how to work out the kwh used also for economy seven

maz1964

hiya all

i thought i had worked out my annual kwh for both gas and elec to use on the comparison sites, then i got a bit stuck as i have a meter for elec which shows night reading and day reading, so to get a true picture of my kwh per day and night i guess have to now work this out seperately and enter those figures in the comparison sites.?

am with british gas at the mo on online saver no 5 with energysmart on dual fuel paying monthly direct debit,,,,

last years usage of gas 13750 kwh and predicted cost for this year is 626.00 pounds

last year usage of elec 4084.42 kwh and predicted cost for this year is 570.00 pounds

any thoughts to accuratly get the figures correct for the kwh so can then compare correctly also know not all the big 6 have increased their prices yet

so do i wait for that or just go and compare everything also th fixed for the next 2 years tariffs and how have you all got on cheers maz :cool:

Cardew

Yes you need to note how much off peak(E7 night) and how much day time electricity you have used.

e.g. If you use 1000 kWh off-peak and 3,000 daytime you are using 25% on E7.

If you go to energyhelpline you enter in the total(4,000kWh) and put 25% in the box for E7

If you don't use much off-peak it might be an idea to get rid of E7

maz1964

hiya Cardew

actually your post has made huge sence re the percentage when i logged in earlier onmy online account british gas,it was saying tha t iwas using 60% of myelec,,,night time,,so i will relook again at that cheers

not sure how to remove the e7 meter as its the one that was fitted years ago,,,

thanks for your wise words,,,laters maz

Cardew

With gas(CH?) I cannot see how you could use 60% at night unless you have storage heaters and heat water with an immersion heater.

You need to get the actual readings from both meter for the 4084kWh you used.

Changing the meter is just a question of asking the Utility company; but sort out first just how much you are using on off-peak at night.

In fact with BG and some other companies, you don't need to change your meter to move from an E7 tariff. They will add the consumption on each meter and treat as a single total on a 'normal' single rate tariff. e.g. in the example I gave above, 1,000kWh on off-peak and 3,000kWh on daytime would be treated as 4,000kWh.

I take it you are aware that on an E7 tariff with many companies you pay quite a bit extra on the 17 hours daytime rate.