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'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:32 am
by AE-NMidlands
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... d-62305930 says
For Pauline Sinclair, building a new home has always been her dream, but finishing it has become a nightmare.
Despite the house in Orkney being almost ready to move in to, the date of fitting her electricity meter on 8 August has been changed to next year.
She is furious, as being without power will mean spending another winter in a caravan right next to her property.
And she is not alone, as other energy customers are reporting similar difficulties with meter installations. One builder said it could become a serious issue.
"It's so frustrating," Mrs Sinclair told BBC Scotland News. "The house is almost finished, we're wind and watertight and ready to move to the next stage - we're just devastated."
She said she had been told the meter would not now be installed until July next year.
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Sounds like renewables (including a wind turbine) and a battery could be her answer. Start off-grid and wait to see if they ever connect you?
Not good for people in ordinary houses though...
Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:44 am
by AGT
Maybe they can register if they meet the criteria, or have a guest stating who may meet the criteria
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/getting-extra- ... s-register
Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:51 am
by Oldgreybeard
The lead time on getting a new supply around here is between 4 months (if you are lucky) and a year. Always has been as far as I can make out. The DNO are exceptionally slow at dealing with new connection requests in my experience and even when they have agreed and quoted a price there are usually long delays. I was advised to request a new supply at least a year ahead of actually needing it, just to avoid the problems reported in that article, and that was a long time ago.
Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:55 am
by AGT
Meant staying.
Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:31 pm
by AE-NMidlands
AGT wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:55 amMeant staying.
You can always edit your posts by clicking on the pencil icon
I looked at the link and i didn't see any help offered in actually getting connected...
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Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 3:25 pm
by AGT
Don’t see a pencil icon, maybe cause I use a phone for posting?
I meant register as vulnerable then case using this as extre weight for the discussion……
Re: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2022 4:54 pm
by Stinsy
If I were building in Orkney I'd have planned on wind/solar/genny from the start!
