Last seen: Aug 3, 2025
Be interesting to see what happens if the government go ahead as planned and replace the RHI in March next year with an upfront grant of up to £4,000...
A few personal thoughts I suspect by law some of the levy needs to stay with electricity for now, e.g. some carbon costs, AAHEDC etc, else the gover...
Ah OK. Last year I swapped from one Scottish Power deal to another Scottish Power deal via Uswitch to get the cashback and switch to another deal. 1...
In theory you only need to sign up to the new supplier PFP 49 days or less before the end of your Symbio contract and then PFP will sort out the switc...
For comparison April and May were also very high for gas usage. It is said this was due to it being both cold and wet. Gas usage rose 36 per cent in...
A hint on the price point of the Octopus offer when it is launched but maybe they are just playing?
The ofgem rules are you can switch 49 days prior to the expiry date of a fixed term contract as far as I know, without paying any exit fees. Is that...
Am curious. The RHI is finishing next year for new applications, to be replaced by a single upfront amount of up to £4000. Would those who have in...
Seems another price jump may happen in October at the next Ofgem price cap review if some press reports are to be believed.
@julianc good to know. Does anyone turn their ashp off in the summer or if they are away from home for several weeks?
I assume the long lead time is linked to this announcement "Octopus Energy is investing £10m to build the UK’s first major training centre for heat ...
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