electric bill do you know how to work it out

dazzanator

hi i am wondering if any of you can help me with my electric bill i had a large bill in aprill of 174.00:eek: :eek: :eek: i have cut back on using things and have taken a reading today and was wondering if any one can tell me how much electric i have used since aprill so i can see if im on the right track with it

aprill 27 reading was 23111
may 30 reading is 23583
any help would be great thanks

dazzanator

sorry forgot to saw it is british gas i know i signed up for a year then they put there prices up it only happens to me

irnbru_2

I might be stating the blindingly obvious but you've used 472 units since April 27.

30 days of May + 3 in April = 33

So (30 * 472)/33 is about 420 units in May.

What tarriff are you on?

dazzanator

hi im not sure but the aprill bills looks like this
electricity used 2019 units
for the first 108 kwh at 13.249 pence per kwh
for next at 6.883 pence per kwh
for next at 16.164 pence per kwh
for last 998 kwh at 8.397 per kwh
cost of electric used 174.04
hi dose this make sence cause i havent got a clue about this thanks

dazzanator

420 units in one month is this good bad or ok

Giddytimes

dazzanator wrote:

420 units in one month is this good bad or ok

It's about average, I think normal households use between 10-15 units per day and your usage works out at about 13.8 per day so it's not excessive. Obviously it depends how many people/appliances are in the house etc.

Giddytimes

dazzanator wrote:

hi im not sure but the aprill bills looks like this
electricity used 2019 units
for the first 108 kwh at 13.249 pence per kwh
for next at 6.883 pence per kwh
for next at 16.164 pence per kwh
for last 998 kwh at 8.397 per kwh
cost of electric used 174.04
hi dose this make sence cause i havent got a clue about this thanks

I think if I'm reading your figures right the first 108kwh used a month are charged at 16.164p(since the price rise) and the rest are at 8.397. If that is right then the 420kwh used in a month will cost-

108 x 16.164p= £17.46
plus
312 x 8.397p= £26.20

So £43.65 used.

I'm sure you can beat this tariff, have a look at a utility comparison site when you get chance.

irnbru_2

dazzanator wrote:

hi im not sure but the aprill bills looks like this
electricity used 2019 units
for the first 108 kwh at 13.249 pence per kwh
for next at 6.883 pence per kwh
for next at 16.164 pence per kwh
for last 998 kwh at 8.397 per kwh
cost of electric used 174.04

2019 - (108 + 998) = 913 .... where are these units?

irnbru_2

Giddytimes wrote:

So £43.65 used.

Plus VAT at 5% making £45.83

dazzanator

irnbru wrote:

2019 - (108 + 998) = 913 .... where are these units?

hi im not sure it says that under my meter reading 23111 27 aprill tnanks

Xbigman

The question asked refers to the fact that your bill details you posted only shows 108 + 998 units. What was the distribution for the other 913 as they do not seem to be on the bill.

How long was the 174 bill for? If it was quarterly (3 months) it looks about £40 too high to me, if less than quarterly it is well too high. But, you have read the meter in May and your usage may have been lower than the previous two colder months.

Nightmare, isn't it:rolleyes:

Have you given your supplier an updated reading? If not then do so and see if your bill drops.
Regards



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