When looking at British gas's electricity tariff on economy 7
it states as follows
Unit Rate 1 15.2187 for the first 900kwh
Unit Rate 2 10.8381
Economy 7 Rate 2.2502
Does the first 900kw apply to all times of the day, in other words is the first 900kw charged at 15.21 across the board including night time units?
No, they wouldn't be able to do that as the meter has only two readings, one for day, and one for night, so they can't possibly know where the first
900kwh were used.The first "day" 900kwh are charged at 15.2187 which is effectively a standing charge of £39.43
Sparks...
How do you reach tht figure, I make it =A3136.97 for the first 900kw used in any quarter.
15.2187 - 10.8381 = 4.3806 (This is the difference in price, so the additional price you are paying per unit for the first 900 units.) 4.3806 x 900 = 3942.54(p)
So you are paying an *additonal* £39.43 on the fist 900kwh on top of the normal rate.
im with you, works out pretty much the same in total
The 900kwh rate is probably per year. They probably take about 225kwh on each quarterly bill at the higher rate to balance your bill through the year. The economy 7 is a completely separate item I'm charged as a business user by EDF at 12.05 and 5.22 which is a lot cheaper than yours - perhaps you should shop around.
cheers Jacob
Is that 12.05p for the first 900kwh per annum and then 5.22p thereafter? If so, that looks very cheap - where are you based? Does yours include all taxes?
Sparks...
how? British gas are
Unit Rate 2 10.8381 Economy 7 Rate 2.2502
that looks lower than EDF
Are there any comparison sites that break it down into a simple table with all the suppliers, rate 1, rate 1 max units, rate 2, e7?
To make 'what if' analysis simpler.
It may be worth (if you haven't already done so) feeding your details into here
Make sure you also select NO to "Plans you can switch to online with uSwitch.com" then it will show you everything.
Sparks.... (Who is just about to come off E7 and switch to npower "Sign Online" for Gas and Powergen "Electricity Online Winter Saver" for electric
Gas price for me is Units 4.244p per kWh Units above 4572 kWh p.a 2.286p per kWh
Electric for me is Units 16.59p per kWh Units above 900 kWh p.a 8.631p per kWh
Sparks...
BGas; Unit Rate 1 15.2187 for the first 900kwh Unit Rate 2 10.8381 EDF Unit Rate 1 12.05 for the first 900kwh Unit Rate 2 5.22 Don't know what Economy 7 would be but it's praps not available for businesses I'll have to enquire - or does anybody know?.
cheers Jacob
None of their residential tariffs show this price, even before VAT!
What sort of consumption does your business use - are you running an ice-rink to get prices that low!?
Sparks...
Is he somewhere else? Don't leccy prices change according to where in the country you are?
cheers, clive
The residential tariff I posted lists all their prices for the whole country!
Here it is, if the link isn't working for anyone...
REGION First 900 kWh per annum* All other kWh Ex VAT Inc VAT Ex VAT Inc VAT LONDON 14.99p 15.74p 9.14p 9.60p EASTERN 13.25p 13.91p 7.88p 8.27p EAST MIDLANDS 13.87p 14.56p 8.22p 8.63p MANWEB 16.39p 17.21p 8.84p 9.28p MIDLANDS 13.40p 14.07p 8.32p 8.74p NORTHERN 15.24p 16.00p 7.40p 7.77p NORWEB 13.06p 13.71p 7.92p 8.32p SCOTTISH HYDRO 16.26p 17.07p 8.97p 9.42p SCOTTISH POWER 16.16p 16.97p 9.11p 9.57p SEEBOARD 13.55p 14.23p 9.30p 9.77p SOUTHERN 14.80p 15.54p 8.33p 8.75p SWALEC 17.03p 17.88p 9.40p 9.87p SWEB 14.95p 15.70p 10.16p 10.67p YORKSHIRE 15.03p 15.78p 7.43p 7.80p
I think so as well.
All in Norweb region:
Equipower E7 11.68 day, 3.79 night (+ VAT @ 5% = 12.26/3.98)
Equipower standard 9.81 (10.3)
Scottish Power Online standing charge 7.191 (7.55)
The Equipower tarrifs have no standing charge not even a "hidden" one, very good for low users.
On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:08:23 -0000 someone who may be "Sparks" wrote this:-
Correct. As has been said it also varies by the pre-privatisation electricity board area one is in.
The last time I checked Scottish Hydro Electric was the cheapest for business users. From memory day units are around 7.5p and night units around 3.5p. However, one has to add on the standing charge, CCL and VAT to get the full picture.
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