Smart meters are well publicised by energy suppliers at the moment, but what are smart meters? How do they work? Why should you even care? In this guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about smart meters – with information on how to get one. Our relationship with energy has for too long been one-sided. We’ve relied on basic […]

Life can be incredibly expensive. Between food, bills, our housing and whatever else might suddenly spring itself on us, our monthly wage can be stretched pretty thin. As such, when it comes to the end of the month, you might well be wondering “what can I do if I can’t pay my energy bill?” Well, the first thing you should […]

If you have overcharged energy bills, there’s no need to worry – hundreds of thousands of people are overcharged every year by their supplier, and every one of those people are refunded the full amount or have their account in credit. In this article, we will explain what you can do to avoid overcharging and what to do if you […]

Are British Gas boilers expensive? We recently received a question from a lady named Emma Wilkinson, who wanted to know whether a quote she received from British Gas for a new boiler was value for money. The question was as follows: “Hi ECN, I have been quoted £4,000 for a boiler from British Gas. The quote is for the supply […]

Economy 7 is a type of energy tariff that offers different pricing options for electricity depending on the time of day or night. This type of tariff functions in a similar way to peak and off-peak phone calls. All electricity that is used during the night time hours has a lower price. Why Economy 7? The reason that this tariff […]

If you are on benefits, such as income support, then you may be looking for information about whether or not EDF Energy offers a special tariff for customers on benefits. If you are on benefits, be that Income Support or Child Allowance, it is worth contacting EDF to discuss your needs. Unfortunately, we have some bad news, because EDF Energy do not […]

If you are a PAYG (pay-as-you-go) customer of OVO Energy, and your PAYG account has not automatically topped up via PayPoint, then you can add credit manually. There are two ways how to do this: 1) Add credit via your IHD (In-Home Display), or 2) Add credit via your smart meter keypad. Please note that the following instructions assume that […]

Smart meters are, for the moment, not very widely adopted. Only an estimated 50,000 homes have them installed, and that’s nothing compared to the 26 million plus households in the UK – but more households will get them soon. Tens of millions of households, in fact. In our guide “what are smart meters”, we addressed what smart meters are and […]

Energy prices are the highest they’ve ever been, and the ‘big six’ seem intent on squeezing every last penny out of homeowners and businesses. But are consumers missing a trick? Could you save money with a dual fuel energy tariff? Is dual fuel cheaper? Dual fuel energy tariffs combine both gas and electricity energy sources into one tariff. The point […]

If you have been looking for ways to make your home more energy efficient and to reduce your carbon footprint, then you will have almost certainly come across something called cavity wall insulation. But what is cavity wall insulation, and how do you get it? What is cavity wall insulation? Cavity wall insulation refers to a form of insulation that is […]