Paying to much for electric a week???

Needhelp89

I have currently moved into a 2 bedroom flat. It only as electric. I have paid up to £70 a week. With only having tv on most of the day due to my son watching his dvd's or cartoons. I have electric heating and it's only on for 3 hours of the day. I changed my surplier and it is now 50- 60 a week is this still too much???? Help to know please

rogerblack

'Am I paying too much' - is essentially impossible to say.
That 3 hours of heating could be costing you 12 pounds a day, or a pound.

Read the meter.
Wait a day.
Read the meter again - report the differences.
Alternatively, report the opening readings on your switch to the new supplier, when it was, and current.

The amount you are paying by direct debit is almost entirely irrelevant, and may not reflect your current energy use.

Johannac

What sort of heaters do you have?

HappyMJ

Needhelp89 wrote: »

I have currently moved into a 2 bedroom flat. It only as electric. I have paid up to £70 a week. With only having tv on most of the day due to my son watching his dvd's or cartoons. I have electric heating and it's only on for 3 hours of the day. I changed my surplier and it is now 50- 60 a week is this still too much???? Help to know please

Probably not. Electric heating is quite expensive. Is it Economy 7 heating with the hot water also heated at night?

macman

How do you heat your water-immersion heater?
E7?
More info needed.

toolmaker54

And if you are not using storage heaters and are on E7 then you should look at coming off this tariff as you are paying more for using, panel, oil or convector heating.

And with this current cold spell you should expect to pay more for your heating.

NXV839

How are you paying at the moment? Do you have pre-payment meters, a budget card, pay on receipt of bill, or direct debit? The cost will vary depending on your payment type - it may be worth seeing if you can change to direct debit (as those customers get the best rates) if you're not already paying that way.

Also, check you're not paying a debt on the meter from the previous tenants....

Do you unplug everything when you're not using it? Make sure that when the TV isn't on, you turn it off at the plug switch or you'll still be paying for it. Same with lamps, phone chargers etc.

Also, do you use the tumble drier? If so, stop using it as that will cost you a fortune!