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5 Tips For A Lower Electricity Bill
I have listed and explained some easy methods below that you can put into practise straight away to greatly lower your electricity bill. Direct Debit Discounts All gas and electricity companies that bill their customers offer the chance to receive further discounts by paying by direct debit. This is usually in the region of a 10% rate reduction in the amount you pay for your energy. The reason they offer this is an incentive for you to pay by direct debit as the billing companies recognise that they are much more likely to receive prompt payment if you pay by direct debit. Duel fuel Discounts More or less all of the major gas and electricity companies as regards to gas and electricity now have the facility to bill you for both of them. These companies will give you a further discount if you get billed through them for both gas and electricity. This is mainly due to the fact that you are providing them with more custom. Also it also means that you can receive your gas and electricity bill on one piece of paper which saves the billing companies administration costs, which they can pass on to you as a lower electricity bills. Prompt Payment discount For those of you who do not pay by direct debit, but pay by cheque or by taking the bill down to the post office you can still get a discount for paying promptly. It is really an incentive for customers to pay on time in an attempt to reduce the need to chase up customers for bills. The discount again is in the region of 10%. Meter Reading Discounts Most billing companies now offer discounts to customers who read their own meters and either e-mail their readings in or phone them in. This also means you will also not be receiving estimated bills which tend to be on the higher side. So this method can in itself can lower your electricity bills in two ways. Household Efficiency Generally devices such as energy saving light bulbs will save you money all year round. The majority of the gas and electricity companies will give to you free of charge. I recently phoned up my provider and got 8 money saving light bulbs for free. Also leaving household devices such as T.Vs and D.V.D players on standby still use around 70% of the energy they would when they’re on, so remember to switch them off and save yourself money and lower them dreaded electricity bills. There are numerous ways that your can lower your electricity bills, these five methods can be put into action relatively quickly and will save a lot of money on your bills. I have more detailed methods in a report on my website that expand on the ideas here. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Oliver Gillies works for an energy efficiency firm in sales and marketing. You can view a video on the number one method that will lower your electricity bill here. Oliver has also compiled a free report with the top techniques that will lead to lower electricity bills here. |
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