Energy switching calculator
Compare your current tariff with a new quote after exit fees, cashback and annual usage.
Energy switching is not about chasing a magic tariff. It is about reading your usage, checking the unit rates, protecting bill dates, and knowing where support exists before arrears become a debt problem.
| Step | Question | Best next action |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do you know your annual usage? | Find gas and electricity kWh from your bill. Price comparison without usage is guesswork. |
| 2 | Are you on standard variable or fixed? | Check unit rates, standing charges, exit fees and the end date before switching. |
| 3 | Could a specialist tariff fit? | Economy 7, EV and heat-pump tariffs only help if your usage pattern matches the cheap hours. |
| 4 | Could support apply? | Warm Home Discount, Priority Services Register, supplier hardship funds and social tariffs can matter more than switching. |
| 5 | Are the other household bills leaking? | Broadband, mobile, insurance, water, council tax and subscriptions belong in the same review. |
Compare your current tariff with a new quote after exit fees, cashback and annual usage.
Test a fixed deal against a variable path without pretending anyone can forecast prices perfectly.
What the cap does, what it does not do, why standing charges matter and how typical usage is used.
Check whether enough of your electricity happens overnight to justify a two-rate tariff.
Route through Pension Credit, low-income benefit rules, Scotland applications and prepay situations.
One Touch Switch, mobile PAC/STAC, social tariffs and contract price-rise checks.
Home and motor renewal checks, add-ons, monthly-payment APR and quote comparison.
Estimate whether metered billing could beat your current unmetered charge and where the official CCW calculator fits.
Twenty normal-person money-saving checks with source links and no product pushing.
Put renewals, subscriptions and annual bills into one household view.