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COYBL25 said:
Got our new bill yesterday, ours has gone from £180 a month, to £400.

My missus is in full meltdown mode.

Took me over an hour to get through and they`re saying that there`s a possible fault with the meter, as the readings are showing unexplained " spikes " in gas use.

So I`ve had to take a photo of the meter ( for some reason ) and they`re going to " investigate it.

They`ve still taken the £400 out of the account in the meantime.
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I can sell you some coal & logs mate install a log burner that heats your water plus heating.....
 
Because the smart meters in my house are in no way smart whatsoever, I have continued to do what I've always done and taken regular meter readings myself.

In the last 21 days my use amounts to:

£103.50 in electric
£54 in gas

Some basic maths suggests my monthly use will work out at

£152.65 for electric
£79.70 for gas

The £66 per month discount for the next six months is a nice little bonus, but in reality it's likely to get gobbled up by increased central heating use.

The continual rise in pricing however means that the Tree family has agreed to fit solar panels to the main roof, the extension (when it gets built) and the annexe going in the garden next summer. The new underfloor heating will all be electric, we'll include a couple of big batteries for storage and install a reversible air-source heat pump so we can have solar-powered A/C in the summer and a little extra backup heating in the winter.

I looked into how to disconnect from mains electricity and there is a hefty fee involved - what a surprise.

EDIT: Mrs Tree has proposed an experiment for next month: no charging of mobile phones in the house. We're going to charge them at work, or in the car. Might not save much, but it's an easy change to adopt so worth trying.
 
Left my pay as you go meters in when I bought my house, mainly so I could monitor my use age properly. Anywhere they’re predicting an increase to £3k a year for both.

Not as bad as some; but I’m get into my crawl space this week and insulating the hell out of it. Appointment booked for someone to come out and quote me for a multi fuel burner
 
Tree13 said:
Because the smart meters in my house are in no way smart whatsoever, I have continued to do what I've always done and taken regular meter readings myself.

In the last 21 days my use amounts to:

£103.50 in electric
£54 in gas

Some basic maths suggests my monthly use will work out at

£152.65 for electric
£79.70 for gas

The £66 per month discount for the next six months is a nice little bonus, but in reality it's likely to get gobbled up by increased central heating use.

The continual rise in pricing however means that the Tree family has agreed to fit solar panels to the main roof, the extension (when it gets built) and the annexe going in the garden next summer. The new underfloor heating will all be electric, we'll include a couple of big batteries for storage and install a reversible air-source heat pump so we can have solar-powered A/C in the summer and a little extra backup heating in the winter.

I looked into how to disconnect from mains electricity and there is a hefty fee involved - what a surprise.

EDIT: Mrs Tree has proposed an experiment for next month: no charging of mobile phones in the house. We're going to charge them at work, or in the car. Might not save much, but it's an easy change to adopt so worth trying.
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No to Smart meters mate ... they are not compulsory .....
 

Tree13 said:
Because the smart meters in my house are in no way smart whatsoever, I have continued to do what I've always done and taken regular meter readings myself.

In the last 21 days my use amounts to:

£103.50 in electric
£54 in gas

Some basic maths suggests my monthly use will work out at

£152.65 for electric
£79.70 for gas

The £66 per month discount for the next six months is a nice little bonus, but in reality it's likely to get gobbled up by increased central heating use.

The continual rise in pricing however means that the Tree family has agreed to fit solar panels to the main roof, the extension (when it gets built) and the annexe going in the garden next summer. The new underfloor heating will all be electric, we'll include a couple of big batteries for storage and install a reversible air-source heat pump so we can have solar-powered A/C in the summer and a little extra backup heating in the winter.

I looked into how to disconnect from mains electricity and there is a hefty fee involved - what a surprise.

EDIT: Mrs Tree has proposed an experiment for next month: no charging of mobile phones in the house. We're going to charge them at work, or in the car. Might not save much, but it's an easy change to adopt so worth trying.
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Charging phones costs pence mate. But every little helps
 
Joey66 said:
No to Smart meters mate ... they are not compulsory .....
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Agree with you 100% @Joey66 , but once they are installed that appears to be it. I have enquired of at least four different major energy suppliers and all have stated categorically that they will not remove the smart meters and replace them with older conventional ones, so I am stuck with the mistake made by the previous owners of my current house. If you know of a lawful way to have them removed and replaced with conventional meters, I'm all ears.
 
Tree13 said:
Agree with you 100% @Joey66 , but once they are installed that appears to be it. I have enquired of at least four different major energy suppliers and all have stated categorically that they will not remove the smart meters and replace them with older conventional ones, so I am stuck with the mistake made by the previous owners of my current house.
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Yes once fitted they stay in - like water meters - another rip off......
 

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