British Gas continue to fight for the title

Following on from my last blog post, the battle of the giants has reached a standstill, with neither newcomer npower or reigning champ British Gas refusing to back down.

After my household switched its energy supplier from British Gas to npower, British Gas began fighting for our custom, offering us a 15% discount if we signed back up with them.

Since then, my housemate emailed npower; giving them details of British Gas’ proposed 15% discount in the hope that npower would retaliate with an even bigger discount.

Our efforts were wasted it seems though, as npower have yet to respond.

We have received a letter from British Gas, confirming the termination of our contract, and requesting a final meter reading, so that they can bill us to the exact date.

Unlike fellow Consumer Choices blogger Olivia’s switch with E.ON, ours has been really quick and easy.

Because of the deal offered by British Gas though, we are now unsure of whether to continue with the switch to npower or not. With their Click Energy 5 tariff, and the 15% discount we’ve been promised, our bills would be a fraction cheaper with British Gas, according to the EnergyChoices comparison service, but we’re worried that if prices rise again, British Gas may end up more expensive than npower.

We could sign up to a capped tariff, to fix our prices at a set rate. This would mean we’d avoid any future price increases, and Olivia certainly recommends it, but what if energy prices drop?

What should we do? Any suggestions?