After an extremely successful auction which saw a tariff secured by iChoosr that could save residents on average £243, City of York Council is urging residents to sign up to the Big Community Energy Switch before 9 March.
People will join together with over 400 other residents from York in the switch, which could help them save on their gas and electricity bills.
A drop-in event will be held at City of York Council’s West Office on 2 March from 10am – 3pm. Residents can take their offer letter if they have any questions.
People can also sign up to the switch if they take a recent fuel bill.
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.
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 until 9 March 2015. Registration is easy – you just need a recent fuel bill or annual statement.
2) The auction was held 3 February 2015. The council’s switching partner iChoosr gathered everyone’s registrations together and invited all the energy companies to offer their best prices. This was all done by iChoosr.
3) The cheapest tariffs won! Residents who registered before the auction day should have received their personalised offer with details on the new tariff from 16 February. It will tell you how much money you could 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.