Switching electric provider | Electricity Bills Information - Part 3
Feb 9

Myself & my mum live in a 2 bedroom flat. Our energy provider is Scottish Power. We had a new meter installed at the beginning of december & in 3 months our energy bill is nearly £1100. Surely this cannot be correct?! There is only two of us, we are rarely in during the day & about 90% of electrical appliances are switched off at the socket. Our hot water heater has been broken for about a year and a half so we don’t even have any hot water so it’s not like the electricity is constantly heating the hot water supply. (We have an electric shower though, just incase you’re wondering) We’re at a loss what to do because surely we can’t be running up that amount of electricity in a 2 bedroom flat!

Has anyone ever had this issue with any other providers, or scottish power? What steps did you take to resolve this. & if you can tell me, if you have approx the same living conditions, how much do you pay per month?

Thankyou
The old and new meter readings are written on a sticker in the cupboard where the meter was.. the old is about 3400 & the new 34500.
I’ve actually just noticed it this morning.
& the meter reading is now about 46,000

may well be a mistake in the actual meter readings. You may have had an imperial meter before and now have a metric meter and the gas/electricity companies take the same reading regardless. Also don’t except an estimated reading, tell them the actual reading yourself. (I don’t know how these companies get away with ‘estimated readings’ could you ever imagine your boss saying ‘you’ve earnedd about x amount this month’?!?!) Is there a chance any one could be splicingelectricityy?

Feb 5

1.) Are you an electric utility customer?

a.) Yes

b.) No

2.) What is your age range?

a.) 18-25

b.) 26-35

c.) 36-55

d.) 56 or older

3.) What is your household’s annual income?

a.) 0-25k

b.) 25,001 to 40k

c.) 40,001 to 65k

d.) 65,001 to 100k

e.) >100k

4.) How does your power company generate its electricity?

a.) Nuclear

b.) Coal

c.) Oil or Gas

d.) Or renewable (wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric)

5.) If your energy provider offered renewable sources of electricity (wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric) how much more would you be willing to pay per month to switch?

a.) 0$

b.) <$5

c.) <$10

d.) <$25

e.) <$40

6.) What percentage of your available household fixtures are currently using compact fluorescent light bulbs?

a.) 0%

b.) >25%

c.) >50%

d.) >75%

e.) 76-100%

7.) Based on factors such as average cost of electricity in the U.S., energy usage per bulb, lifetime expectancy of each light bulb, and difference in price, DID YOU KNOW that you would save 54.23$ per 75 watt standard type a incandescent light bulb replaced by a compact fluorescent 20 W bulb that gives off the equivalent light?

a.) Yes

b.) No

8.) Will knowing this change your decision to switch to compact fluorescents next time you shop for light bulbs?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) I already knew this

9.) How do you believe the Bush Administration and the past Congress has performed with regards to curbing CO2 pollution?

a.) Irresponsibly

b.) Adequately

c.) Admirably

10.) Do you believe that climate change will have a negative affect on you in your lifetime?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) Maybe

11.) Do you believe that climate change will negatively affect your children?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) Maybe

12.) How does climate change rate in your concerns when selecting office holders?

a.) #1 concern

b.) #2 concern

c.) #3 concern

d.) #4 concern

Not on my list of political concerns

13.) Which of the following were you aware of?:

a.) At the current rate of climate change an estimated 25% of the current U.S. population will be under water.

b.) Global warming increases drought and famine and play a factor in millions starving to death within the next century onwards. The reduced rainfall has played large role in the record # of acres burned in wildfires the last several seasons.

c.) Global warming is raising ocean temperatures, which contributes to the decline of coral reefs in turn damaging fish populations, and higher ocean temperatures also plays a factor in frequency and strength of hurricanes.

14.) Knowing some of the dangers of global warming and how it will affect the United States and the world in a negative way, how would you now rate climate change as an issue when selecting office holders?

a.) #1 concern

b.) #2 concern

c.) #3 concern

d.) #4 concern

e.) Not on my list of political concerns

15.) In the 1990’s, the government could have prevented today’s high gasoline prices by placing a 10% tax on gasoline at the time. Do you wish they had done this?

a.) Yes

b.) No

1.) Are you an electric utility customer?
.) Yes

2.) What is your age range?
b.) 26-35

3.) What is your household’s annual income?
d.) 65,001 to 100k

4.) How does your power company generate its electricity?
b.) Coal

5.) If your energy provider offered renewable sources of electricity (wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric) how much more would you be willing to pay per month to switch?
d.) <$25

6.) What percentage of your available household fixtures are currently using compact fluorescent light bulbs?
b.) >25%

7.) Based on factors such as average cost of electricity in the U.S., energy usage per bulb, lifetime expectancy of each light bulb, and difference in price, DID YOU KNOW that you would save 54.23$ per 75 watt standard type a incandescent light bulb replaced by a compact fluorescent 20 W bulb that gives off the equivalent light?
a.) Yes

8.) Will knowing this change your decision to switch to compact fluorescents next time you shop for light bulbs?
c.) I already knew this

9.) How do you believe the Bush Administration and the past Congress has performed with regards to curbing CO2 pollution?
b.) Adequately

10.) Do you believe that climate change will have a negative affect on you in your lifetime?
c.) Maybe

11.) Do you believe that climate change will negatively affect your children?
c.) Maybe

12.) How does climate change rate in your concerns when selecting office holders?
Not on my list of political concerns

13.) Which of the following were you aware of?:

a.) At the current rate of climate change an estimated 25% of the current U.S. population will be under water.

b.) Global warming increases drought and famine and play a factor in millions starving to death within the next century onwards. The reduced rainfall has played large role in the record # of acres burned in wildfires the last several seasons.

c.) Global warming is raising ocean temperatures, which contributes to the decline of coral reefs in turn damaging fish populations, and higher ocean temperatures also plays a factor in frequency and strength of hurricanes.

