We are consistently informed by various sources that switching our energy supplier could save us money. But have you ever thought about switching your energy supplier but weren’t sure how? Or what information you need? Well we at Energy Angels are happy to help and tell you the information you’ll need when switching your energy
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As is tradition as one year comes to an end and another begins, I took some time to reflect on the events, successes and lessons of 2017. On a personal and professional level it has been a great year and as an organisation Energy Angels have achieved a great deal. As I looked through the
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We are reminded regularly by numerous ads on the TV, radio and in newspapers that we could save money on our home’s energy bills by switching provider. So really, we should do it. It’s a no-brainer. Yet, for the most part, we don’t. We stick with the same old supplier we know has been over
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What is Void Energy Management? Social Landlords use void energy management to ensure energy supplies are restored on day one of the void period. A complete void energy management service will reduce, and sometimes completely eliminate energy spend during the void periods. A complete and correct void energy management service will ensure tenants move into their new property
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As you might imagine I like to ensure I pay as little for my own Electricity (I don’t have a Gas supply) as I can. I like to keep a close eye on available tariffs for advising others and as I would advise everyone to switch suppliers every 12 months to the cheapest fixed price
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Have you heard of the 49 day rule? I saw this article in the news this week and I was both surprised and disappointed. Surprised to hear that behaviour like this is still occurring and that some of the largest energy suppliers in the UK are perpetuating it and disappointed, not only in their questionable
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2017 Sees the launch of Ofgem’s guide to Standard Variable Tariffs (SVT’s). SVT’s are the default energy tariffs which new movers are automatically placed on. Although ‘standard’ sounds fine, almost average even, nothing could be further from the truth. SVT’s are generally the most expensive energy tariffs in the market and energy companies rely on
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Housing Innovations Awards Wednesday February 8th 2017 – The Grand Connaught Rooms, London. As one of the events main sponsors Energy Angels proudly awarded Stockport Homes the prize for ‘Most Innovative Housing Provider’ for the large (over 10,000 properties) category. Check out the video below: Stockport Homes achievement was particularly noteworthy due to the tough
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Ofgem have announced the details of the Prepayment meter price caps which come into effect on April 1st 2017. The announcement outlines a process which will see a revision of prices twice a year in April and October. Exact details of the cap will be published in February and August respectively https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/prepayment-price-cap-1-april-2017-30-september-2017 Ofgem anticipates there will
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In light of the recent news regarding GB Energy going bust, it really hit home that many UK Housing Associations and Residential Social Landlords appear to be putting all their eggs into one basket when choosing their void energy management partner. I recently wrote about how single energy suppliers can’t ever provide a 100%
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