1 kilowatt electric

oldtractor

does anyone know how much 1 kilowatt of electricity costs please?

HappyMJ

I know how much mine cost. How about you look at your bill the unit cost can vary quite dramatically depending on when you used it and who you purchased it from and how many you have used.

oldtractor

Thanks for the reply, is it on the bill then? is the unit cost 1 kilowatt? it says a Standard Unit of electricity is 12.33p

Stompa

oldtractor wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, is it on the bill then? is the unit cost 1 kilowatt?

Yes, it'll be on the bill. It'll probably be between maybe 8p and 12p per kWh.

oldtractor

Thank you stompa. 12.33p it is then.

energysavingexp

oldtractor wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, is it on the bill then? is the unit cost 1 kilowatt? it says a Standard Unit of electricity is 12.33p

then you are paying 12.33p per kwh

maxmycardagain

unless theres an inital "rate 1" (instead of a standing charge) like 30p for the first 800kw per year...

grahamc2003

oldtractor wrote: »

does anyone know how much 1 kilowatt of electricity costs please?

A kilowatt is a measure of power, or rate of delivery of energy, and it's energy you pay for, not the rate it's delivered.

So the cost depends how long you are using 1kw.

Use it for an hour, and it'll cost you 12 or 13p (at tier two rates), and the energy you will have used will be 1kwh, or 1 unit.

DirtyDick

As stated, depends on your tariff etc. You also need to factor in a standing charge for many tariffs of 10-20p per diem, irrespective of usage.

1 kilowatt = using a 1KW device for one hour (e.g. a heater), or a 100w device (medium-size LCD tv) for about 10hrs.

grahamc2003

DirtyDick wrote: »

As stated, depends on your tariff etc. You also need to factor in a standing charge for many tariffs of 10-20p per diem, irrespective of usage.

1 kilowatt = using a 1KW device for one hour (e.g. a heater), or a 100w device (medium-size LCD tv) for about 10hrs.

I think there's a typo in the last line, the bit before the '=' should be 'kilowatthour'.

So

1 kilowatthour (kwh) = using a 1kw device for one hour (e.g. a heater), or a 100w device (medium-size LCD tv) for about 10hrs.

chris1973

Yes, it'll be on the bill. It'll probably be between maybe 8p and 12p per kWh.

Unless of course you are an E7 customer or Prepay customer or an E7 Prepay customer - where you will pay between 12p and 21p