Energy consumption help??

2 years ago

Hi.

Can anyone help? Me and my partner just moved into new rental property and swapped energy provider. We don’t have gas only an electric boiler and a log burner.

We have Heating on (powered by electric boiler only) in morning and in evening for about 2 hours at 19 C. When it reaches this it turns off. We’re using 1135 KWH at 15.30 pence per month with a standing charge of 19.66 pence daily. our bill is really high, £188 monthly. Our house is an old cottage with one bedroom and a tiny spare room. There is two of us living here, shower both once a day, have about 2 baths a week.

Are we using way too much electricity/energy or are we just not up to date with how much it costs now?

thank you!!!

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arc3d
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
The costs are about right. Electricity is expensive. You could save a little by shopping around but not much.

Best way to see what's costing you the most is to get a smart meter or electric usage monitors. Budget option is to switch everything off and watch the electric meter. If the meter keeps moving when everything is then something is draining your electricity, otherwise turn each item on one at a time to see what uses the most.
Sonia
2 years ago
May I ask how you chose your new provider, was it via a comparison site like www.moneysavingexpert.com or moneysupermarket.com? Both these sites will find you the cheapest. I did read that energy prices are going up. I have a 2 bed house and my bills are quite low, but we don’t put the full heating on unless it’s very cold and use an electric faux wood burner instead. It’s not that we’re tight, we just hate sitting in a hot stuffy house! This was my last bill, if it’s any help. I will be moving as they are one of the ones raising their prices!
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arc3d
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@Sonia there is a huge disadvantage to being in a place that is all electric like Anna's. Gas is massively cheaper.

Landlords pick all electric for their let's as it's easier with maintenance and there's one less safety check.

A friend of mine recently moved out of his flat after being there over the winter. He just couldn't afford the bills and hadn't taken them into account when working out his finances.
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Electricity is more expensive than gas and heating with electric even more so. We have gas and found it more effective to leave the thermostat on 20 degrees, so the boiler is maintaining the temperature rather than heating up from cold each time.

I’d look for other ways to energy save. Switching things off overnight (from the plug socket), don’t leave things on standby. Swap out all the lightbulbs to low wattage LED’s. I switch off my microwave, toaster, kettle and sound system at the socket over night and avoid over-charging gadgets overnight.

Little changes that may make a difference.
Jonathan
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Older properties that have less insulation are more expensive to heat - in fact my gas and electric bill at my old house was £340 a month and halved when I moved to a newer house.
So I think your £188 is to be expected and would remind you that it in part your oven, washer and dryer will be using some of that too.

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