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  Yes I worked for an energy company that operates in Northern Ireland, had multiple calls from customers who had gone on holiday and come home to there house broken into the house to install the meter and changed the locks on the house so when they come home they are locked out of there own house. Found it so bizarre that this is legal in Northern Ireland
context: Allegedly, energy companies were handed warrants with most of them not even bothering to read much information about the clients to begin with. They just instantly granted them hundreds of warrants. >
  
  Wish there's something we could do to fuck these energy cartels over.
  E on basically charging me £5 a day despite me being out the house from 12 to 15 hours per week day and the only one living there. >
  
  That's crazy. Is it possible you're somehow being charged for a neighbor's usage? >
  
  Standing charge plus things like the fridge I expect. >
  
  Unlikely. A fridge isn't costing you £4.50 a day.
  I imagine it's a 10 minute shower and maybe 2 hours of heating use, depending on their boiler setting
  A 20kwh boiler costs about £2 to run per hour atm