Just wondered.....

melbury

If anyone can tell me the cost of 1 unit of gas as opposed to the complicated sum involved in working it out into kWh.

I pay 3.190p per kWh plus a daily standing charge of 13.360p.

When I checked the meter today, we had used 37 units in the last week. I don't know why, but for some reason I seem to equate 1 unit as equalling £1, but can't remember where I got this idea from.

It would just be so much easier to work out if I knew the price per unit.

Many thanks.

DUTR

It was about right at one time, it's about £1.29 but then that takes into account standing charges and other dressings .

melbury

DUTR wrote: »

It was about right at one time, it's about £1.29 but then that takes into account standing charges and other dressings .

That's terrible, so last week it would have cost £47 and we don't have it all day, about 7/8 hours at most in total:eek::eek:

DUTR

melbury wrote: »

That's terrible, so last week it would have cost £47 and we don't have it all day, about 7/8 hours at most in total:eek::eek:

Yes I looked at my meter since the last bill and it looks like I'm going to have to sell my body a couple of times to pay the next bill

notbritishgas

Things may not be as bad as you think. The cost of one unit will depend if you have a metric meter or an imperial one.
Lets take the good side and say it is metric, then 1 unit equals approx 11.2 kwh so at 3.19p that would come to 35.7p and 37 units would come to £13.21. add to these figures your daily standing charge.
If you have an imperiasl meter measuring in 100's of cubic feet then the figures are 2.83 times higher, ie 37 units = £37.38.

dixie_dean_2

How would you know what type of metre you have?

Plushchris

If its cubic feet it will say FT3 at the end of the display

Metres will be M3

melbury

notbritishgas wrote: »

Things may not be as bad as you think. The cost of one unit will depend if you have a metric meter or an imperial one.
Lets take the good side and say it is metric, then 1 unit equals approx 11.2 kwh so at 3.19p that would come to 35.7p and 37 units would come to £13.21. add to these figures your daily standing charge.
If you have an imperiasl meter measuring in 100's of cubic feet then the figures are 2.83 times higher, ie 37 units = £37.38.

Thanks but they are as bad as I think - we definitely have the expensive one - i.e. imperial:eek::eek: