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  • Exciting News
    @WizzyWigg Perhaps they'll reintroduce the wail of the old air raid sirens to warn populations of sky high energy prices. Or send the message to... see more
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    Not me. Everyone must be taken in context. 🌞 ​​​​​​​The tracker will be the future, but. 😉 see more
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    Nope. More those who expect to have all the information instantly at a push of a button. Nothing to do with age 👴 😂. Senior members of society will... see more
  • Time of Use Tariff Saves Me Money
    @wizzo227 TOU pricing can be both a carrot and a stick. You've illustrated both in a very clear manner. I'm all for the carrot approach -... see more
  • Time of Use Tariff Saves Me Money
    Well, there is a downside to half-hour priced electricity if you are one of the many who'll just switch stuff on because its after-school time. ... see more
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    Who's expecting everyone to take them up? Agreed it may not suit everyone - it's presumably the older generation, who can't even program their TV... see more
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    Done some sums - 1600 kWh per annum at night rate might save me 16p per kWh = £288 per annum. - say £300 for ease . It would take me a long time... see more
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    If you know a day ahead what the half hourly prices are going to be you could adjust to that information. But if you are working away from home or... see more
  • Elderly dad cannot get Smart meters
    @LucySc That is absolutely brilliant news. Thank you for the update and future updates as they could be beneficial to others. see more
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    @geoffers Seriously can you see everyone happy to look up daily energy prices. 😂 I would surprised if many knew where to look in the first instance.... see more
  • Elderly dad cannot get Smart meters
    I just wanted to update this thread to let everyone know that Lee has been following this issue up very tenaciously for me and has been in contact... see more
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    @retrotecchie - this isn't actually a TOU tariff, though I don't see why people couldn't check the rates for themselves if they want to reduce their... see more
  • A great big E.ON Next community welcome!
    Good Morning Community 👋 How are we all? It's Monday and time to welcome our new members, just a couple today so please join me in saying hello. ... see more
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    @geoffers ToU tariffs are all very well, but no-one seems to have addressed the obvious question. If the price of electricity changes on the... see more
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    I think this is a worst case upper limit if wholesale prices rocket, and you'd be free to change tariff at any time In reality looking at their... see more
  • Storage heater not getting any power in off peak hours
    @Sidra has there been any changes to your meter since last year? We’re other members of the public and can help to answer questions such as yours... see more
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    @Andy65 the benefits will naturally be higher for big users than small users. The risks they face in percentage terms will though be much the... see more
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    I see from the FAQ link posted by @geoffers that the tentacled supplier has a maximum rate of 30p per kWh for Gas and £1 per kWh for electricity. I... see more
  • Enable Optical port on Liberty 100
    @johnhamelink The port is usually disabled by default on all smart meters. It can only be enabled by an engineer with a portable terminal and the... see more
  • Storage heater not getting any power in off peak hours
    Our storage heater not getting any power in off peak hours, they were all ok in last winter. Heating automatically start at day time which is really... see more
  • Enable Optical port on Liberty 100
    Hi there, I purchased and built a piggy meter (https://aquaticus.info/meter.html) which is a tool designed to read the optical port on a meter and... see more
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    Count me in, 👍 see more
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    This may be of interest: Just done some Googling and Octopus has a similar product - their FAQ... https://octopus.energy/tracker-faqs/ explains... see more
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    Hello, Fantastic news, I guess my first thought will be whether E-On will provide API access to the tracker data including the smart meter data... see more
  • Time of Use Tariff Saves Me Money
    I don’t yet have a smart meter but I’m sceptical that the UK population will take to TOU tariffs in great numbers. If they require people to... see more
  • Endless tv and radio ads
    I'm fairly sure that when they first introduced support via Twitter, Facebook etc, it was aimed at those who wanted to send a message but didn't need... see more
  • Endless tv and radio ads
    True, @Andy65 but there's a more fundamental systemic problem here. If cost of obtaining a new customer through slick marketing with happy cartoon... see more