How many units of gas / electricity are people using?

markharding557

we have just had very cold weather your monthly bill may drop next time.
we were spending £20 pw during the cold spell.

hansi

Using about 13kwh per day in electric. Can't check gas, as the meter only shows electric.

RHYSDAD

These figures are the averages based on our last quarterly bill:

10kw/h per day for electric.

24.2 kw/h per day for gas.

The gas would certainly have been higher but for the very mild November.

grantmo

Just checked my gas meter last night and I have used 6 metric units in a week which is great . For electric I have used 31 units in a week (about 4.5Khw per day) so not too bad. I stay on my own and work during the day and I'm a tight git with my heating:rotfl:.

I got a new combi boiler installed just before xmas which looks like its saving me money as 6 units in a week is not much, I think that works out at about 10Khw per day

Chrysalis

Well I received my bill today £58 for last 3 months of gas, I checked the meter and the estimation was just 1 unit out, I havent used tons of gas far less than many people on this site but the bill for the amount I used is way below what I was expecting. I am now considering contacting them regarding the very high bill I had 2 years back on an older meter (which they replaced after querying high bills) as I wonder if that meter was faulty. However considering they did write of a £1200 electric bill a few months back I am leaning towards letting it drop.

My average electric usage has jumped tho, the few times I have checked daily usage it was only 8 units, previous average been 9 units up to oct 2009 however between then and now my average across the 3 months is 11 units a day. So maybe the days I used my electric heater did use a LOT of electric and also my central heating using electric to pump hot water around. It should all settle down now hopefully since I am not using any heating now except for water.

gas usage was 114 units for 3 and half months.

Chrysalis

grantmo wrote: »

Just checked my gas meter last night and I have used 6 metric units in a week which is great . For electric I have used 31 units in a week (about 4.5Khw per day) so not too bad. I stay on my own and work during the day and I'm a tight git with my heating:rotfl:.

I got a new combi boiler installed just before xmas which looks like its saving me money as 6 units in a week is not much, I think that works out at about 10Khw per day

impressive usage, although I do wonder how long it takes for a boiler to pay back, how much did your boiler set you back?

grantmo

Chrysalis wrote: »

impressive usage, although I do wonder how long it takes for a boiler to pay back, how much did your boiler set you back?

It cost £2500 for a wocester 30cdi combi. It probably wont ever pay back what I paid for it but I had to get a new one as the old one was on its last legs . Combi is great for me as i stay on my own. With my old boiler it heated a full tank of water at a time and was a waste, now with the combi it just heats what I use at the time

spinningsheep

Just checked BG Online Saver & Energy Smart:

01/01 to date:

£2 per day electric average (23kwh) DD set at £90

£4 a day gas (123 kwh) not too bothered as heat will go off altogether in April and we will catch up as DD is £70 pm

I cant see how we spend so much electric. I can't find anything else to cut back on. Dryer is used once or twice a week MAX at the moment for towels and bedding. No electric heaters on anymore, about 30 mins a day in shower between 3 of us and cooking in a halogen oven instead of the full electric oven. How can people on here with families and home all day etc etc only be using £1 odd a day?

hansi

If you are using Energy Smart, why do you have set DD's. I use ES and pay by variable DD. I just pay for what I use.

spinningsheep

Because hansi, I would be paying a massive bill in winter and tiny in summer, this way I can split it over the year