It is great news for Warwickshire residents this week as Warwickshire County Council’s collective energy switching scheme – Warwickshire Switch and Save – reveals some of the fantastic saving...
It is great news for Warwickshire residents this week as Warwickshire County Council’s collective energy switching scheme – Warwickshire Switch and Save – reveals some of the fantastic savings Warwickshire consumers have been able to make on their gas and electricity bills.
Following a successful reverse auction between competing gas and electricity providers, in February 2019, it has been revealed that residents signed up to the scheme are set to save an average of £132.62 on their utility bills.
In Warwickshire, about 3515 households have registered an interest to switch with the scheme and the county’s Switch and Savers have been combined with 37 other similar initiatives from all around the UK to create a consumer collective of over 25,000 registered households.
The winners of the auction, E.ON and Octopus Energy, will supply a range of tariffs to residents. Tariffs are not available direct from the supplier or through price comparison services. The E.ON paper billing dual fuel fixed tariff is market leading and is £270 below the new price cap*. Octopus Energy provides 100% renewable electricity and using Ofgem average consumptions this tariff can save residents on a standard tariff up to £282, so residents can fix their energy costs for the year ahead in knowledge they’re helping the planet as well as their pocket.
Residents across Warwickshire have started receiving their personal offer letters or emails letting them know if they will be able to make savings against their current energy deal and, if so, exactly how much money will be going back into their pockets. In total, over 79% of people who registered for the scheme in Warwickshire could save on their energy bills if they choose to switch, meaning lots of happy residents in the county.
Welcoming the continued success of this scheme, Cllr Peter Butlin, Deputy Leader of Warwickshire County Council and Portfolio Holder for Finance and Property, said:
“This is fantastic news for residents in Warwickshire and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to work with partners and other organisations to improve the quality of life for all, particularly some of our more vulnerable residents who worry about the costs of heating their homes.
“Some residents will be paying too much, particularly if they haven’t switched supplier for a while, so I’d encourage everyone to sign up and see what offer they receive. Don’t delay, sign up today”
If you have not already signed up to save, it’s not too late to register and receive a free, no obligation, quote, visit the site today: https://bigcommunityswitch.ichoosr.com/Product/index.rails?utm_medium=web&location=warwickshire