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Nov. 28th, 2010 09:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
torkellI am a numpty.
The reason why my email address doesn't work on the Scottish Power website is because the new flat is supplied by Southern Electric.
This is actually a Good Thing, as Southern Electric is a) significantly cheaper and b) have "no plans to increase electricity prices" (unlike Scottish Power who just stuck an extra 8.9% average increase on theirs).
Note to non-Brits: since privatisation there's no actual link between who you pay for electricity and who actually produces the electrons that you use. This is how in the old flat I paid Scottish Power for electricity, despite living on the other side of the country from Scotland. Of course, being Brits we've not completely got rid of all the pre-privatisation baggage, and so most suppliers have different prices depending on which former electricity board supplied your area.
The reason why my email address doesn't work on the Scottish Power website is because the new flat is supplied by Southern Electric.
This is actually a Good Thing, as Southern Electric is a) significantly cheaper and b) have "no plans to increase electricity prices" (unlike Scottish Power who just stuck an extra 8.9% average increase on theirs).
Note to non-Brits: since privatisation there's no actual link between who you pay for electricity and who actually produces the electrons that you use. This is how in the old flat I paid Scottish Power for electricity, despite living on the other side of the country from Scotland. Of course, being Brits we've not completely got rid of all the pre-privatisation baggage, and so most suppliers have different prices depending on which former electricity board supplied your area.
