HOW BRIGG HOUSEHOLDS CAN SAVE MONEY ON ENERGY

FROM NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL

This is your last chance to register for the North Lincolnshire Council energy switching scheme, giving residents the chance to access cheaper gas and electricity tariffs is to end on 15 October. The scheme which assists people across North Lincolnshire has 86 registered participants so far. You could save up to £100 on your energy bills by registering.

Collective switching offers households the opportunity to sign up to a scheme that allows an intermediary to enter an auction with energy companies on their behalf, to secure a discounted energy price. If more people sign up, bigger savings can be made.

Collective switching is non-committal. Meaning if you don’t like the deal negotiated for you, you don’t have to accept it.

The council will be working with iChoosr, the UK’s leading provider of collective switching. You can register on iChoosr on: http://bigcommunityswitch.ichoosr.com/Product/index.rails?actionId=313

The scheme is open to those living in or just outside North Lincolnshire.  Anyone interested in switching gas and electricity suppliers can register free online until midnight on 15 October.

The council is currently organising the registration sessions across North Lincolnshire for those unable to register online. The two remaining sessions are:

Monday 23rd September at Broughton Library from 10am-12pm. (THE LIBRARY IS NOW PART OF THE VILLAGE HALL - N.F.)

Tuesday 1st October at Ashby Local Link from 10am-12pm.

Cabinet member for Asset Management, Culture and Housing at North Lincolnshire Council, Coun John Briggs (Crowle) said: “I encourage as many people as possible to sign up to the scheme.86 people have done so far, but we’d like to see many more join. Bigger savings can be made if more people sign up.  It’s not too late, registration ends on 15 October. People can be reluctant to switch suppliers and compare tariffs. Collective switching takes the hassle out of changing supplier; this scheme can reduce energy bills across North Lincolnshire”

For further details about the collective switching scheme or registration session, please contact Adam Conley, Warm Homes Officer at North Lincolnshire Council on 01724 297676. Or http://www.northlincs.gov.uk/collective-switching/