14.) Knowing some of the dangers of global warming and how it will affect the United States and the world in a negative way, how would you now rate climate change as an issue when selecting office holders?
e.) Not on my list of political concerns

15.) In the 1990’s, the government could have prevented today’s high gasoline prices by placing a 10% tax on gasoline at the time. Do you wish they had done this?
b.) No

I know the world is warming, you have to be very ignorant to disagree. But there is no one alive that knows why, this man made crap I just don’t buy sorry…. The world has been warming long before the start of fuels burning, granite it doesn’t help but I mean really you think this is the main reason???? The Desert areas have been expanding for the last 10,000 years according to history think they had 100,000sqf factories and big SUV’s then???
The fact is we don’t’ know crap when it comes to this issue we can only assume, The reason you see global warming pop up so much lately is I mean its hot it sells it makes money believe it or not! These guys doing all this research make money they don’t do it for free and as long as money is thrown to them by governments they will claim things that will bring it…. We are warming and to be honest not a person in this world can explain it.We are warming at a faster rate simply because we are losing more and more ice caps the more we lose the faster it moves. open you freg. and test it it will stay cold for a while then the percent of warming will go up faster and faster as it loses its chill. I don’t even think its rocket science., just a Little logical thinking.

Feb 3

1.) Are you an electric utility customer?

a.) Yes

b.) No

2.) What is your age range?

a.) 18-25

b.) 26-35

c.) 36-55

d.) 56 or older

3.) What is your household’s annual income?

a.) 0-25k

b.) 25,001 to 40k

c.) 40,001 to 65k

d.) 65,001 to 100k

e.) >100k

4.) How does your power company generate its electricity?

a.) Nuclear

b.) Coal

c.) Oil or Gas

d.) Or renewable (wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric)

5.) If your energy provider offered renewable sources of electricity (wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric) how much more would you be willing to pay per month to switch?

a.) 0$

b.) <$5

c.) <$10

d.) <$25

e.) <$40

6.) What percentage of your available household fixtures are currently using compact fluorescent light bulbs?

a.) 0%

b.) >25%

c.) >50%

d.) >75%

e.) 76-100%

7.) Based on factors such as average cost of electricity in the U.S., energy usage per bulb, lifetime expectancy of each light bulb, and difference in price, DID YOU KNOW that you would save 54.23$ per 75 watt standard type a incandescent light bulb replaced by a compact fluorescent 20 W bulb that gives off the equivalent light?

a.) Yes

b.) No

8.) Will knowing this change your decision to switch to compact fluorescents next time you shop for light bulbs?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) I already knew this

9.) How do you believe the Bush Administration and the past Congress has performed with regards to curbing CO2 pollution?

a.) Irresponsibly

b.) Adequately

c.) Admirably

10.) Do you believe that climate change will have a negative affect on you in your lifetime?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) Maybe

11.) Do you believe that climate change will negatively affect your children?

a.) Yes

b.) No

c.) Maybe

12.) How does climate change rate in your concerns when selecting office holders?

a.) #1 concern

b.) #2 concern

c.) #3 concern

d.) #4 concern

Not on my list of political concerns

13.) Which of the following were you aware of?:

a.) At the current rate of climate change an estimated 25% of the current U.S. population will be under water.

b.) Global warming increases drought and famine and play a factor in millions starving to death within the next century onwards. The reduced rainfall has played large role in the record # of acres burned in wildfires the last several seasons.

c.) Global warming is raising ocean temperatures, which contributes to the decline of coral reefs in turn damaging fish populations, and higher ocean temperatures also plays a factor in frequency and strength of hurricanes.

14.) Knowing some of the dangers of global warming and how it will affect the United States and the world in a negative way, how would you now rate climate change as an issue when selecting office holders?

a.) #1 concern

b.) #2 concern

c.) #3 concern

d.) #4 concern

e.) Not on my list of political concerns

15.) In the 1990’s, the government could have prevented today’s high gasoline prices by placing a 10% tax on gasoline at the time. Do you wish they had done this?

a.) Yes

b.) No

i started to, but it was just to long

Jan 31

A while back in 2007 an energy company called Universal Gas and Electric called my house and spoke to my mom about making them our energy provider. My mom doesn’t speak English so she had my 16 year old brother talk to them and for some reason he switched to them, the bill was in my mom’s name. About a year and half later we switched the bill to my name so that it might increase my credit score. Now we recently moved and cancelled with them (Universal) and they claim that I owe them a $250 cancellation fee because we had a 5 year contract. I was never made aware of a contract and neither was my mom or little brother and had I known that it was a 5 year contract I wouldn’t have switched the bill over into my name. They have sent it into collections. What should I do? I feel like I have been scammed and they don’t deserve the money and I never signed into a 5 year contract, neither verbally nor in writing. What would you do if you were in my position?
I have tried everything, they are not backing out and said that they are willing to go to court over it. It is already in collections and the company that they contracted to do their collections is trying to obtain a judgment against me.

You can’t enter into a contract until you’re 18. Even if you were 18, your brother wasn’t when the contract was formed. I would call them and tell them this fact makes the contract void, see if they back out.

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