Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption
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earthyvirgo
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Changing energy supplierSorry if this has been covered before ...
I'm currently assesing who the 'best' green energy supplier is and wondered who people are using.
I've been using the energyhelpline website which is useful but there are so many options to choose from which affect the result, I've got myself a bit lost.
Depending on billing option (quarterly direct debit, quarterly billing etc) The Nat Trust Green Energy is coming out on top (we're currently with British Gas and didn't even realise they even had a green tariff available) ... Good Energy, who we are interested in, comes quite a way down the list in terms of cost.
We're very keen to be buying from a supplier who can can eventually sell back to and one who's ethics are genuine, not just a marketing ploy ... but cost is important too.
EV
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RichardW
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The problem is in this area the "best" deals & companies dont actually offer to supply. Also as the "deal" on selling back is about to change I would not even take that into account as they will all be having to pay more than they want too soon any way (or so it seems under the new FIT's) or you can change again once they all offer the new deals.
I thin k Npower still offer green energy for the same price as standard.
Richard
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earthyvirgo
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| RichardW wrote: | The problem is in this area the "best" deals & companies dont actually offer to supply. Also as the "deal" on selling back is about to change I would not even take that into account as they will all be having to pay more than they want too soon any way (or so it seems under the new FIT's) or you can change again once they all offer the new deals.
I thin k Npower still offer green energy for the same price as standard.
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I used a post code search and there seemed to be quite a lot of choice here...I wonder if you're just that bit more 'isolated', so choice is thin on the ground.
EV
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RichardW
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Ah could be.
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Rob R
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npower, I wouldn't touch with with a rancid barge pole due to both price & in particular, customer service.
Good Energy are, well, good  and are the best renewable supplier in terms of renewables- there's no competition. We chose them for their 100% renewable electricity (especially after all my concerns about being near Drax) but also because they were a good bit cheaper than the 'local' npower. As we don't have gas, I can't comment on that.
If you do go for GE, drop me a PM & I'll send you an offer code to get £20 off your first bill.
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earthyvirgo
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| Rob R wrote: | | If you do go for GE, drop me a PM & I'll send you an offer code to get £20 off your first bill. |
Will do Rob, thanks.
EV
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Rob R
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In fact, I may as well post it here for everyone's benefit;
Pioneer code: GEP0192
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Helen_A
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We're with good energy as well... the problem with the majority of the 'green tariffs' (i.e. those offered by the 'majors') are that, um, they have 'interesting' definitions of what green means.... it doesn't mean 'renewables' in the sense of UK generated power, and it rarely includes the retirement of the carbon credits (which is why they are 'cheaper' as they resell those to offset their non-renewables production - Good Energy (and to a certain extent Ecotricity, depending on which of their tariffs you choose) do retire them...
Where, for us, Good energy 'won' out was on their practise of buying from producers. So we are directly supporting those who have generating capacity, and should we reach that point ourselves in the future we will have a ready made buyer ditto. They also, now, do do a gas tariff to 'support' those who have SHW who have linked up with them (I'm not sure how that works, as our gas is currently with EquiGas for other reasons - social responsibility/equity and similar issues to that, plus frankly that they are sig. cheaper from that pov...)
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