Here's how to find the best offer to contain electricity and gas bills in the fall

FINDING THE BEST OFFER TO REDUCE BILLS OF LIGHT AND GAS IS POSSIBLE. HERE ARE THE ADVICE OF SOSTARIFFE.IT TO CHOOSE WITH PRECISION THE RIGHT OFFER TO ACTIVATE AND MAXIMIZE YOUR SAVINGS

To give a cut on electricity and gas bills it is necessary minimize the cost of energy . To achieve this goal, it becomes essential to activate the best offers available on the market. In view of next autumn, a period in which there could be new significant increases in wholesale prices, it is very important to ensure that you can count on the best possible rate. Only in this way, in fact, will it be possible to maximize savings. Here you are how to find the best offer:

HOW TO FIND THE BEST LIGHT AND GAS OFFER: STARTING FROM THE LAST BILL

The first thing to do in order to identify the best offer for electricity and gas is to start from the current conditions. In fact, it is necessary to recover the last bill sent by the current supplier (for both light and gas). Starting from the bill it is, in fact, possible to identify the precise data relating to annual consumption of your supply. This data is very important in order to identify the best offer of the moment, based on your energy needs.

Knowing the consumption is also important to know what the breakdown of electricity consumption in time bands . This data makes it possible to evaluate the convenience of the two-hourly and three-hourly offers in relation to the single-hourly ones that have a price independent of the time of use of energy. Multi-hourly rates, on the other hand, have a lower energy cost in the evening and on weekends.

Furthermore, from the last bill, it is possible to identify the unit cost of energy (reported in the Energy / natural gas expenditure section, under the item Energy quota). The data in question, expressed in € / kWh for light and € / Smc for natural gas, is very important. This figure must be as low as possible to maximize savings. It should be noted, however, that in the section Expenditure for energy / natural gas> Fixed rate, the indication of the fixed monthly fee, independent of the consumption of the supply, will be shown.

Once you have collected all the necessary data, you can rely on comparison of offers in order to identify the most advantageous rates available on the market. Just connect to the comparator of SOStariffe.it per  offers electricity and gas in order to identify the most convenient rates with the utmost precision. Using the comparison is really very simple. Just enter an estimate of your annual consumption (the data is shown in the bill) to immediately check the most advantageous offers.

The comparator also offers precise information regarding the unit cost of energy and any fixed costs . Furthermore, the information included also includes data relating to the presence of additional bonuses that can make a difference in the choice of the offer, guaranteeing additional benefits to the customer. After evaluating all the parameters, you can proceed with the online subscription of the offer.

What to pay attention to when choosing electricity and gas rates

The elements to be evaluated are different. The unit cost of energy must be the main element from which to start the evaluation. This figure must be as low as possible. Furthermore, it is not enough to verify the value but it is necessary to check how the cost of energy varies over time . The energy market, in fact, presents different types of offers.

There are offers at a fixed price which guarantee the possibility of exploiting a fixed price of energy for a long period of time. Usually, these offers have a locked price for at least 12 months but there is no shortage of offers with a locked price for 24 months or 36 months. Offers of this type guarantee protection against any rise in the energy market.

Note also the indexed rates that allow direct access to the wholesale energy price (with reference to the PUN indices for electricity and PSV or TTF for gas). There are also indexed offers that follow the trend of the protected market. Indexed rates provide for more frequent price updates which can be an advantage when wholesale prices decline.

It is also necessary to evaluate the presence of extra costs (such as the fixed monthly fee independent of consumption and any extra cost applied by the supplier to the wholesale market price). The evaluation of electricity and gas tariffs must also take into account the possible presence of bonus additional that can make a difference in the choice of the offer to be activated.

Among the elements to take into consideration there are also the transparency of the supplier and the ability to exploit digital services for supply management and consumption monitoring. A good supplier must ensure maximum transparency towards customers, providing all useful information about the offer. It will also be necessary for the supplier to provide complete digital tools for supply management.

Let's summarize the elements to pay attention to when choosing electricity and gas tariffs :

• the unit cost of energy which must be as low as possible
• the way in which the cost of energy varies over time (is the offer at a fixed or fixed price?)
• the presence of extra costs and additional bonuses
• the transparency of the supplier who must clearly inform the customer about the costs
• the possibility of accessing digital services for supply management and consumption monitoring

How to activate a new electricity and gas offer

After identifying the right offer by comparing the rates, it will be possible to proceed with the activation of the chosen solution . To complete the operation, you can rely on online activation, directly from the supplier's website that offers the chosen rate. This is a simple procedure that can be completed in just a few steps.

To activate a new tariff it is necessary to have i personal data of the holder of the supply. You will also need to make sure you can count on supply data. In particular, it is essential to have the latest bill sent by the current supplier from which to retrieve the POD code, for light, and the PDR code, for gas.

Among the information to be made available to the supplier there are also i Payment details (IBAN coordinates for domiciliation for example) and contact details). Once the subscription procedure is completed, the activation request will be sent. The new rate will not be active immediately. It will be necessary to wait a couple of weeks for the operation to complete.

During this transition phase, the continuity of the energy supply is always guaranteed. It will not be necessary to change the meter and it will not be necessary to send the cancellation of the contract to the previous supplier. The entire procedure is, in fact, completely automated.

Let's summarize i steps to follow to activate a new electricity and gas offer :

• check the conditions of the currently active offer by consulting the supplier's latest bill
• choose the right offer through the SOStariffe.it comparator
• proceed with the online subscription of the offer through the supplier's website
• wait for the completion of the procedure for activating the new tariff

Davide Raia – SOStariffe.it

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