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Water company numbers now live!
By Energy Company Numbers on July 30, 2015079Today, we are pleased to announce that we have extended our supplier numbers to water companies. After much consideration, we decided to move into the water company niche as we feel that offering the ability for our customers to contact their water supplier – in addition to their energy supplier – is more beneficial than just the latter. This move […]
First Utility fixed price tariffs explained
By Energy Company Numbers on July 23, 2015If you are shopping for a better energy deal, you will have come across fixed price tariffs from First Utility. But what are they, and should you consider one? In this guide, we will be answering need to know questions about First Utility fixed tariffs to help you decide if one is right for you. Related: Changing tariff with First […]
SSE loses 500,000 customers over a year
By Energy Company Numbers on July 23, 2015Energy giant SSE, which also trades as Scottish Hydro, Southern Electric, SWALEC, Atlantic and Airtricity, has revealed that it has lost a staggering 90,000 customers in the last three months and 500,000 customers over the past year. SSE blamed increasingly tough competition for the desertion of its customers in May this year, and now that the true figures have been revealed […]
What is Economy 10?
By Energy Company Numbers on July 13, 2015Economy 10 is simply the name of an energy tariff that offers cheaper rates of energy at off peak times. For example, Economy 10 tariffs will give you 10 hours of cheaper electricity a day. Typically, 7 of those hours will be during the night and 3 of those hours during the day. This is different to the Economy 7 […]
CMA inquiry finds energy prices are too high
By Energy Company Numbers on July 7, 2015We all saw this coming, didn’t we? The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) today published its report into the energy market, and it isn’t good news for the big six. The report has found that the Big Six suppliers – British Gas, SSE, EDF Energy, E.On, npower and ScottishPower – have charged prices that were on average 5 percent too […]
Account in credit E.ON refund?
By Energy Company Numbers on July 7, 2015During the summer and spring, it is common to receive an energy bill showing your account as in credit if you pay by Direct Debit. The reason for this is that you are not using all of the energy that you are paying for. Usually, customers find that they are in credit by around £100, but some people find themselves […]
How to book a British Gas engineer for a breakdown
By Energy Company Numbers on June 25, 2015Emergencies are unavoidable from time to time. If there ever comes a moment when you, a member of your household or your property in general are at risk, you can take action quickly through emergency services. Signs of an emergency situation that you might notice include the smell of burning, the appearance of smoke from the fuse board or light […]
Competition and Markets Authority to call for price controls
By Energy Company Numbers on June 24, 2015The cost of energy is at an all-time high, and it will continue to rise into the future. Meanwhile, taking into account trading markets the price of food and consumables will increase over the next few years and many households are going to find this a struggle too far. In lieu of this, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to […]
How to pay your bills with British Gas
By Energy Company Numbers on June 23, 2015British Gas is one of the best-known energy suppliers in the United Kingdom. They are one of the ‘big six’ – the six energy company’s that command the largest percentage of the energy market – and they offer a number of competitive gas and electricity tariffs: Fix and Fall June 2016, Standard Variable, Fix and Reward June 2016 and Fixed […]
How light bulbs can help you to save energy
By Energy Company Numbers on June 21, 2015The last century has seen incredible advancements in technology and science. Unrecognizable a hundred years later, our day to day lives involve appliances and a standard of living unheard of earlier in history. In addition, this past decade has seen a substantial amount of growth in green and renewable energy. As the conversation begins to shift from what we can […]









