Are British Gas boilers expensive? We recently received a question from a lady named Emma Wilkinson, who wanted to know whether a quote she received from British Gas for a new boiler was value for money. The question was as follows: “Hi ECN, I have been quoted £4,000 for a boiler from British Gas. The quote is for the supply

If you are on benefits, such as income support, then you may be looking for information about whether or not EDF Energy offers a special tariff for customers on benefits. If you are on benefits, be that Income Support or Child Allowance, it is worth contacting EDF to discuss your needs. Unfortunately, we have some bad news, because EDF Energy do not

You can switch tariff with First Utility when your existing tariff ends. First Utility should notify you in accordance with Ofgem rules 42-49 days before the end of your plan, to give you chance to switch. It is your consumer right to switch to a cheaper tariff if one is available. You can continue with First Utility as your supplier,

If you are a customer of Scottish Power, this article has been written to benefit you. It answers the most frequently asked questions about Scottish Power refunds. Please note that while we are not Scottish Power, we have used the information freely available online to create this guide. We hope that it helps you. If it does, please feel free to

The Government Home Discount Scheme, otherwise known as The Warm Home Discount Scheme, was introduced in 2014 and came into force in 2015. This scheme allows home owners to benefit from £140 off their electricity bill for Winter. The existing dedicated support for low income and vulnerable households will be maintained until March 2017. We have received quite a few enquiries

If you are a PAYG (pay-as-you-go) customer of OVO Energy, and your PAYG account has not automatically topped up via PayPoint, then you can add credit manually. There are two ways how to do this: 1) Add credit via your IHD (In-Home Display), or 2) Add credit via your smart meter keypad. Please note that the following instructions assume that

Standing charges on energy bills are common – but they aren’t exactly welcome. In this guide, you will find out all you need to know about standing charges. This guide also examines why consumers pay standing charges. What are standing charges? Standing charges are fixed costs. Energy suppliers set their own standard charges so yours may be different to somebody

British Gas Boiler IQ is a sensor pack that detects when a boiler stops heating your radiators or generating hot water. Boiler IQ is monitored in real-time by British Gas engineers, who can alert you should your boiler experience any faults, so that any necessary fix can be booked in. Boiler IQ is available to British Gas customers who have

If you are not satisfied with the service you have received from Utilita, then you can make a complaint. To make a complaint with Utilita, all you have to do is contact them. Details for doing this can be found below, to help you make your complaint. Note: Before you make a complaint, we recommend that you read through Utilita’s published

The biggest energy company in the United Kingdom by customer base is British Gas. Owned by Centrica, British Gas has over 20 million residential and business customers. That total number includes gas, electricity, dual fuel and boiler and maintenance customers. British Gas has four times as many customers as Scottish Power and E.ON UK, and more than twice as many

Gas and electricity supplier E.ON is striving to do more to help customers to understand their bills more clearly. E.ON is one of the largest energy providers in the UK, with approximately five million customers nationwide; and the company wants to ensure that its billing process is as simple and transparent as possible. Here we take a look at one

British Gas pay as you go customers should contact British Gas to notify them about moving move. Moving into a new home can be seamless with regards to your energy plan, but British Gas do need a ‘heads up’ first, so that they can process your request properly. One thing to keep in mind is that you will need a

If you have lost your electricity or gas top up card (also called a KeyPad card, prepayment card or top up key), don’t panic. You can usually collect a new card from your nearest PayPoint store or your nearest Payzone store. All you have to do is tell the shopkeeper that you need a new card. You can find your

Npower has approximately 6.5 million customers in the United Kingdom, although RWE AG, npower’s parent company, reports that they serve 5.1 million residential and business customers in the UK. The 6.5 million number is reported by us, because RWE’s estimate has been live since 2012, and does not account for growth between 2012 and 2016. We estimate that npower has

If there’s one thing (cost aside) we all hate about our energy companies, then it’s predicted bills and meter readings. Both introduce an unnecessary level of stress that you really shouldn’t have to deal with when you’re just trying to live your life, and, as it turns out, the energy companies agreed. The last few years have seen the gentle