The 50% Electricity Challenge - Everyone welcome!

SamanthaA

This bird has to be in work for 7 this morn, and boy is it cold & frosty!

Meter readings are
Electric rate1 39126 (+31)/ rate2 13884 (+8) AND had the letter increasing my payment from £28 to £34 per month.
Gas 6629 (+7), which I am surprised at considering the cold spell we just had!

Not a completly `true` reading as not at work on Monday and so had washer on a couple of times, plus Xbox and pc; out Tuesday evening and Mum didn`t bring DS home on Thursday as expected and I have watched Most Haunted Live till 12pm most nights!
Will do this again next week, but it wont be a 6.60am post!

Think the aim may be to even out the leccy, rather than reduce.

TurnaroundSue

Took my meter reading at 10.03 last night and even though I wasn't drunk enough to read it, I was most definitely too drunk to post on here my results!!!:o

Anyway, had a great halloween party with the kids who had masses from their trick or treating efforts, so a good time was had by all (suffering today, mind you:D ).

Sorry to digress - now to the serious business of electricity meter readings. Last week my reading was 57171 and this week was........ 57311. So that's a total of 190 units used in one week alone:eek: . Can't find an up to date statement, so don't know how much I pay per unit, but will phone them on Monday and find out - I know it's not gonna be cheap though. Will keep you posted and hoping to drastically reduce by bill in the next week.

Burlesque_Babe

hi panda et al? Is it too late to join in? I don't think I have a high useage of electricity, but I'm sure I could trim it a bit, it all helps.

My start reading - Saturday 2.10pm is 28111.

I don't think I have anything like a daytime or night time rate.

Oddly this may be a slightly higher week than normal as my parents are coming tomorrow to stay for a couple of days but it won't be huge amounts more than normal.

TurnaroundSue

OMG I am such an angel:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Was about to put the dishwasher on and before I knew it I was filling a sink of hot water and unloading all the dirty dishes into the sink. Haven't washed a load of dishes since we had the thing over 6 years ago!!!:eek: All I can see is that 190 units we used last week and making sure that I bring it down by HALF in the next week!

fletch3163

Hi everyone

I've found this thread at last (note to self: SUBSCRIBE!!)

Anyway, I posted at the start which was 12 days ago I think. My meter reading is at 941 (which frightened the bejeezus out of me) but if OP doesn't mind I'll post again in 2 days time and I can half it (for a week)?

Right, now where is that "subscribe" button?

sallyx

Im going to join this thread...have only just turned the CH on today so now is a good time to get a good reading. Its dark now so will do it in the morning

mumzyof2

I wassuppose to take my readings last week but i forgot so my end reading will be two weeks worth of elec not one..then i will cut it down by 50% for next 2 weeks

biscotte

i know it's late but can I join you?. I took my meter readings and recorded them in my diary so I'll post my figures next week. I'm new to this house so I really don't know what the bills will be and this challenge will help a lot to make us more concious of what we use (at the moment we're terrible).

TurnaroundSue

Seeing as I have had such a shock on how much electricity I used in the first week (190 units which I think equates to around £30 -£35 per week:eek: ) and we only pay £59 per MONTH this means that I HAVE TO reduce my electricity usage by 50% just to stand still:eek: ; I have done the following:

- Emptied one of my freezers and made sure my other two were choc-a-bloc
- Gave a sharp warning to the kids to ensure ALL lights are turned off as well as tvs, playstations, stereos etc etc etc (nag! nag! nag!)
- Only washed dishes by hand and haven't put on dishwasher all weekend
- Managed to get washing dry WITHOUT using the tumble drier - but oh how I have hanging clothes over the radiators
- Went down friends last night to watch X Factor, therefore saving on lights AND heating (hee! hee!) And she has a log fire so it was really nice and cosy.

If anyone else can think of anything I can try to reduce my leccy bill I would be most grateful.;)

SamanthaA

In my lounge I have, for at least 5 years, had a standard lamp with an energy saving bulb in it. Its the main source of light, as I dislike the ceiling lights, so its on almost constantly.
Anyway the bulbs just gone & guess what? Its NOT a energy saving bulb as I thought!!!!

Am now pacing the house to check that the bulbs I thought were energy savers are!

The other thing I`ve done is to get my teapot out! I work 7 days, but ALWAYS have at least 2 hot drinks before I leave for work, I dont own a flask, so I put the boiled water in the pot with a cosy on & it will keep for 30min ish.
I`ve just done it with the herbal tea I use before bed.....