Another chance to join York’s Big Community Energy Switch ahead of winter

City of York Council is reminding residents who missed out on the initial Big Community Switch that they can join 18,000 other people nationally who have considered switching energy suppliers and saving money on their bills.

In the most recent round of the Big Community Switch, run by the council’s partner iChoosr, 230 York residents could save on average £215 from their gas and electricity bills if they switch to the new tariff secured by the scheme. To help other residents consider taking advantage of the new tariffs on offer, the scheme’s deadline has been extended to residents who join the switch before 24 November

Jacqui Warren, Sustainability Officer, said: “With the clocks changing and the nights drawing in many people are starting to use more energy, therefore the Big Community Switch is a great way for people to see if they can reduce their energy bill, with residents saving on average £215 during this switch.”

To enable even more people to take advantage of the recent tariffs secured by the scheme, registration has been re-opened until 24 November.

How the big community switch works
1. Anyone who pays a household energy bill can register for free at https://www.york.gov.uk/switchingenergy, including pre payment meter customers and those without gas. Registration is easy – you just need a recent fuel bill or annual statement.

2. The council’s switching partner iChoosr will hold an ‘auction day’ and invite energy companies to offer their best prices.

3. The cheapest tariff wins! People who have registered will receive an email with details of the tariff secured by the scheme.

4. Residents will have until a 24 November 2015 to register and decide to accept the offer or not (please note that anyone registering off-line will have until 17 November). There is no obligation to accept and no fees or charges. If residents choose not to take up the offer, they can always register again in future schemes.

For more information and help on joining the Big community Energy Switch visit https://www.york.gov.uk/switchingenergy or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx_fph_9NeE
For help making your home warmer through energy efficiency measures visit https://www.york.gov.uk/info/20097/private_landlords_and_tenants/1507/better_homes_york

Big Community Energy Supply Switch this autumn

With autumn fast approaching City of York Council is reminding residents that they might be able to save money on their gas and electricity bills by joining the Big Community Switch.

The switch which is open for registrations until 12 October and free to join uses collective purchasing power. This helps the council’s switching partner, iChoosr, to secure the best deal from energy companies at an auction. After this all participants will be receive details of the tariff and will have the choice of switching.

Ruth Abbott, Housing Standards and Adaptations Manager, said: “With the weather beginning to cool and autumn fast approaching many people are starting to use more gas and electricity than during the summer months. The Big Community Switch is a great way for residents to possibly reduce the cost of their energy bills, with an average saving of £169 for over 700 residents who have taken part in the scheme since December 2013.”

How the big community switch works
1. The next big switch is open for registrations until 12 October 2015. Anyone who pays a household energy bill can register for free, including pre payment meter customers and those without gas. Registration is easy – you just need a recent fuel bill or annual statement.

2. The council’s switching partner iChoosr will hold an ‘auction day’ on 13 October 2015 and invite energy companies to offer their best prices.

3. The cheapest tariff wins! People who have registered will receive an email with details of the new tariff secured by the scheme. This will be after 26 October 2015. It will tell residents how much money they could potentially save.

4. Residents will have until a 24 November 2015 to decide to accept the offer or not. There is no obligation to accept and no fees or charges. If residents choose not to take up the offer, they can always register again in future schemes.

For more information and help on joining the Big community Energy Switch visit https://www.york.gov.uk/info/20242/sustainability/1531/the_big_community_switch or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx_fph_9NeE

York residents can save on their gas and electricity bills

York residents have another chance to see if they can save money on their gas and electricity bills by joining The Big Community Energy Switch in partnership with City of York Council and iChoosr.

The scheme, which started in December 2013, has so far seen 744 residents join to save on average £169 on their bills. Even more residents will be able to save money as the latest switch has now opened for registrations until 12 October 2015.

Jacqui Warren, Sustainability Officer, said: “Joining the Big Community Energy Switch is a great way for residents to reduce the cost of their energy bills by a significant amount. As the scheme works on collective switching power I hope even more residents will join those who have already registered to help create even bigger savings for more people.”

How the big community switch works
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Residents still have time to save money on their gas and electricity bills

City of York Council is reminding residents that they have until Monday 18 May to sign up the Big Community Energy Switch, where they could potentially save on average £243 on their gas and electricity bills.

The council’s partner iChoosr do all the hard work which makes it simple, safe and hassle-free for residents to consider switching their energy tariffs.

There are four easy steps:
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Sign up to the Big Community Energy Switch

City of York Council is reminding residents to sign up to the Big Community Energy Switch by 2 February.

People will be joining together with over 170 other residents from York and 12,000 people from around the UK in the switch, that could help them save on average £169 on their gas and electricity bills.

The council and iChoosr held their first scheme between December 2013 and February 2014. A total of 751 York residents signed up, along with 36,000 people across the UK. Average annual savings for those York residents who switched was £169!

Supported by York’s Citizens Advice Bureau and Age UK York – the Save Money by Switching Energy campaign launched in December 2013. The scheme enables York residents to register for the assisted scheme through these four easy steps that can result in them being offered potentially cheaper alternative tariffs to consider switching to.

1) Anyone who pays a household energy bill can register for free. Registration is easy – you just need a recent fuel bill or annual statement.

2) Registration closes on 2 February 2015. The council’s switching partner iChoosr then gathers everyone’s registrations together and invites all the energy companies to offer their best prices. This is all done by iChoosr. You don’t need to do anything.

3) The cheapest tariffs win! Residents will receive an with details on the new tariff secured by the scheme from 16 February. It will tell you how much money you could potentially save if you accept.

4) Residents have until 16 March to decide to accept the offer or not. There is no obligation to accept and there are no fees or charges. You simply get a new offer that could potentially save you money on your energy bills. If you choose not to take up the offer, you can always register again in future schemes.

If residents are unable to sign up to this round of the Big Community Energy Switch they can join the next round, which runs from 24 March until 18 May.

To find out more or to register go to www.york.gov.uk/switchingenergy. If residents do not have access online please visit City of York Council’s customer service centre at West Offices or call us on 01904 551550.