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arista 26-03-2014 07:17 AM

Energy Firm SSE To Freeze Household Bills until January 2016
 
http://news.sky.com/story/1232081/en...ousehold-bills


Not long enough to freeze


The boss is trying to get more customers
to switch to his firm.



http://news.sky.com/story/1232081/en...ousehold-bills

Crimson Dynamo 26-03-2014 08:12 AM

Yes and guess what?

There is an Ofcom report due out tomorrow about the big six energy companies...

arista 26-03-2014 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 6770546)
Yes and guess what?

There is an Ofcom report due out tomorrow about the big six energy companies...


To me its only a year and a half price freeze
so its not long enough.


And what will it go up to after that short time?

Crimson Dynamo 26-03-2014 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arista (Post 6771067)
To me its only a year and a half price freeze
so its not long enough.


And what will it go up to after that short time?

Bang in right Arista

We need a 5 year freeze and no big hike after that:nono:

Just like Ed said

arista 26-03-2014 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 6771073)
Bang in right Arista

We need a 5 year freeze and no big hike after that:nono:

Just like Ed said



I do not need Ed telling me anything.

He was the Stupid Fecker in Charge of Energy in 2009
under Browns New Labour

joeysteele 26-03-2014 09:38 PM

I find it nauseating that David Cameron has tried to claim credit for this.
This Govt would have done not a thing as to energy bills had Ed Miliband not made it a major issue at his conference speech last year and borught it much more to the public debate.

This move by this energy company may have little to do with what Ed Miliband said but it shows one thing for sure, an energy price freeze 'can' be done,which is something this Govt and our totally useless PM, David Cameron, said was a 'fantasy'.
Unbelievable the cheek of the man to now claim credit for any of it happening.
I really wonder does he actually ever remember what he says or is it all verbal garbage he talks.

arista 27-03-2014 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 6770546)
Yes and guess what?

There is an Ofcom report due out tomorrow about the big six energy companies...


What the feck a Over 2 year time to look into this,
And Labour has ignored it and will go ahead , if they get in power,
with their own plan before the Ofcom have finished?




FECK OFCOM

They can do this in 6 months solid
or Not at all

Cherie 27-03-2014 02:30 PM

What is needed is a hefty price cut, a price freeze means nothing. I am with British Gas, I moved from a fixed rate in October to an alleged lower rate tarriff, plus the 50 quid green tax should have kicked in, they put my direct debit up by 4.00 last month, when I queried it the woman on the other end waffled on that only by using less energy would the DD come down (eh what with a cheaper tarriff and a reduced green tax) when I pointed out that my energy use was less according to their own energy graphs (you compare this years to last years usage), she waffled on a bit more, (pretty sure these people are employed for their waffling skills rather than being helpful) and I came away from the call more confused than I started.

So to recap for those of you that dosed off

50 quid green tax reduction
less energy usage
cheaper tarriff than last year
rise in DD

work that one out.

arista 27-03-2014 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 6771922)
What is needed is a hefty price cut, a price freeze means nothing. I am with British Gas, I moved from a fixed rate in October to an alleged lower rate tarriff, plus the 50 quid green tax should have kicked in, they put my direct debit up by 4.00 last month, when I queried it the woman on the other end waffled on that only by using less energy would the DD come down (eh what with a cheaper tarriff and a reduced green tax) when I pointed out that my energy use was less according to their own energy graphs (you compare this years to last years usage), she waffled on a bit more, (pretty sure these people are employed for their waffling skills rather than being helpful) and I came away from the call more confused than I started.

So to recap for those of you that dosed off

50 quid green tax reduction
less energy usage
cheaper tarriff than last year
rise in DD

work that one out.


No as Gas and Energy is Going Up in Costs


You are right about the Fake Labour Price Freeze
as before that comes in all prices will go up.

Livia 27-03-2014 05:03 PM

SSE can afford to freeze their prices. They raised them by 8% last year alone.

James 27-03-2014 05:08 PM

You should try OVO Energy. They have the cheapest prices.

James 27-03-2014 05:10 PM

^According to USwitch anyway.

Top TiBB Shopping Tip.

arista 27-03-2014 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James (Post 6772073)
You should try OVO Energy. They have the cheapest prices.


yes they are

joeysteele 27-03-2014 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 6772063)
SSE can afford to freeze their prices. They raised them by 8% last year alone.

That is true,they did.

Actually I also agree with those who think that ofcom needs replacing too,I think ofcom is pathetic.

user104658 27-03-2014 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 6771482)
I really wonder does he actually ever remember what he says or is it all verbal garbage he talks.

Having recently had a hilarious/horrifying read back over his rhetoric and promises prior to getting into government, I can only imagine that he forgets most of what he's said within seconds of saying it. Like a goldfish.

joeysteele 27-03-2014 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier (Post 6772262)
Having recently had a hilarious/horrifying read back over his rhetoric and promises prior to getting into government, I can only imagine that he forgets most of what he's said within seconds of saying it. Like a goldfish.

Absolutely, the man is ridiculous and the worst part is when he gets reminded of what he has said, he treats it as a joke.

What a useless leader of any party and an even worse PM.
No wonder he was seen through at the last election and denied an overall majority in what should have been the easiest election for any opposition party to win.
I still hope and also do believe that he will find he is not really listened to again in 2015 too.
He,in my opinion is a liability. What a loser.

Kizzy 27-03-2014 11:22 PM

Offcom, I thought the energy regulator was offwat?
£50 green energy reduction that's great, now energy companies won't have to offer any energy efficiency measures to anyone... We can just go on wasting what it's costing us more and more to use.... yey!
Every company raised prices by at least 8% not just SSE, they're worried that when Labour gets in they will force them down, so they're trying to tie as many in to this tarriff as they can maybe?

michael21 27-03-2014 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 6772524)
Offcom, I thought the energy regulator was offwat?
£50 green energy reduction that's great, now energy companies won't have to offer any energy efficiency measures to anyone... We can just go on wasting what it's costing us more and more to use.... yey!
Every company raised prices by at least 8% not just SSE, they're worried that when Labour gets in they will force them down, so they're trying to tie as many in to this tarriff as they can maybe?

who are you with

link for kizzy :joker:

joeysteele 27-03-2014 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 6772524)
Offcom, I thought the energy regulator was offwat?
£50 green energy reduction that's great, now energy companies won't have to offer any energy efficiency measures to anyone... We can just go on wasting what it's costing us more and more to use.... yey!
Every company raised prices by at least 8% not just SSE, they're worried that when Labour gets in they will force them down, so they're trying to tie as many in to this tarriff as they can maybe?

Apparantly ofcom? are going to investigate the big 6 energy companies practices it seems.

Kizzy 27-03-2014 11:35 PM

Sorry I meant offgem, well let's see what they have to say about their shameless profiteering?

Cherie 28-03-2014 07:12 AM

offwat? :joker:

arista 28-03-2014 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 6772526)
Apparantly ofcom? are going to investigate the big 6 energy companies practices it seems.



But over 2 Years



Far to long.


And Labour is ignoring it


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