Is this a lot of electric?

charlie792

Ive just calculated our electric usage for the last three months and it is 336KWH, Im just curious if this sounds about average/high etc for a 2 bed flat with two occupants.

My laptop runs off the mains (battery dead) and I use it the majority of the day. We have an electric oven and hob which we use every day. Washing machine used about twice a week. TV on most evenings. Every single room has energy saving bulbs and turn everything off at the socket when not in use...

Im trying to reduce our costs as much as possible so if this sounds high Id love to know if I can find ways of reducing it.

KimYeovil

"Is that a lot"????!!! That is very low (considering you have electric cooking)!! I would check your bills and meter readings very, very carefully - only using 112kWh per month is extraordinary with such a set-up. Most couples would be hard pushed to consume that little without cooking.

If it is correct, it is you who should be giving us advice on reducing costs!

Andy_WSM

charlie792 wrote: »

Ive just calculated our electric usage for the last three months and it is 336KWH,

That's less than a tenth of mine & I live alone! Well done!!!

charlie792

KimYeovil wrote: »

"Is that a lot"????!!! That is very low (considering you have electric cooking)!! I would check your bills and meter readings very, very carefully - only using 112kWh per month is extraordinary with such a set-up. Most couples would be hard pushed to consume that little without cooking.

If it is correct, it is you who should be giving us advice on reducing costs!

Haha, Thanks. Well as far as I am aware this is right - its what the meter readings say at least and its definitely going up! - Im a bit of a freak like that Im always yelling at the OH for leaving things on. Im one of these people which is obsessed with trying to save as much as possible. That makes me feel a bit better now about spending so much on gas - be interesting to see if that is as high as I think it is too haha

Well I have no idea what the secret is - litterally this is what we use

TV pretty much every night for around 4 hours + sometimes the Wii for a couple of hours
Laptop probably on for majority of the day 10-8
Oven (brand new A rated) probably used for about 30 mins a day
Washing Machine - 1/2 times a week
OH's Mac - around 3 hours every night
Lighting for no more than two rooms at any one time if we're both in
Energy Saving Lightbulbs in every room except bathroom
Home phone plugged in all the time
Fridge-Freezer running
Mobiles charged as an when needed
Normally 2 showers a day - but I don't think this is electric?

When we've finished watching tv etc I turn everything off at the mains, if we're not in the only thing that should be on is the fridge-freezer and the home phone. I imagine the brand new oven helps + having energy bulbs in each room.

I have to say though the usuage has definetly gone up since its got to winter. I guess as the lights are going a lot earlier and things. Over the first two months was 189 kwh and this last month was 147kwh so its almost doubled!