Burnham reducing energy bills?

Where I live is all electric. There is no gas or oil here. So presumably my bills should be noticeably less…

Currently I'm paying about £100 a month in summer and more than double that in winter. The main electrical consumer here is electric water heating, which is why the bills are still so high in summer.

And remember to turn off the microwave, that saves 30p per annum…🙄

Electric is £13.72 Standing Charge & Gas Standing Charge £8.90 over 30 Days

I can vouch for Octopus from a disability / accessibility point of view. They're great to deal with. They're one of the few companies that don't demand that you use the telephone or live chat. I can send them an email, and actually get a human reply – not an AI bot that answers a question I didn't ask before closing my query.

They also seem really "human" in that it feels like you're talking to someone who isn't just reading from a list of pre-written responses.

My grandmother (not an Octopus customer) died last year and left her bungalow to my parents. My Mum (an Octopus customer) was on the phone to them for something else and briefly asked how easy it would be to switch the bungalow over to them, when the time comes. She made no commitment or action toward moving over, just a very brief passing remark. A few days later a bunch of flowers turned up in the post with a "With Sympathy" card, from Octopus. 🌺 🐙

The flat I am in is my first home of my own, when I thought about Gas and Leccy my head had so many things going through. But after research I chose Octopus Energy and honestly can’t fault them or recommend them high enough. They sorted out the meter readings between what I inputted and the readings my neighbour had inputted after the lady living in my flat had died. They did all the leg work between themselves and E-On to finally settle that my readings were correct. They have sent me an email this morning to say that they are upgrading my Smart Meter and there isn’t anything I have to do which is a relief.

I'm also with Octopus in a one bed flat (no bath).

My summer bill combined is around £45, I'm not on a fixed tariff & pay by Variable Direct Debit.

I have noticed though due to the higher costs my electric bill hasn't come down as much as in previous years over summer when usage naturally decreases.

The WHD rules changed again for this year, meaning that more people will be eligible again this winter. Almost twice as many as last year. It is basically anyone on low income benefits now. They have removed the 'high bills cost' criteria which was added two years ago.