We have Just Received The Results Of Our People Powered Bid To Get Cheaper
Gas and Electricity Prices.
Some good news. We have just got the results of our people-powered bid to get cheaper gas and electricity prices. The Co-op has come forward with the cheapest offer.It now looks as though those of us taking part could save a grand total of £25 million. 200,000 households will be offered an average saving of £123 per year. This proves that our plan to use our shared buying power to drive a harder bargain can work. But it is also great news that Co-operative Energy - a newer, smaller and more ethical supplier - managed to offer the cheapest deal.
The Co-op offered us a better deal than giants like British Gas. Maybe that has got something to do with their business model - they do not pay their bosses whopping bonuses, and they are much keener on green energy. When thousands of us switch over, we will be sending a signal to the huge, profit-hungry companies: gas and electricity customers are taking their power back. This all started last autumn, when 38 Degrees members first voted to challenge spiralling gas and electricity bills. Thousands of us discussed what we should do. Together we came up with the idea of using our power as customers to try and get a cheaper deal. We the teamed up with consumer experts "Which" and "The Big Switch" was born.
Since then we have worked together to build up momentum. We have signed petitions. We have forwarded emails to our friends. We wrote to MP's and local papers. Many thousands of us signed up to take part and switch supplier. It now looks as though all this hard work has paid off. This a great step forward - and a real challenge to the power of the Gas and electricity giants. But let us hope that this is just the start. This about more than some of us saving money - it's about making sure that everyone can afford to heat their homes. For now the weather might be getting (at least a bit) warmer. But there is still a risk that too many families will struggle to keep warm next winter.
So the next time that someone tries to tell us that there is nothing that we can do about gas and electricity prices, we have now got a very convincing answer! We know that by working together in the last few months we have saved Great Britain energy customers up to £25 million. We also know that if we keep working together, we can achieve much more in the future. Read more articles on what we have done together here: -
Becky Jarvis - 38 Degrees
Many households in the UK that are paying much more than what they should on their gas bills just do not realise how easy it is to switch to a cheaper supplier.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame that this is the case with people who need money the most.
If there was more education on how consumers in the UK could easily switch supplies I believe a lot more people will be switching suppliers