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Eon to Pass Trough Black Start Charges
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Eon have just informed brokers & customers that they will be invoicing for Black Start Charges incurred by National Grid that have worked out £117.23m above the forecasted costs. Customers will be receiving reconciliation invoices to recover much of this extra distribution cost at 0.016p per kWh for all electricity used between April 16 and…

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Conveyancing Solicitors Should Request Exact Meter Locations From Property Sellers
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A customer called Alpine Utilities urgently as he received an unexpected high electricity bill for the past 2 years since he moved into the property. The previous occupier never gave the supplier a final reading and the new tenant could not locate the electricity meter; the suppliers also had no record of its location. One…

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Customer Pays £1400 Too Much On Capacity Charges for Years
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Alpine Utilities have recently discovered how a customer of another reputable brokerage is paying over the odds on capacity charges they don’t need. Almost 10 years the developers rated the educational site at 275kVA we have now confirmed it uses no more than 134kVA. Reducing their availability could save them over £1400 per annum, yet the…

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Established Broker Uses Alpine Utilities’ Experties
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We are proud to announce that an established broker firm is now seeking the expertise and  experience of Alpine Utilities. Despite their many years in business the London broker believes that Alpine Utilities have much to offer in back-office utility broker management. Mr Lande the director of Alpine Utilities Ltd says: ” We are delighted that…

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Corona Is Switching To Paperless Billing
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Corona sent today a green e-mail amongst other measures they are introducing paperless billing from September. While finding your bills online is always useful paperless billing is not necessarily greener billing. There have been calls in the past to re-introduce paper billing as the environmental footprint of accessing bills online, possibly printing them on a…

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Utility Warehouse Excelled In Customer Service
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Recently our Utility Warehouse internet-phone line stopped working. During the initial phone call to UW (after getting through to the correct dept.) they analysed that the problem was with their line rather than with my phone. It took them a few days to resolve the problem at their end but my phone was still not…

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Comparison Websites Can HIDE Best Deals
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According to Money Saving Expert OFGEM has now ruled that comparison websites are allowed to hide those deals that don’t pay them commission. While we appreciate that those switching companies must be properly funded, such a ruling can backfire, stifle competition and become a loser for everyone concerned. Once consumers lose trust in the comparison…

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OFGEM Penalty on British Gas
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OFGEM has today published its decision to impose a financial penalty to British Gas Trading. As many businesses including some of our customers have experienced delays and problems following the British Gas migration to a new system. Although that period was a challenge for all parties concerned we can testify that BG did everything to…

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OFGEM Enhanced Compliance Monitoring
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As a responsible broker, Alpine Utilities Ltd reads suppliers T&C’s and advises customers accordingly. When we find that those T&C’s in our opinion do not comply with OFGEM’s licence conditions we will not hesitate to bring this to their attention as we believe only full compliance can bring the full benefit of the energy market…

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Lessons From The Grenfell Tower Disaster
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Firstly I would like to express my shock and horror as well as sadness over the 4th and biggest national tragedy in such a short time. My heart goes out for the victims and their families. I wish to extend my condolences to the victims families, friends and relatives. I wish all the injured ones…

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