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Is this normal?

Caseymoo
Caseymoo Posts: 263 Forumite
in Energy
We are 5 students living together, someone is nearly always in the house, everything is electric in the house apart from the central heating, its a 4 bed house we r 2 couples and 1 single person

We are careful with electricity, turn lights and plugs off all time etc but we are not obsessive.

We have 3 lcd tvs, 4 laptops, a pc and 2 xboxes that are plugged in most of the time and also an electric halogen heater.

Yet our electricity bill was only £21 for 2 months?

Our bills are always quite low we only pay £27 a month ans are always in credit! Just wondering if this sounds right?

I am on supersaver online edf account

Thanks
Sealed Pot challenge aiming for £400 by Christmas
NSD's 4/10 in January
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  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Is it a house? Or a flat?
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  • Caseymoo
    Caseymoo Posts: 263 Forumite
    semi detached house
    Sealed Pot challenge aiming for £400 by Christmas
    NSD's 4/10 in January
    Grocery Challenge £78/£240 for the next 8 weeks
    Fuel Challenge £40/£320 for the next 8 weeks
  • snozberry
    snozberry Posts: 1,200 Forumite
    Have you read the meters and compared this with the readings on your bill?
  • Caseymoo
    Caseymoo Posts: 263 Forumite
    Hi yes they always send us an estimate which is always way over so I send them the meter readings once a month and check them regularly we pay £40 gas and £27 electric and are currently £300 in credit and we started the contract in january this year
    Sealed Pot challenge aiming for £400 by Christmas
    NSD's 4/10 in January
    Grocery Challenge £78/£240 for the next 8 weeks
    Fuel Challenge £40/£320 for the next 8 weeks
  • snozberry
    snozberry Posts: 1,200 Forumite
    Is that £40 gas and £27 each or split five ways? If it is the latter, can I move in because that is rather good!
  • Caseymoo
    Caseymoo Posts: 263 Forumite
    £27 split between five of us so just over a fiver a month each lol

    I can't understand it? They've serviced the meters and everything before and they come check them every so often so im assuming everything is ok?
    Sealed Pot challenge aiming for £400 by Christmas
    NSD's 4/10 in January
    Grocery Challenge £78/£240 for the next 8 weeks
    Fuel Challenge £40/£320 for the next 8 weeks
  • DVardysShadow
    DVardysShadow Posts: 18,949 Forumite
    Double check that your meter readings are being used on the bills. Also get some loads running and see whether your meter is advancing [flashing LED on newer meters. Turn off your main switch for 5 minutes and check that the meter stops completely.

    This will establish that you are being billed for your meter and your meter is measuring your supply.
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  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Caseymoo wrote: »
    Hi yes they always send us an estimate which is always way over so I send them the meter readings once a month and check them regularly we pay £40 gas and £27 electric and are currently £300 in credit and we started the contract in january this year
    Do they accept your reading? If they are rejecting them then they obviously think they dont fall into line with previous consumption.
    IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.

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  • Caseymoo
    Caseymoo Posts: 263 Forumite
    spiro wrote: »
    Do they accept your reading? If they are rejecting them then they obviously think they dont fall into line with previous consumption.

    yes they always accept them without an issue
    Sealed Pot challenge aiming for £400 by Christmas
    NSD's 4/10 in January
    Grocery Challenge £78/£240 for the next 8 weeks
    Fuel Challenge £40/£320 for the next 8 weeks
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