Although most of my work is as a consumer advocate in regulated industries, I am not a very canny consumer myself. I’ve always been so reluctant to switch suppliers, fearing that something could do wrong.<\/p>\n
So, after all the years that energy suppliers have been privatised, I have never switched either our gas or our electricity supplier. Until now.\u00a0What persuaded me was two things.<\/p>\n
First, I have switched as part of a block of around 100,000 consumers mobilised by the campaign group 38 Degrees. It felt good to be part of a movement.<\/p>\n
Second, it’s 100% clean electricity – all of it coming from renewable sources.\u00a0It’s energy made from Cornish sunshine, Scottish wind and, um, Welsh rain (seriously!).<\/p>\n
And we’re saving hundreds of pounds compared to our existing energy suppliers.<\/p>\n
Our new provider is called\u00a0Good Energy which regularly tops the table for the Which? Customer Satisfaction Survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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