gas and electric annual usage estimate

dannyjebb

we have lived in our new place since 9th December 2009 and I have just looked at the meter readings. I then divided these by 77 (number of days we have lived here) and then mltiplied by 365 to get a number for the year,

Gas = 10828kwh
electric = 2331kwh

Does anyone know if this will be a decent estimate to our usage over the year?

thanks

KimYeovil

If the heating is gas then the electricity estimate should be fine but the gas will be an overestimate. Unless you haven't used much heating?

It's okay as a starting point but you may also want to run the comparisons with a lower gas figure as well.

dannyjebb

yeh our heating is gas, when I have looked on camparison sites it gives an annual cost of around £550 which seems really low

notbritishgas

Did you convert the gas meter readings into kwh? I guess not.
10828 kwh is actually an underestimate, especially as you have taken readings in the coldest part of the year and used them to calculate usage including summer months.

izoomzoom

I've just tallied up my last years bills for a comparison online:
Jan 10 statement - 7353 kWh
Oct 09 statment - 1567 kWh
July 09 statement - 919kWh
Apr 09 statement - 7935KWh

Makes very interesting reading, usage is 6x in winter :eek::eek::eek:

HTHs

dannyjebb

yeh i converted the gas from imperial to kwh

Jan 10 statement - 7353 kWh

you used 7353kwh in 3 months? wow

we have used 2134kwh since 9 December until today

jpmummy

i have checked my readings today it is 5946 and on Jan 21st it was 5147:eek:. I am horrified I can't understand why I am using so much, there is no one here until 3.30pm - any advice?

Mrs_Thrify

jpmummy wrote: »

i have checked my readings today it is 5946 and on Jan 21st it was 5147:eek:. I am horrified I can't understand why I am using so much, there is no one here until 3.30pm - any advice?

Hiya, if this reading is for gas I would think it is the cost of CH you are using.
Is your home insulated well? Walls, roof and windows.

jpmummy

no its electric! I can't understand it.... I am walking round at the moment turning everything off. I recently change suppliers would this have anything to do with it?

mattcanary

Is it an old dial meter? If so, are you sure you've read the meter correctly?

JennyR68

jpmummy wrote: »

no its electric! I can't understand it.... I am walking round at the moment turning everything off. I recently change suppliers would this have anything to do with it?

That's 20.5 units a day.

What electric items do you use? shower? tumble dryer? plasma t.v?