Cheshire East residents offered cheaper pay-as-you-go energy

by Lisa Reeves

Monday 25^th May 2015

Mon 25^th May 2015

Fairerpower, Cheshire East Council's new energy supplier, is now bringing cheaper gas and electricity to customers with pre-payment meters.

Customers who pay with monthly direct debits have been able to sign up since March 16th and so far over 1,300 have switched to Fairerpower, saving an average of more than £200 each.

Now, pre-payment customers can potentially save £67 a year with Fairerpower PAYG, which has been launched in a phased partnership with award winning energy supplier OVO.

Pre-payment customers can sign up to a PAYG tariff through the Fairerpower website or the dedicated Fairerpower PAYG phone line (0800 406 6705).

The PAYG tariff, meters and service will be provided by OVO Energy until a full Fairerpower-branded PAYG tariff is made available later this year.

Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of Cheshire East Council, said: "Pay-as-you-go customers have often struggled to get good deals on gas and electricity and so are more likely to fall victim to fuel poverty.

"Cheshire East Council set up Fairerpower because we want to eradicate fuel poverty in the Borough. This new development of our initiative is helping people who need it most – those who have been paying too much for their energy.

"We are proud that so many of our residents have benefited from this initiative. The Council does not get any money out of Fairerpower, in fact we are investing in it. The return we get on that investment is the savings we are achieving for residents."

Tags:: Cheshire East Council, Fairerpower

Comments

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Nick Jones

Monday 25^th May 2015 at 2:26 pm

Maybe the 10 resident travellers caravans, occupants , vehicles, animals etc....firmly ensconced on Pendleton Way / Holy Rd Nth ( Adjacent to High School ) can also take advantage......

Dave Cash

Thursday 28^th May 2015 at 3:00 am

IMO a sensible expansion for those occupiers with pre-payment meters, which coincides with OVO's advertising campaign for their pre-payment mobile app.

Pete Taylor

Sunday 31^st May 2015 at 2:41 pm

I've just received a personal invitation to switch from the Chief Exec of CEC. He says that residents, on average, will save £250.
Imagine my surprise when I put in my postcode and was told I could save £109.

However, as CEC and OVO know nothing about my supplier or my energy consumption they give the following warning:
"From your postcode, we've made guesses on who your supplier is and how much energy you use to give you a quick estimated quote."

The houses in my postcode range from a two-bed bungalow to an eight bed Edwardian villa.

There is no mention of pre-payment meters in the "astounding offer" they sent me.