Switching Energy suppliers - any recommendations?

[Studio-S.E.2.2.]

Our energy supplier is currently Ovo 'Simpler Energy plan'- has anyone switched to a better deal recently?

Any suggestions would be great.

[jazzer]

Honestly in the current market, I wouldn't recommend changing suppliers, if you do you're likely to get a worse deal then you currently are on. Lots of tariffs offered towards the end of last year/early this year have already been closed to new customers, because of the continued increase in wholesale prices.

I'm with London Power, from April 2nd the estimated cost for my domestic gas and electricity will rise by ?700. And at the time the variable tariff I switched to still offered good prices for per KWh, as my fixed tariff deal came to an end in January. The real sucker in all of this is that energy providers have sky rocketed the cost of the standing daily charge, so much so it is more than the cost of per KWh in some cases, although these are pretty much fixed costs for the energy suppliers. If energy suppliers wanted to help customers they would curb the standing charge increases which they have forced on customers.

By all means take a look at what's on offer, but I doubt you'll find a better deal for comparable usage.

[Nigello]

Agreed - hold tight and put on another jumper/pair of socks/etc. Seriously, though - do an audit of your daily energy needs and see where you can cut down. It can only help, even if just a little.

[Angelina]

if you can find an energy supplier without standing charges you might do well.

depends on the usage rates as well..

[diable rouge]

Not that long ago, uSwitch, who's MO is to encourage people to switch suppliers (not just gas/electric), were advising people to hold tight on current energy deals as there was next to nothing to be gained from switching...

[jazzer]

Angelina Wrote:

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> if you can find an energy supplier without

> standing charges you might do well.

> depends on the usage rates as well..

Oh, well, if you know a energy who doesn't charge a daily standing charge, do tell.

ACtually it is a requirement of Ofgem for energy suppliers TO charge a daily standing charge, so unfortunately no getting away from it.

[Angelina]

google it

"list of energy suppliers without standing charge"

[jazzer]

And they'll charge more for the tariff so while you'll save on zero standing charge you'll pay more per KWh unit.

[Angelina]

And it depends then on your usage which is variable, rather than high fixed daily charges