Great Aycliffe Town Council
"Much more competitive rates... generated
significant savings across all service areas."
- Location: County Durham
- Sector: Local Council
- Saving: £15k
Situated between Darlington and Durham, Great Aycliffe's Town
Council has saved over £15,000 a year since the start of 2009 when
it first used Make It Cheaper to find it the best rates for its
energy consumption. Spread over a variety of sites from offices to
sports facilities to maintenance depots, it has five gas and 10
electricity meters. These range in consumption between up to
680,000 kWh for gas and 325,000 kWh for electricity. The highest
rates that the council has been able to switch away from have been
6.7p/kWh for gas and 17p/kWh for electricity prices per
unit. The rates it is currently paying are less than half these
amounts at 3.15p/kWh for gas and 7.9p/kWh for electricity.
Dan Austin, finance manager at Great Aycliffe's Town Council
commented: "Prior to contacting Make It Cheaper, the Council was
encountering various problems in dealing with the minefield that is
energy buying. Contracts were spread over various suppliers with
different contract periods, complicated contract terms and
difficulties getting out of contracts. This led to the Council
getting tied into out-of-contract rates on many of its energy
supplies. Working with Make It Cheaper has helped the Council
transfer all of its supplies onto much more competitive rates and
manage its energy contracts in a much more efficient manner, which
has generated significant savings across all service areas."
