Switch based on warm-weather usage only?

slbhill

I moved to a new house in mid April, :j and just had my first gas & electricity bills from the existing supplier. The bills are higher than their original estimate - but lower than mine My plan is that now I have a couple of months' bills I can shop around with a reasonable idea of my usage. But of course it has been warm for the last couple of months, so my gas bill is potentially a lot lower now than it will be at colder times (we have gas central heating).

When I've switched before (at previous house) I've always based the calculations on a full year's usage which is obviously a better guide.

So the question is - can anyone tell me how much more gas central heating commonly uses in the winter than in the summer?? Or any other hints for identifying our best buy with usage figures only for April to June?

savemoney

from 1st Jan to 25th June (took reading today) I used 11715.45 kWh

for last years whole usage I used 16946 kWh on Gas we have gas CH

From Jan 2009 - Dec 2009 (3362 being Dec)
3077 2701 1402 1390 650 274 217 194 444 1265 1972 3362

This year until 25 Jun (319 kwh being June)

3989 3715 2051 1322 638 319 (june)

CrashUK

slbhill wrote: »

I moved to a new house in mid April, :j and just had my first gas & electricity bills from the existing supplier. The bills are higher than their original estimate - but lower than mine My plan is that now I have a couple of months' bills I can shop around with a reasonable idea of my usage. But of course it has been warm for the last couple of months, so my gas bill is potentially a lot lower now than it will be at colder times (we have gas central heating).

When I've switched before (at previous house) I've always based the calculations on a full year's usage which is obviously a better guide.

So the question is - can anyone tell me how much more gas central heating commonly uses in the winter than in the summer?? Or any other hints for identifying our best buy with usage figures only for April to June?

Well should use no gas on heating in the summer.. so your gas bill is for hot water only.. about 1/3 of thre gas bill for hot water so maybe times your bill by 3 and that be what will be what it will be in the winter.

slbhill

CrashUK wrote: »

about 1/3 of thre gas bill for hot water

Is that a "finger in the air" figure or do you have info to back it up? Intuitively I know I'll use less with the heating off, but why 1/3, not 1/2 or 1/6? Interested in any numbers available. I admit to a numbers fetish

specialsparky

Hi, The truth is that you can't accuratley forcast what you use with such little knowledge.
What you can do is to use the suggestion above and then compare Tariff costs to what your current bill shows( remember any discounts).
If you are on Std with any supplier and are prepared to move to DD for both fuels and fix your price and handle your account on line you will be sure to save money. I reccomend Eon Fix on Line V.08 but move quick fixed deals could get more expensive as gas prices have gone up 45% in 10 weeks.
Good luck and I hope this helps