Switching electric/gas providers (see first post for links)

That's where I heard of the OBS deal last year, and that the BGE renewal offer had been improved in my account. But before that, Bonkers helped me choose suppliers as well.

Anyway, reflecting on the posts here ... There are many questions around switching that aren't related to current bargains (meter types, activations, etc, and with the rollout of smart meters we could get more and more of these). I think it could help to have a "Switching electric/gas providers" thread for these under Consumer Issues, to keep this one focused on any offers not available through Bonkers.

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I was only really referring to this year. The thread is only useful when there is a deal that doesn't appear on bonkers (Flogas, waterpower, OBS for examples).

The thread is no longer a bargain alert. It should be moved to somewhere else.

A way off one of the other providers. Didn't one offer a 30% cut?

I'm hearing reports that shell recharge have reduced the rate you pay on ESB ecars car chargers. Doesn't apply to everybody but they are technically a provider of electricity

My WP statement for Aug shows the following ex VAT unit prices:

Day 26.581c

Night 19.03c

S/C 80c per day

It also shows a PSO Levy credit of €12.73. I still haven't received the credits for June & July.

Apply for a refund and they'll issue you a cheque or send it to your bank account. They don't transfer between companies

Waterpower now asking potential customers to leave it until around October 31st to check for an update. They keep pushing that date back !

Yep. Very happy customer here

And adamant that prices were not going to come down anytime soon to a level comparable to the Flogas fixed rate (making this offer certainly not bad, but not any better than the competition, taking into account likely future price drops). Not great advice, tainted by what people feel about companies / regulators / government more than down-to-earth analysis and comparison of the offers.

Why is it sad, the offer suited some people and didn’t suit others it’s not really a surprise some people want different things like other people wouldn’t touch the fixed rate on flo gas in case the rates went through the floor

The BGE policy of offering existing customers a better rate than new customers is certainly a new departure it will be interesting to see if other suppliers follow suit.

I think people are slightly wary of small or little known operators having seen the likes of Panda, Ibeddrola leave the market in the last 18 months. Maybe there would be more of an uptake on tracker rates if they were offered by one of the bigger players.

Time will tell, but its description as 2nd best or a great decision still puts aside its fixed rate aspect. Yes this fixed rate was great in July and August. Yes it's still 2nd best in September (but better by a smaller margin when compared to the others). But we're comparing a 12 month period, and later in the year it may be slightly more expensive. Maybe not by a margin that will decide people to pay an exit fee, and certainly not a bad deal overall on 12 months, but just I think at the end of these 12 months, it won't look like a great decision, not a bad decision either, just an average decision that didn't deserve the attention and cult it received on this thread (not from you, though, but some other posters were not giving balanced advice at all).

I thought that as well. I changed over to WP in June and was/am happy with the service and the price. At the time I was questioning myself, but I am glad I went on my own research. As you said, they were dismissed by people at the time on this thread. I'm glad of the savings and I hope others get a good deal somewhere soon. It's not easy trying to live financially in this world at times.