You may be wondering why your property has a PAYG meter and whether you can receive invoices on a quarterly/monthly basis instead…
Pre-payment or Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) meters are an effective way to manage budgets and monitor your consumption. There are several advantages of using a PAYG meter:
- No surprise bills – You will never receive a bill from us if you have a PAYG meter, as payment is always made in advance. This means that you won’t receive unexpected bills that would be harder to budget for.
- You are in full control of how much and how often you top up.
- You don’t have to worry about building up a debt, as you purchase the energy before you use it, making you more aware of your running energy costs.
- You can build up a credit over the summer months to help pay for the winter months.
The decision to charge you in this way would generally have come from your Landlord/Housing Association. Unfortunately, Data Energy are unable to switch you onto credit billing unless instructed by the Building Owner/Managing Agents. For more information about the parties involved, please visit our Stakeholders and their responsibilities article.