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  		Energy buying scheme - deadline extension
  		Published: 18/03/2015
天涯社区 residents now have until Sunday 22 March to sign up to a Wales-wide 
collective energy buying scheme, which should enable them to save money on 
their fuel bills.
Wales Together/ Cyd Cymru is a Welsh Government funded energy switching 
project. Collective energy switching is where a large number of households come 
together to buy their energy, and by doing so Wales Together/ Cyd Cymru can 
negotiate better deals.
Following the original deadline of the scheme (which was 1 March), Cyd Cymru / 
Wales Together and energyhelpline have secured exclusive Dual Fuel (Gas and 
Electricity) Tariffs that can save an average UK home 拢429 a year. They have 
also secured a range of other exclusive energy tariffs for electric only, 
economy 7 customers, pre-payment meters and more.
Switching is simple but you can only get these exclusive tariffs by registering 
for Cyd Cymru / Wales Together.
Councillor Bernie Attridge, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, 
said:
鈥淵ou can be part of this collective energy switch by visiting 
www.cydcymru-energy.com or calling the contact centre on 0800 093 5902. Phone 
lines are open Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm. 
Try to have a recent energy bill to hand (gas, electricity or both) to help 
answer some of the questions. When you register with Cyd Cymru there is no cost 
or obligation to switch, but you will be able to see how much you could save 鈥 
and you will have until Sunday 22 March to decided whether you want to switch 
or not.鈥
Cyd Cymru / Wales Together collective energy switch:
is free to register
is free to switch, if you choose to
is available to everyone who lives in Wales
is available to all households regardless of income or property type who pay 
their energy bill directly to an energy company
is available to pre-payment meter customers who may be able to switch even if 
there is money owing to an existing energy supplier
will show you how much you could save on the new energy tariff offers and all 
other market tariffs before you decide to switch
allows you to benefit from one of our specially negotiated unique tariffs.
* Saving calculated against an average bill of 拢1,305 as calculated by Ofgem 
February 2015. All calculations are for an average usage dual fuel household 
paying by monthly direct debit. Average usage as defined by OFGEM is 13,500 kWh 
pa of gas and 3,200 kWh pa of standard electricity
**The winning tariffs cost 拢876 a year for gas and standard electricity at 
average usage paying by monthly direct debit. The last time a tariff was so 
cheap was in November 2010. Average usage for a UK home is defined by OFGEM as 
13,500kWh pa of gas and 3,200 kWh pa of standard electricity.