The top 5 energy tariffs - 27 April

by Mark Vickery on 27 April 2010  |  2 comments
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Each of this month's top energy tariffs could save you more than £300.

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The winter of 2009/10 will surely go down in the record books as one of the coldest for several decades with several weeks of sub zero and plenty of snow to keep us huddling indoors.

To add insult to injury, the first quarter energy bills for the average household has just been revealed as being £532.70, some £80 higher than predicted due to the extra heating during the cold snap.

What if anything can you do about being lumbered with a bill like this in future?  Well quite a bit actually.

Cut your energy bill

The cheapest energy deals are almost always a combination of the following

a)      Dual fuel supply

b)      Online account management (bills and meter readings)

c)      Direct Debit payment

This is because companies offer discounts for online account management, regular payment and managing both energy supplies together.

The top 5 cheapest energy tariffs this month

Although there are slight regional variations by a few pound the below tariff are currently the top five energy tariffs available in the UK. All are available from lovemoney.com’s energy comparison service:

Apply for one of the top five deals now

*Based on the premise that customers have never switches and are using 20,500kwh of gas and 3300kwh of electricity per year paying £1,217 on receipt of a quarterly bill averaged out across the UK (supplied by energyhelpline.com April 2010)

**All deals include discounts for dual fuel, online account management or signup, and direct debit payment.  Some of these may be payable after a qualifying period of up to 12 months