Whether you are moving or just reviewing, let me help you with the choosing.
The removal of BT landlines (at least the voice part) in favour of digital connections through a router has had one big problem for anyone with a care line – what happens in a power cut?
For domestic customers Vodafone have the solution which they are willing to share with all broadband providers.
For business customers Focus Group have their solutions too. Whether it is to provide a telephone in a lift for emergencies or for other equipment that currently uses the landline.
The Sun released this report today shared by Apple News:-
No more broadband outages again with genius new gadget
It will also benefit phone landlines too as part of a major service shut down happening very soon we will no longer have to worry about losing internet or the home phone line the next time there’s a power cut.
Vodafone, BT, KCOM and Zen Internet have teamed up to launch new back-up kit – and some households will be able to get hold of it for free. Vodafone’s device will be available to other broadband companies too. This Kit will help keep people connected during power cuts
Read in The Sun: https://apple.news/AwNNWG_ZGRzuB-Bg_C8A9vQ
Energy Increases in April
Ofgem reviews energy prices 4 times a year. I think it is misleading to tell us that our bills are going up by £111 for the year, because by July it will be adjusted again. So I think it is easier to understand average bills will increase by around £9.25 each month.
On average, electricity will cost 27.03pp kWh with 53.80p daily standing charge and gas will cost 6.99pp kWh with a 32.67p daily standing charge which shows the elec standing charge is a little less, whilst the gas standing charge is more. Different areas have different rates so for the Eastern region the electricity rate is 48.65p daily s/c and unit rate 27.33pp kWh. The gas will have a unit rate of 6.92pp kWh and a daily standing charge of 32.47p p day.
If you can adjust your heating from April to a lower temperature or a shorter time that it is running and then from May try to turn off the central heating altogether, you will find it is just the daily standing charge that will be billed alongside hot water and your electricity usage.
You have the summer months and then in August you will hear about the likely prices for October. That is the point at which it is worth thinking about fixing your energy for a year, especially if there are suggestions of price rises in October and January.
What can you do to improve your home? Are there grants available to increase insulation, to install solar panels, to manage draughts? A place to start is bhbh.org.uk and also your local council for information about funding. Better Housing Better Health is working to reduce the number of people in fuel poverty and improve domestic warmth and wellbeing. You can receive a free, confidential and tailored solution that is right for your household.
Look out for the decisions on removing the standing charges altogether and offering a tariff with a higher unit rate. There are various possibilities including a tariff that has lower costs for modest domestic users and households that use alternative energies such as solar panels or heat pumps.
Whether you are moving or just reviewing, let me help you with the choosing.
Pamela Hatswell, The Shrink, contact me on support@shrinkourbills.co.uk