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February 14, 2005

Powergen launch new Capped Price Energy tariff

Powergen has today launched a new capped price domestic energy tariff where prices are capped until the 1st January 2007.

The tariff is available to domestic energy consumers who select both their gas and electricity from Powergen.

Payment is available by monthly direct debit or by quarterly bill.

With the volatility of energy domestic energy prices over the last 18 months it may well be worth considering a "Capped" price product to provide some stability in your monthly payments.

Energylinx has prepared the following analysis of the new Powergen "Capped" price tariff:

Powergen Capped Price Offer to 1 Jan 2007
Local Distribution Area £s
Eastern £650.20
East Midlands £655.47
London £654.67
Manweb £672.47
Midland £651.88
Northern £655.61
Norweb £660.98
Scottish Hydro £672.48
Scottish Power £679.16
Seeboard £640.10
Southern £658.31
SWALEC £688.64
SWEB £674.94
Yorkshire £652.35
Based on standard domestic consumer consuming an average 3,300 kWhs electricity and 20,500 kWhs of gas per annum - paying by monthly direct debit. The prices are capped until 1 January 2007, include VAT and all applicable discounts. Source www.energylinx.co.uk


If you wish to carry out a personal comparison of how this Capped rate product from Powergen compares with the rest of the UK domestic energy suppliers feel free to use any of the links below:

Dual Fuel Price Comparison

Gas Price Comparison

Electricity Price Comparison

These Energylinx calculators are unique in that they allow you to compare the prices of all energy suppliers.

Energylinx will arrange the whole transfer process for you, including notifying your existing supplier of any planned change and tracking the transfer to ensure that it occurs on time and accurately. Energylinx provides its services completely free of charge to the domestic consumer.

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February 4, 2005

npower launch Sign Online

npower has today launched an online domestic gas and electricity tariff named Sign Online.

Sign Online is available throughout the UK to electricity, gas and dual fuel customers. The tariff is available to customers operating an online account paying by monthly direct debit.

With the domestic energy market at its most fluid this new tariff will be a welcome addition and will offer the domestic customer further choice.


If you wish to compare the prices of gas and electricity to your home please feel free to use any of the calculators below:

Dual Fuel Price Comparison

Gas Price Comparison

Electricity Price Comparison

These Energylinx calculators are unique in that they allow you to compare the prices of all energy suppliers.

Energylinx will arrange the whole transfer process for you, including notifying your existing supplier of any planned change and tracking the transfer to ensure that it occurs on time and accurately. Energylinx provides its services completely free of charge to the domestic consumer.

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February 2, 2005

Telecom plus increase energy prices

Telecom plus has announced increases across the board for all its gas and electricity customers. Worst hit are those living in either the Scottish Hydro-Electric, Northern Electric and SWALEC distribution areas.

Customers residing in these areas will see their average gas and electricity bill increase by over 9.5%.The average across the whole of the UK is 8.21%.

This is the fourth energy company to introduce a significant price increase since the beginning of 2005.

During 2004 we saw frequent and substantial increases to the price of gas and electricity for your home and this year it is not expected to be any different.

Energylinx would recommend that every householder take a quick look at their current energy arrangements to find out exactly what is on offer.

Energylinx provides extensive data and analysis to the energy industry and with the price increases we experienced in the last 12 months the difference between the highest and least cost suppliers for a standard domestic customer is now on average £153 per year.

Consumers are urged to be careful with hidden costs and with the recent flurry of TV advertising by energy suppliers such as British Gas, Energylinx advise anyone considering their current fixed price offer to contact one of our advisors first. British Gas are currently one of the most expensive suppliers and their offer to cap your energy price comes at a further premium and an extended tie-in with a financial penalty should you move during the first few years.

With companies such as Telecom plus able to slash a typical British Gas domestic consumer's energy bill by at least £130 per year, it is unlikely that their capped offer will ever represent good value for money.

Returning to this latest Telecom plus price increase and how it will effect customers, Energylinx has prepared the following analysis:

Local Distribution Area Pre Increase Post increase % increase
East Midlands £535.87 £573.62 7.04%
Eastern £538.45 £578.21 7.38%
London £541.56 £593.93 9.67%
Manweb £579.36 £613.62 5.91%
Midland £545.46 £589.78 8.12%
Northern £543.62 £599.35 10.25%
Norweb £544.46 £574.21 5.47%
Scottish Hydro £563.78 £624.24 10.72%
Scottish Power £582.76 £622.94 6.90%
Seeboard £536.00 £583.35 8.83%
Southern £552.88 £604.11 9.26%
SWALEC £580.41 £638.38 9.99%
SWEB £566.76 £610.66 7.75%
Yorkshire £545.65 £587.22 7.62%
Overall average     8.21%
Based on standard domestic consumer consuming an average 3,300 kWhs electricity and 20,500 kWhs of gas per annum - paying by monthly direct debit. The prices include VAT and all applicable discounts. Source www.energylinx.co.uk

If you wish to carry out a personal comparison of how this latest increase affects you feel free to use any of the links below:

Dual Fuel Price Comparison

Gas Price Comparison

Electricity Price Comparison

These Energylinx calculators are unique in that they allow you to compare the prices of all energy suppliers.

Energylinx will arrange the whole transfer process for you, including notifying your existing supplier of any planned change and tracking the transfer to ensure that it occurs on time and accurately. Energylinx provides its services completely free of charge to the domestic consumer.


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