Preparing for Winter Budgeting the electricity

oystercatcher

geordie_joe wrote: »

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The trick is to set up a spread sheet with the correct formula, then you only have to enter the watts and you have an instant answer. One that will be far more accurate than a guess from a web site too.

There you're making the HUGE assumption that I know how to make a spread sheet !!

I can deliver babies, suture wounds, stick tubes in all sorts of bits of peoples bodies ! ........ I can do lots of things !!!

but I don't know how to do spreadsheets











I don't actually want to know how to do them either !!!

andybos

I just pay my bill !! lol

oxster

I just use the Dad's army saying "Turn out that light!"

James123_2

2p to boil a kettle? My kettle, if full, takes considerably less than 90 seconds to boil when full and uses a total of two killowats an hour - 2 units (2000 watts), costed at 9p each.
So, I can boil the kettle no less than forty times in one hour for two units - total of 18p. As such, one boil of my kettle costs considerably less than 2p. 40 divided by 18p ... I'll let you do the maths. Oh, I'm so very glad to be sad!?
A tumble dryer, by the same token, would cost 27p an hour as most are rated at 3kilowatts - burning 3 units an hour. However, the thermostat would regulate this accordingly - nearer to 20p. Of course, it depends on your tariff!! (I think that's enough from me ...LOL)

oystercatcher

James123 wrote: »

2p to boil a kettle? My kettle, if full, takes considerably less than 90 seconds to boil when full and uses a total of two killowats an hour - 2 units (2000 watts), costed at 9p each.
So, I can boil the kettle no less than forty times in one hour for two units - total of 18p. As such, one boil of my kettle costs considerably less than 2p. 40 divided by 18p ... I'll let you do the maths. Oh, I'm so very glad to be sad!?
A tumble dryer, by the same token, would cost 27p an hour as most are rated at 3kilowatts - burning 3 units an hour. However, the thermostat would regulate this accordingly - nearer to 20p. Of course, it depends on your tariff!! (I think that's enough from me ...LOL)

It's 18 divided by 40 which is .45 near enough half a penny!

Former_E.ON_Company_Representative:_Malc

determinedtodothis wrote: »

Hello - found a very interesting page on the EON website today, and seeing as on the OS board they are looking to ways of cutting expenditure i thought this might help everyone - certainly made me look at my appliances in a more MSE way!

Cost of:

1 boil of a kettle 2p
1 use of a 4 slice toaster 1p
1 hour use of a LCD Tv 3p
1 hour use of a set top box 1p
1 Min use of a microwave 1p
1 hour use of a Wii 1p
1 hour use of a laptop 1p
1 bath 10p
1 10 min Shower 5p
1 hour hoovering 16p
30mins use of a hairdryer 13p
20 mins use of straightners 2p
1 cycle 30 deg wash 14p
1 hour ironing 30p
1 hr energy saving lightbulb 1p
1 cooked meal in elec oven 11p
1 electric hob used to cook 10p

I gives a list of items these numbers are based on but when I put in my daily usage of these items it just about worked out.

Hi determinedtodothis

Glad you like the new Energy Menu on our website. :beer:

It has been designed to give an indication of how much it costs to run individual home appliances. Hopefully, you like the fun way it is presented.

This is part of our overall aim to raise awareness of energy issues and help people cut back on their usage.

If you liked the Energy Menu, you may also want to have a look at other parts of the website with similar themes.

In particular, Watt Watchers and the 10:10 campaign are both initiatives around saving energy.

Have a look at the interactive house, too. This has some very useful tips about cutting back. :cool:

We also have an Energy Efficiency team. They give specialist advice about reducing fuel bills. Give them a call if you would like to talk about specific savings around your home. They will be happy to talk to you.

Malc

rhiwfield

In reality there is a balance to be struck on use of electricity. For instance July and August saw almost permanent rain and we gladly used the tumble dryer. We value having an electric towel rail but have it on a digital timer so it is on mornings only. The router for the home network is on permanent standby as it is used so often but everything else is switched off after use.

The cooker is used daily for the evening family meal and we save ££s by not eating prepared food. Likewise the breadmaker saves a fortune on buying bread and it tastes better. Nor will we give up on daily showers

Even so, I'd guess that the average non-MSE family could save a great deal of electricity without giving up any of their "essentials" and one of the best ways to start is to understand household electricity consumption by relating daily meter readings to items used. So EON's list is a helpful pointer.