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    Energy Prices

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    Posted · Edited by LincolnHearts

    Got an email from OVO (SSE) today detailing the price rises from April the 1st.

    Electric up from 21.40p to 29.10p per unit, but the one that I can't get my head around is the standing charge, which goes from  28.32p per day to a whopping 50.53p per day.

    The standing charge reckons it keeps me connected to the network, pays for maintenance and meters to be read.

    Fingers crossed there are some meter readers in for inflation-busting pay rises 🤣

     

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    Energy Prices

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    15 hours ago, Jambomo said:

    Ok so it’s probably not that then. I wonder what it is? Thanks for your help

    I'd see what's what on a quiet day (usage wise if that makes any sense)

    If you're home alone and you've only got the radio, lighting and/or a PC running, you shouldn't be using a massive amount of power.

    Looking at the flashing pulse of your meter, it'll flash like a sex-pest on a trolley dash in Thailand/South Yorkshire when you switch on high consumption appliances like the tumble-dryer or the kettle.

    Like I say, mistakes on the accuracy of meter are very, very rare, but I did come across many of examples of them being installed/replaced incorrectly, where a peak and off peak supply (economy 7) were somehow rolled into one when the old timers were removed/ripped out and poor b*****ds were unwittingly knocking  £35-£40 a week into an electric pre-payment meter 15-20 years ago..

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    Energy Prices

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    21 minutes ago, The Moonster said:

    I had a leaflet through my door from Labour yesterday telling me they'd solve the energy crisis. No detail on how they'd do that but I'm sure we can take their word for it.

    As long as you have a garden, they will plant you a money tree.

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    Energy Prices

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    24 minutes ago, Jambomo said:

    Does anyone know how you would test an electricity meter for accuracy? Can it even be done?

    I have all electric and a smart meter which does send reading but I also send additional ones each month to calculate the bill. The bills show my energy consumption going from an estimated of 3,500 kWh annually to what it currently says is 7,200 kWh.

    the thing is that my consumption has been basically the same the whole time. I moved in March 2020 and have always worked from home, used the same appliances in the house in the same way. Yes I have the heating on a bit more in the winter months but it didn’t even rise that much last winter. I am beginning to wonder if the meter is correct. 

    Apparently my use is the same is a 3 bedroom house and I’m in a small one bedroom flat. I just don’t see how it’s almost doubled when I am doing everything the same as before.

    When I was an installer, we used to get some 'Check Meter' jobs where a newly calibrated meter was linked to the current one for a week or so to see that they were in unison. Very, very rarely was a meter wrong. Think they still replace every 10 years to re-calibrate and ensure accuracy. 

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