On the 17th August, The Daily Mail published another enlightening article supporting the overwelming sense of public concern about spiralling household expenses and highlighting that there has never been a better time to share...talk about...evangelise...sing from the roof tops about the benefits of Utility Warehouse Discount Club Membership and in particular the Company's energy offering.
Excerpts from the Daily Mail...
- Britain's second-biggest energy firm has been slammed for hiking prices nearly 20 per cent just days after revealing soaring profits. The latest price rise means Powergen's six million customers will be paying nearly £500 more this year than they did in 2003.
- Experts warned that one household every 15 seconds is being plunged into 'fuel poverty' due to the industry's massive price rises. This is defined as a household where more than 10 per cent of disposable income is spent on heating and electricity.
- From Monday, the price of gas will go up an eye-watering 18.4 per cent and electricity will go up 9.7 per cent.
- In March, Powergen - recently voted as Britain's most hated big energy firm - raised gas prices by 24.4 per cent and electricity by 18.4 per cent.
- Since 2003, Powergen's seven price rises, including four double-digit rises, are costing its customers a fortune. They are paying an extra £333 for gas and £151 for electricity, a total increase of £484 in just three years, according to the watchdog Energywatch.
- A typical family will now have to fork out more than £1,000 on their energy bills if they use Powergen.
- The announcement brings the total number of double-digit price rises from the country's big six energy suppliers to 12 since January 1st.
Powergens most recent energy price increase brings the total number of double digit price rises by the country's 'big six' energy suppliers to 12 since January 1st, with such price increases attributed to soaring wholesale prices for both gas and electricity, which are said to have incraesed by 87% since January 2005.
Looking at this reference to the 'big six' energy suppliers demonstartes the value of the Utility Warehouse Energy Triple Guarantee. These 'big six' companies account for 98% of UK households and include British Gas, Powergen, NPower, EDF (London Electricity, Seeboard and SWEB), Scottish Power and Scottish & Southern Energy.
The Utility Warehouse Triple GuaranteeThe Utility Warehouse Triple Guarantee
- For gas, Thw Utility Warehouse guarantee that their prices will always be cheaper than British Gas, wherever a customer lives in the UK.
- For electricity, The Utility Warehouse guarantee that their prices will always be cheaper than the prices charged by the regional electricity supplier for the area where a customer lives.
- For complete peace of mind, The Utility Warehouse guarantees that their prices will always remain competitive compared with the cheapest tariffs available from the “Big 6” suppliers.
The Daily Mail also referred to concerns expressed by The charity Help the Aged over fears that pensioners will be the hit hardest by the recent rises. Mervyn Kohler, head of public affairs, said: "Many older people will struggle to afford to pay their energy bills and still have money left over to afford basics like food and clothes."
Also referenced were the fears that up to four million households are now in fuel poverty, which is nearly double the Government's previous estimate and that Consumer groups continue to urge customers to shop around to get a cheaper deal which could be saving them up to £260 a year.
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posted by Jeremy Tromans at 8/23/2006 02:36:00 PM
