Recent content by Chris1664

I just rang up Octopus and asked ,spoke to young lad on the phone . Sent the offer through email , accepted and straight away new tariff showed up on the online portal . When I previously asked about leaving Octopus for a different company they quoted a fortune to get out of the contract but...

Managed to get Octopus to change my contract a couple of weeks ago . I had a 3 yr contract 50 p day 35 p night . 120p per day standing charge . ( agreed in late summer last yr when all quotes were 70 p plus for 1 yr) . I still have the extortionate standing charge but rates dropped to 34 p day...

I talked to Octopus at the beginning of the week , they couldn't give me much clue as to how the system will work or what the government wholesale rate equates to in real terms , but he did think it would end up being higher than the .34p per unit cap on domestic. I was told that all the info...

Emporia Vue smart energy system works well ( Amazon) . About £130 for main feed and 8 circuits . I think an extra 8 circuits is another 40-50 . The clamps take up a bit of room in the box but it works well and you can really pin down exactly where your energy is being used . I also bought Kasa...

“Will there be energy support for businesses?Businesses, and other non-domestic energy users such as charities and public sector organisations like schools, will also benefit from reduced energy costs, with costs for those on variable tariffs capped at the same price per unit - or kilowatt hour...

Breathing space for 6 months if you are a business on variable . I guess govt. are hoping that in 6 months time the offers will look better than they do now and they will have had another 6 months to see and predict how many businesses have gone /will go down the pan due to the increased rates...

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-bills-support/energy-bills-support-factsheet-8-september-2022

The cap is indeed 34p . Prices are finally up on govt site . But sadly no mention of 17p discount for people who are already fixed for business. Only a six month fix for those on variable though so still a roll of the dice needed . Pretty difficult to predict what’s going to be on offer in 6...

The talk regarding domestic (and supposedly this is also going to apply to business) is that if your on a fix the energy company will be reducing the fixed rate to give a similar rate as if you are on variable with the new discount. Presumably the rate wouldn't go below the govts. new cap . I...

Govt. are supposed to announce something at 11 . There's been plenty of talk about business support over the last day . I wonder how long it will be to get an actual unit rate for what caps will be though .No doubt the figures they will talk about are the widely used £per average household cap...

I had a phone call from Scottish Power yesterday , though I fixed a deal a couple of weeks ago . Are the companies making a last minute bid for securing higher priced long term deals just before (maybe ) some help for small businesses regarding energy is announced on Thursday. I'm wondering if...

Renewed last Monday at a hideous price of 50p per unit day , 34.5 p per unit night and standing charge 150p per day , With Octopus 3 years : had a 2 year deal before with them at 15.8 / 9 p night which ends on Dec 1st . Made a very grave mistake not sorting this out sooner . Offers I was...

RE LCF1 : Getting on with it pretty well . It doesn't do many hours here , just 800 hrs clocked up since new . Its mainly used for harvesting bulbs in the summer , planting , working out ground and tows 12 T trailer of crop ( bulk bins and flatbed) . Its got good hydraulic lift on the back...

Just been quoted £1010 for a JD 6430 08 and a Case Luxxum with a combined valuation of £70,000 . This is from Cornish Mutual who's service has always been excellent . I thought it looked a bit expensive at nearly £15 per thousand of value . I don't do any contracting and have had no major...

I'm selling through a middleman and the produce will be rebagged on another farm with their own scales . If i was selling direct to the end customer then they would need to be the certified one , even though the scales won't be any more accurate , £ 100 extra for the stamp . I'd be a bit more...