The Switch Together, Save Together scheme has been launched in Merseyside.

More than 4,200 people took part in the last round of the Merseyside Collective Switch scheme, which saved residents a total of £205,000 on their energy bills. The highest saving was £933, and a significant number of people were able to save over £500 a year.

The scheme has been organised by local charity, Energy Projects Plus, together with the six Merseyside local authorities.


It aims to reduce people's energy bills by using collective buying power to negotiate cheaper tariffs from energy suppliers. British Gas, Npower and Scottish Power offered special deals in the last switch including the cheapest fixed tariff from British Gas.

The scheme aims to make it safer and easier to switch supplier, and advisers are on hand to offer free and impartial help.

Householders are invited to register their interest in the collective switch in order to receive information about the negotiated tariffs. The registration period runs from 28 July to 8 September 2014.

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