Electricity in general Reviews

Just about everything we use in the house is electrical most of the items. The world without electric would be a failure. Just imagine with out no electric where would we be? There would be no television! There would be no lights! No mobile phones as they would not be charged! We could not even use our internet connection as plugs would not work. ...  Read the complete review

Electricity is something the world could not live without. Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if electricity didnt exist, or we didnt have the resources to run it. I couldnt imagine living like that. We use electricy for everything, running computers, lights, transport, and everything else that we rely on in our lives. That is why ...  Read the complete review

Electrickery. It seems like it should be such a simple experience - you turn the light on, and there you go. But, especially since privatisation, it can be quite a complex business. Having worked in the industry, here are some things you should know. METER-READING Checking your meter regularly is the single way you can make ...  Read the complete review

On Friday last week I did something which made me feel fantastic. Which, to be fair, is still making me feel fantastic. Can I tell you what I did? I don't think you'll guess - it wasn't a haircut or a full body massage or even a tub of double chocolate fudge ice-cream. It was something else. Something Great and ...  Read the complete review

Can anybody enlighten me as to how the market deregulation of gas and electricity is actually saving consumers money? As an ex utility company employee, I remember the days when you had to get your gas from the gas board (BritishGas (branded Scottish Gas north of the border) and your electricity from your the local electricity board for your ...  Read the complete review

I owe no allegiance to any company that simply administrates. I had in the beginning electric from Yorkshire Electric, gas from British Gas, and that was that. I paid by direct debit each month a fixed amount and settled either way at the year end. They were both denied their monopoly status and as we all know, had to compete for ...  Read the complete review

A few years ago I used to dread, I mean absolutely dread that sound of the electricity bill droping through the letter box. What has changed? We got a meter. Maybe it is to cut their bills or that this town is a bit out of their way and they would rather not send people out to read meters and find that half wont open the door to ...  Read the complete review

What do the electricity boards actually do for their money? I know that generating the stuff must cost a pretty packet, but they certainly know how to coin it in elsewhere. We have recently started a lot of renovation work on the house, and part of this required the removal of a small wall, upon which the meter was mounted. I ...  Read the complete review

Or has my power supply tripped again? I have no electricity, and I am unable to find anyone who cares very much. A little poetic licence. Obviously, I have electricity at the moment, because the coal-fired PC has yet to be invented. Likewise the hamster-wheel-powered dynamo version, though I have given it much thought. I hesitate to ...  Read the complete review

De regulation of the supply of electricity was supposed to bring savings to every consumer. Free to change to whatever supplier you wished, as often as you liked to continually bring pressure on prices. That was the aim but it has not worked as well. There is now an army of door to door salesmen each of them assuring you that their ...  Read the complete review

Have you guess it yet? The answer is our old enemy...Bill. What annoys me about bills is that they all come at the same time wanting payment at the same time and its always at the time when your fridge has packed up and needs replacing, your huge family has birthdays in the next week, the kids schools want money for the latest excursion, and - ...  Read the complete review