always found Octopus pretty helpful and easy to contact if anything goes wrong although admittedly I haven't needed to speak to them for several years.
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15-02-2023, 15:58
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Re: The energy crisis
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I've always found Octopus pretty helpful and easy to contact if anything goes wrong although admittedly I haven't needed to speak to them for several years.
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Will create an account after work, it's annoying I can't see my old balance though to compare.
Edit
Just had to change my password as requested in the email, I have a balance of £309.38 which I believe to be correct as long as it is a Credit!
No account Bulb history yet, I read somewhere that will be updated later.
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My payment history is available from the app, not sure about Bulb statements.
---------- Post added at 14:58 ---------- Previous post was at 13:44 ----------
So I submitted my meter readings now my account balance has changed to £273.37 down from £309.38 that it gave me 15mins ago and I know I was just over £300 on bulb.
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So submitting the meter readings has taken -£4.38 off for Gas and -£31.63 off for Electricity, I've never had this happen after submitting a meter reading with Bulb or anyone else, anyone else seeing this issue or is it normal?
Last edited by SnoopZ; 15-02-2023 at 16:11.
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