I'm in a panic about my bills..

seven-day-weekend

I notice you have mentioned your water bill too.

If you cut down on the dishwasher and washing machine, this will help save on your water bill too.

Cardew

If you are heating water anyway, why not try the old, tried and tested method of hand washing plates?? you are on your own, and not throwing a dinner party, I can't see you having more than a handful of utensils to wash, does it REALLY need a dishwasher running for 45 minutes to clean a couple of cups and plates!.

I notice you have mentioned your water bill too.

If you cut down on the dishwasher and washing machine, this will help save on your water bill too.

I think it has been proved in many tests(and quoted in this Forum a number of times) that it is actually more economical, both in electricity and water, to use a dishwasher as opposed to hand washing up.

magyar

Cardew wrote:

I think it has been proved in many tests(and quoted in this Forum a number of times) that it is actually more economical, both in electricity and water, to use a dishwasher as opposed to hand washing up.

Absolutely correct, although of course it only applies if you FILL the dishwasher every time. And it needs to be a modern, energy-efficient (A-rated) dishwasher too.

HH62

Cardew, I've checked my bill and it appears to be "General Purpose" tariff.
It says "unit cost 16.390p" . I assume that is the info you were asking about?
I will talk to my landlord about changing supplier but am very concerned about the usage on Saturday night when I wasnt even at home and I only had my alarm clock plugged in, fridge/freezer, and microwave. Seems a lot of electricity (it was 4 units) to use when I'm out.

magyar

16.39p/kWh isn't hugely excessive to be honest.
How old is your fridge? An old fridge-freezer may be as high as 100W, which still doesn't account for everything, but I seem to remember you said you did use some electricity before going out.

Cardew

HH62 wrote:

Cardew, I've checked my bill and it appears to be "General Purpose" tariff.
It says "unit cost 16.390p" . I assume that is the info you were asking about?
I will talk to my landlord about changing supplier but am very concerned about the usage on Saturday night when I wasnt even at home and I only had my alarm clock plugged in, fridge/freezer, and microwave. Seems a lot of electricity (it was 4 units) to use when I'm out.

That price(16.39p) is only for the first 225units(kWh) in a quarter after that it drops to about 9p a unit.

With those appliances switched on you should never use that amount of electricity unless you have a faulty fridge/freezer or left the door of it open.
However it is easy to forget about items switched on - I assume you turned off the computer?

Whilst there will doubtless be cheaper tariffs than the standard EDF tariff, you need to get your consumption sorted.
The Lidl monitor for approx £6 will enable you to see how much your fridge/freezer is using.