Electric Prices Comparison

When it comes to reducing your electricity bills the best thing to do is to stay on top of all the recent change in prices rates and tariffs from the big 6 energy companies. If you are not in a contract period then you should have a look at some of the price comparison services or simply go to each energy company website in turn. Many offer the chance to compare your prices with their competitiors in any case so you will usually always see the full picture.

How to Compare Prices

Getting the best deal for your home electricity is very easy and the best method to see what the cheapest rates are from all the electric supply companies in the UK is to either use one of the many energy price comparison websites or to go direct to one the energy companies websites.

The big 6 suppliers in the UK for electricity are British Gas, Npower, EDF energy, Eon energy, Southern Electric and Scottish Power. Most of the UK population have their energy supplied by one of these companies although there are new entrants to the market place such as OVO energy and a fair few green renewable energy suppliers.

certainly the general price comparison websites for energy will have many of these new entrants so you can see and compare prices for all the energy companies including the new entrants on the market.

Getting the Best Deal Online

In almost all circumstances the best deals for electricity prices can be had online. For the big 6 they offer online saver type tariffs where you receive a discount of between 2% and 6% off their standard tariff for around 18 months. Normally these types of offers have a penalty if you terminate your contract before the end and the rates are variable so if electricity prices increase then so does your discounted tariff. These are generally always the lowest tariffs available and the best deals from all energy companies.

In all circumstances you can save the most money by opting for the following when choosing a new tariff :

  • Choosing the energy supplier's discount rate - overall standard tariff pricing rises and falls together although all the main energy providers have different pricing around the UK and within the regions but their discounted tariff against standard is always the best deal on offer
  • Paying by monthly direct debit - always pulls in a discount of some description although check terms and conditions for example with Npower you only get the discount if you stay on your contract for a full 12 months
  • Moving off from standard tariff - these are the most expensive for all energy companies (except perhaps some green tariffs)
  • Consider a dual fuel tariff - although not all dual fuel rates combining electric and gas supplies together are as cheap as finding the cheapest gas and the cheapest electricity from different suppliers they may be and generally you'll receive an additional discount from taking both fuels together from one supplier.
  • Cashback deals - sometimes the comparison websites have a cash back deal where you get a fixed amount of cash per fuel paid directly into your bank account - these are not on offer all of the time so why not sign up with a few so you'll be the first to know of any such offers

Keeping Up to Date with the Latest Deals

We will publish all the latest discounted deals available for electricity supplies on this website and additionally some comparison and other energy websites will also keep you up to date. The very latest and cheapest deals available by energy company are shown on the menu on this page.

Switching Your Supplier Made Easy

Switching your electricity supplier is really easy and presents no problems at all with home and business users. All you need do is to sign up to your new tariff online and you will be sent an email confirmation. Work then proceeds behind the scenes with your new elected energy provider who will make all the arrangements for the switch. Then you'll receive an email or telephone call saying on what date the switchover will happen and then it's best to take meter readings just in case. You'll then receive details in the post terminating your old contract and a welcome pack from your new supplier and in the mean time your supply is not cut off at all and you can just reap the rewards with cheaper electricity prices from your new supplier.