Save Money With Fixed Rate Energy Plans for Your Home or Business
Unless you've been living in the wilderness for the past few months, you may have noticed your energy prices are on the rise - and not by a small amount. Since 1999, natural gas prices have TRIPLED, electricity has DOUBLED, and in today's volatile market, energy prices fluctuate CONSTANTLY.
Rapidly growing wholesale costs of natural gas and oil have meant that the energy companies have scrambled to keep up - and that means increased bills for you.
Let's assume you're doing everything you can to save money. You're only using gas and electricity when absolutely necessary, you're switching lights off, your house is well insulated, you use energy-saving light bulbs, etc. You can control those things, but energy prices will continue to rise regardless - and that's where fixed-price energy deals come in.
Fixed-rate deals may sound like a great idea, and in many ways they are, but there are a few things to consider before you go ahead.
Advantages of fixing
Fixed energy deals offer security. What you pay now is what you will pay for the duration of the fixed period. Most energy companies will fix their rates for one or two years, but it can be longer. So long as your other living costs stay more or less the same, this will enable you to plan how much money you have left over each month without worrying about sudden rises in your outgoings.
The longer your fixed period, the more you should get for your money. For example, if you are on a fixed-rate deal for two years, and energy prices rise 25% in a year, it shouldn't be long before the amount you are paying is below what you would have paid on a standard variable-rate energy plan.
The longer your fixed period lasts, the more prices are likely to rise - so you may face a big jump in prices when your deal comes to an end. T
o learn more about how to cap your energy rates, then visit the Zurvita Choice Energy website at http://monaview.zurvita.biz or Call 231-206-5333. Zurvita is currently open in 14 states.
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Brent Vanderstelt is a home based business representative with Zurvita and Fortune Hi Tech Marketing.
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