Calculating my gas bill (approx)

panther_31

i find this confusing i have a gas bill of £45 for 51 units in 2005
i now have a gas bill which is an estimate £88 for 288 units is this amistake

espresso

If it is an estimated bill, supply them with the actual reading, and they should supply you with a corrected bill in about a week.

Ken68

Don't forget the VAT, Paul.

panther_31

my point is if it is £45 for 51 units how can it be £88 for 288 units

sleepy

Have you had your meter changed during that period? Looks like you've changed from being charged for an imperial meter to a metric meter.

panther_31

hi sleepy, yes you are right i have had meter changed to a metric, is the amount of units used not the same as my old meter.

Cardew

panther_31 wrote:

hi sleepy, yes you are right i have had meter changed to a metric, is the amount of units used not the same as my old meter.

With Metric one unit is approx 11.3 kWh. With Imperial it was 2.86 times more.

See Threads #3 -5 above for a detailed explanation

panther_31

understand it now thanks guys.

royalsteve

paultw5 wrote:

Thanks to the pair of you.

The meter is M3 (metric) .

Units used is 566

my correction factor is 1.022640

My Cal value is 39.0

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So 566 x 1.022640 (correction factor) = 578.81424.

578.81424 (cubic metres of gas) x 39.0 (correction factor) = 22573.755.

Then i divide that total by 3.6, so 22573.755 divided by 3.6 = 6270.4875.

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So my total kWh is 6270.4875, rounded up to 6271.

So for the first 1143 kWh i am paying 2.933p (inc vat)= 3352.419 or £33.53 (rounded up)
and for the rest (5128) i am paying 1.958p (inc vat)= 10040.624 or £100.41 (rounded up)

So my bill will be £133.94.

Would anyone who understands this calculation tell me if i am correct, or care to comment otherwise.

Again thanks in advance Paul

always makes me laugh.....a dinosaur industry, run by muppets that needs a kick up the a**e.....why dont they utilise a measurement that people can actually calculate their bill.

oldwiring

Could they be subject to a rule that energy has to be measured in kWh. I have in back of mind that may be the case and not dinosaurism.