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February 02, 2008
Who is the cheapest energy supplier in the UK?
There appears to be a constant quest to discover who the cheapest energy supplier in the UK, however this is something that is completely impossible to convey with a single table.
energywatch, the domestic electricity and gas watchdog were some years ago encouraged by the Advertising Standards Authority to come up with a profile of the standard customer.
When these figures were produced, some six years ago, they relied on what was publicly available information at the time and came up with the consumption figures 20,500 kWhs for gas and 3,300 kWhs for electricity and today in every table we see, including that noted below, these figures are quoted.
The truth is the average domestic consumer uses nothing like these figures so when we read that such and such supplier is cheapest in a particular area it is always based on an energy profile that simply does not exist.
Returning to the question, who is the cheapest energy supplier in the UK?, we can say categorically that this question can only be correctly answered specifically for your own profile and you can almost gaurantee that this will not be the same as your next door neighbour even if they stay in the same size of home and have the same size of family.
The only way to discover who is the cheapest energy supplier in the UK? is to use an energy price comparison service that is 100% impartial and lists every single supplier.
So where can you start, a good starting point would be to look at the energywatch accredited price comparison services and then look in detail, do they list every single supplier, not just the main or licensed suppliers?
This is extremely important with new entrants to the supply market such as Spark Energy, who are only shown on three energy comparison sites, including www.energylinx.co.uk and actually turn out to be in the number one spot for price in some 17% of the 42,000 searches carried out on an energylinx platform every day. You can see immediately the importance of making sure that the energy comparison service that you use is indeed impartial and lists every single tariff available to you.
Problem is, its all smoke and mirrors and you see phrases: out of the top six suppliers, of the main suppliers, of the licensed suppliers, to name but a few, the best idea is make sure who you use is 100% impartial.
So where do you start in your quest to find the cheapest energy supplier in the UK?
The answer is right here:
Click on any of these two links below to discover just who is the cheapest energy supplier in the UK for your home:
If you have gas and electricity click this link
And
If you have electricity only click this link
And before we forget the table below shows what the main six suppliers will charge, on average across the whole of the UK, a standard customer paying by monthly direct debit on their standard tariffs.
| Gas (as a single fuel) | Electric (as a single fuel) | Dual Fuel | |||
| British Gas | £ 588.29 | £ 394.30 | £ 967.59 | ||
| EDF Energy | £ 613.36 | £ 376.77 | £ 964.92 | ||
| E.ON* | £ 524.42 | £ 360.74 | £ 856.91 | ||
| Npower | £ 610.23 | £ 403.67 | £ 971.90 | ||
| Scottish and Southern Energy** | £ 487.52 | £ 334.09 | £ 821.61 | ||
| ScottishPower | £ 603.67 | £ 366.81 | £ 959.08 | ||
| * not yet increased in 2008; ** held until 20th March 2008 as yet not increased in 2008 | |||||
| Based on 20,500 kWhs of gas and 3,300 kWhs of electrity paying by monthly direct debit. As at 2nd February 2008 | |||||
Do remember of course what we said before, you are not a standard customer you are in individual, so happy searching, the good news is that it easy to save hundreds of pounds a year on your energy just click the links above.
Posted by energylinx at February 2, 2008 10:52 AM Technorati: Energy Prices
