{"id":42975,"date":"2017-02-05T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T07:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/energy-customers-locked-into-a-costly-scheme-who-have-no-right-to-switch\/"},"modified":"2017-02-05T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T07:01:17","slug":"energy-customers-locked-into-a-costly-scheme-who-have-no-right-to-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/energy-customers-locked-into-a-costly-scheme-who-have-no-right-to-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy customers locked into a costly scheme who have no right to switch"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDistrict Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. But, Anna Tims reports, it\u2019s been rolled out without any regulationEnergy customers who find themselves paying over the odds for their heating can simply switch to a cheaper deal. But there\u2019s a hidden, but rapidly growing, number who estimate they\u2019re paying up to three times more than the expected price\u2026 but don\u2019t have the right to switch. In most cases, they are stuck with the same supplier for 25 years or more.They are among the 220,000 households signed up to District Heating networks which power entire estates by sending hot water and steam via insulated pipes from a central generator, instead of having a boiler in each home. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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District Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. 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