What do I need to use Utility Switch Advisor?

The service; Your current deal; Your usage; What triggered this; Region.

Is Utility Switch Advisor free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

Utility Switch Advisor

Q: How do I know the Utility Switch Advisor output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Compares total annual cost for the person's usage, not headline rates; Flags the traps (intro jumps, exit fees, contract length, expiring discounts); Weighs exit fees against savings if in-contract; Gives a clear switch/stay call with the yearly number.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-05 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-money

Decide whether to switch energy, broadband, or mobile providers — compare the real total cost, dodge the traps, and time it right. Use when asked should I switch energy/broadband/mobile providers, compare utility deals, is this a good energy tariff, or help me switch and save. Produces an apples-to-apples comparison (total annual cost, not headline rate), the traps to check (intro-then-jump pricing, exit fees, contract length), a switch/stay recommendation, the switching steps, and reminders to verify current prices on a comparison source.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“Should I switch energy providers? My bill just went up.”“Compare broadband deals for me — my contract's ending.”“Is this mobile plan actually cheaper than what I have?”“Help me switch and save on my utilities.”“My intro internet rate is about to jump — what are my options?”

What to give it

▸The service — energy (gas/electric), broadband, mobile, or a bundle

▸Your current deal — provider, tariff/plan, monthly cost, contract end date, exit fees

▸Your usage — rough consumption/data/speed needs (drives the real cost)

▸What triggered this — price rise, contract ending, or just checking

▸Region — determines the market, rules, and switching process

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓Compares total annual cost for the person's usage, not headline rates

✓Flags the traps (intro jumps, exit fees, contract length, expiring discounts)

✓Weighs exit fees against savings if in-contract

✓Gives a clear switch/stay call with the yearly number

✓Includes clean switching steps

✓Reminds to verify live prices on a current source

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Comparing headline rates** while ignoring standing charges/total cost.

**Missing the intro-to-standard price jump.**

**Ignoring exit fees** on the current contract.

**Asserting stale prices** as current — deals move weekly.

**"You could save"** with no actual number or recommendation.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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🔌 Embed this skill

Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:

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💬 Discussion

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