[News] The Energy crisis

[drew]

It's utter madness that competition rules in the industry protect company profits rather than the consumer.

 

[crodonilson]

Octopus energy flogging gas and electricity outside Morrisons this morning.
Now I could be wrong but I would not of thought for 1 minute that they had any great deals, they would be stupid to do so, I think they are a small company so may go bust any minute.
I did not have time to stop and talk but until you find out what the situation is, you need to be bonkers to switch today as they cannot offer cheap deals, maybe they were after customers whose energy supplier has or may go under.
I have no sympathy at all with energy companies, for too long they have ripped off and mistreated customers for far too long, false and complicated billing, overcharging on bills, hopeless customer services, unwilling to admit they have got it wrong ,putting up prices as winter approaches every year using wholesale prices as the same excuse every year, putting prices up straight away but bringing them down very slowly and only in the spring.
Per paid meters (usually for the poorest) are the most expensive.
UK Energy who speak for them are ridiculously biased and the energy minister is probably the most useless and pathetic minister in the cabinet, for years Labour and Conservative have promised much and delivered very little for the customer.
A prime example ( like trains) that privatisation does not work for something so important and should be nationalised now, energy should not be about profit first and should have a government that can get directly involved and inject money (like the NHS) when a crisis like this occurs.
I hope they all go bust and the government takes over.
Waiting for someone to mention the 70's and power cuts but, like the trains, we have come a long way since then, you cannot compare then with now.

I've dealt with many Utility companies, over many years, across several properties, and Octopus are an absolute breath of fresh air.

So well done.

 

[nicko31]

I've dealt with many Utility companies, over many years, across several properties, and Octopus are an absolute breath of fresh air.

So well done.

They've pretty decent, esp if you have green tech like EV, ESHP or solar. Some very innovative tariffs

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

I've dealt with many Utility companies, over many years, across several properties, and Octopus are an absolute breath of fresh air.

So well done.

100% agree. Really good and easy to use app and I do think , although I haven’t checked recently, that they are very competitive. They kept on reminding me that I was overpaying (which I knew but wanted to get past last Winter first) and when I requested a credit back from overpaying two weeks ago, it arrived in my account within one week with no quibbling. I’ve just set my mother and daughter up with them and you get £100 back split between the recommender/new purchaser.

 

[Fungus]

They've pretty decent, esp if you have green tech like EV, ESHP or solar. Some very innovative tariffs

Very decent. I actually feel rather guilty selling my excess solar to them for 15p/kwh and then buying it back for my EV at 7p/kwh.

 

[nicko31]

Very decent. I actually feel rather guilty selling my excess solar to them for 15p/kwh and then buying it back for my EV at 7p/kwh.

Selling for 22p / 29p export on Intelligent flux, this sunny weather is steadily eliminating the winter gas bill