Energy
14 guides.
- EnergyEnergy Direct Debit Too High? What to Check and What to DoYour supplier sets your energy direct debit from an estimate of your use for the year. Why it can be too high or too low, the four things to check, how to ask for a review or a refund of credit, and where to go if you cannot agree.
- EnergyThe Energy Price Cap Explained: What It Limits and What It Does NotOfgem’s price cap limits the unit rates and standing charges on standard variable energy tariffs, and changes every three months. What it covers, what it does not, and how it affects a fixed tariff.
- EnergySmart Meters Explained: What They Do and Whether to Get OneA smart meter sends your gas and electricity readings to your supplier, so bills stop being estimates. What one does and does not do, what it costs, renting, switching supplier, and what to do if it stops sending readings.
- EnergyEconomy 7 Explained: Night Rates and Whether It Suits YouEconomy 7 gives you cheaper electricity for seven hours at night and dearer electricity in the day. How to tell if you have it, when your night hours are, and when it suits a home.
- EnergyHow to Read Your Energy Bill: Unit Rates, Standing Charges, Estimated Readings and Your BalanceA plain guide to a UK gas and electricity bill: kWh, unit rates and standing charges, estimated and actual readings, whether your account is in credit or debit, and the reference numbers you will need.
- EnergyPrepayment Energy Meters Explained: Topping Up, Emergency Credit, Switching to Credit and Getting HelpHow UK prepayment gas and electricity meters work: topping up, standing charges, emergency and friendly credit, moving into a home with a prepayment meter, changing to a credit meter, and the help available.
- EnergyMeter Readings and Estimated Energy Bills: How to Fix an Estimate and the 12-Month Back-Billing RuleWhy energy bills are estimated, how to read gas and electricity meters and submit a reading, what the back-billing rule protects you from, and what to do if a bill still looks wrong.
- EnergyFixed Energy Tariff Ending: What Happens Next and What to Do in the Last 49 DaysWhen a fixed gas or electricity tariff ends in the UK: the letter your supplier must send, the 49 days in which you can leave without an exit fee, what happens if you do nothing, and how to decide.
- EnergyEnergy When Moving House: Meter Readings, Who You Pay and the First BillGas and electricity when you move home in the UK: the readings to take on both days, who supplies the new property, the deemed contract you start on, and how to avoid paying for someone else’s energy.
- EnergyHow to Save Money on Utility Bills in the UKPractical ways to cut UK household bills: reviewing tariffs before renewal, fixed versus variable energy, reducing waste at home, and reading broadband and mobile prices properly.
- EnergyHow to Reduce Energy Bills in the UK Without Changing Your LifestyleCutting UK energy bills without big sacrifices: fixed versus variable tariffs, the small habits that matter, what drives your bill, and when switching supplier is worth it.
EnergyHow to Save Money on Internet Bills in the UK as a NewcomerWhen you first arrive in the UK, it is easy to overpay for internet without realising it.- EnergyHow to Switch Energy Supplier in the UK: When, What You Need and What ChangesSwitching energy supplier changes who bills you, not your supply. When you can switch without an exit fee, what you need, how to compare on your own use, and what happens during the switch.
- EnergyHow to Compare Energy Suppliers in the UK: Prices, Tariff Types and ServiceCompare gas and electricity tariffs on your own annual use: the unit rate and standing charge, fixed against variable, exit fees, and how suppliers rate for service.