subject: How To Save Money By Switching Electricity Supplier [print this page] Everybody likes to have a little extra each month to spend on luxuries, save for the future or even chip away at the mortgage but, with electricity prices fluctuating month on month and every major supplier supposedly offering you a great deal, just how can you start to save money on your energy? Thankfully it's not as tricky as it sounds and, if you take your time to choose the very best supplier for your needs, hopefully you can use the money you've saved for a far more rewarding purpose.
First things first though, you need to know exactly where you currently stand. Look out old quarterly bills or, if you don't have any, call up your supplier or go their website to find out how many units of electricity you have used in the previous year. With this information, plus your post code, you can then start to browse price comparison websites. These may sound complicated, as they are full of numbers and percentages, but they are in fact very simple to use; and far simpler than manually comparing each provider.
Type in your information and you will get back a table of results based on your current expenditure. This simple to read page of provider comparisons is a great place to start, as it gives you a comprehensive overview of what your monthly or quarterly electricity would cost you from each of the major providers. However, once you have found a few that sound promising, you should then always check for any other costs. Essentially, you want to make sure that what's most convenient to you is available from them at a cheaper price.
These days price comparison websites usually go one step further too, by actually listing reviews of the electricity suppliers' customer service. This is especially useful, as it gives you the full picture of a company, making it a lot easier to decide upon.
You can also potentially save money on your bill by looking for a provider that offers fixed rate billing. This is often an incentive for new customers to switch to them, so look out for an expiration date on the offer, but even if it does expire in six months, you could possibly switch to another. Fortunately, most suppliers offer you a 14 day grace period too so, if you switch away from them, they will often give you two weeks whereby you can change your mind and switch back. This can give you piece of mind when it comes to moving, but if you consider all the options then you should be in the best deal for you.
The best thing about price comparison websites too, is that they usually have a button to initiate the switch to new electricity suppliers directly on the page, so you can get started as soon as you find the best deal for your home.
How To Save Money By Switching Electricity Supplier
