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Energy & Broadband Bill Switching

Every contract and end date on one page, your real usage in kWh and Mbps, routine tariff checks, switching playbooks for energy, broadband, mobile and TV, and help for renters, prepayment homes and older relatives.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for Energy & Broadband Bill Switching, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

Before you start: this plan is general information to help you organise your own money decisions. It is not financial, investment, tax or legal advice. Check decisions that matter with a qualified, licensed adviser in your country, and remember that investing and trading can lose money.

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Starter tasks

💷 Personal Finance

Energy & Broadband Bill Switching

Comparing and switching energy, broadband, mobile and TV deals at the end of each contract to stop loyalty penalties.

  1. Every energy, broadband, mobile and TV contract on one page
  2. Twelve months of household energy use in kWh
  3. Account and meter details pack for switching
  4. Real broadband speed and household usage baseline
  5. Mobile data and minutes use per household line
  6. Loyalty penalty check on rolled-over contracts
  7. Contract end date calendar with notice alerts
  8. Smart meter working order check
  9. Account holder and authorised person on each bill
  10. Monthly meter reading and bill accuracy check
  11. Quarterly energy tariff comparison with your own usage
  12. Contracts ending soon monthly watch
  13. Energy direct debit and credit balance review
  14. Price change notices folder routine
  15. Annual telecoms price rise response
  16. Broadband speed and outage log
  17. Annual utilities switching review and savings record
  18. Reading an energy bill line by line
  19. Fixed and variable energy tariffs compared
  20. How an energy switch works, step by step
  21. Broadband connection types and what reaches your street
  22. Mid-contract price rise clauses and exit rights
  23. Mobile number porting and switching codes
  24. How comparison sites rank deals and what they leave out
  25. Time-of-use and smart tariffs explained
  26. Choosing an energy tariff from a like-for-like comparison
  27. Switching energy supplier from application to final bill
  28. Choosing a broadband deal at the speed you need
  29. Retention call to your broadband provider with a rival quote
  30. Cheaper airtime for each mobile line at contract end
  31. Pay-TV package cut, renegotiate or cancel
  32. Bundle or separate contracts decision
  33. Landline-free broadband and digital phone decision
  34. Energy fix end date switch window
  35. Moving home with energy and broadband sorted
  36. Broadband switchover day and equipment return
  37. Switching rewards and promised credits claim
  38. Pre-winter energy tariff and payment check
  39. Switching suppliers as a renter
  40. Student house broadband and energy for the academic year
  41. Helping an older relative switch and get priority support
  42. Prepayment meter tariffs and switching with a debt
  43. Social tariffs for broadband and mobile on a low income
  44. Home working broadband with a mobile backup
  45. When your energy supplier goes out of business
  46. Electric vehicle charging tariff decision
  47. Solar export tariff comparison
  48. Half-hourly smart meter data tariff modelling
  49. Disputing a large catch-up or estimated bill
  50. Formal complaint and ombudsman escalation

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Every energy, broadband, mobile and TV contract on one page

Most households pay four to eight separate providers for energy, broadband, landline, mobile lines and TV, each with its own end date and price. A single list showing provider, monthly cost, tariff name, contract end date and exit fee is the starting point for every switch, and it usually reveals at least one contract that ended months ago and quietly went up.

First tasks

  • Search your bank statements for every energy, broadband, phone and TV payment
  • Log in to each provider account and note the tariff name and end date
  • Record the exit fee for leaving each contract today
  • Add up the yearly cost of all the contracts

Twelve months of household energy use in kWh

Comparison results are only as good as the usage you enter, and the default estimate a comparison site offers can be wrong by a third for a small flat or a large family home. Finding your actual annual electricity and gas use in kilowatt hours, from your annual statement or smart meter app, means every quote you see afterwards is priced on your home, not an average one.

First tasks

  • Download the latest annual statement from your energy account
  • Find the annual electricity consumption figure in kWh
  • Find the annual gas consumption figure in kWh
  • Note whether your meter records separate day and night rates

Account and meter details pack for switching

Switches stall when you cannot find the meter serial number, the supply point reference or the account number the old provider wants. Gathering them once, with photos of each meter and a note of how to log in to every account, turns a future switch into a ten-minute form rather than an evening of hunting.

First tasks

  • Photograph each meter so the serial number and reading are both visible
  • Copy the supply point numbers from your latest energy bill
  • List the account number for every broadband, mobile and TV provider
  • Reset any provider log-in that no longer works

Make it yours.

Install Energy & Broadband Bill Switching, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Blueprints are general information to help you organise your own work. They are not medical, financial, legal or other professional advice. See the Terms.