Very high electric bill

higginsl12

This is the first time that I have lived in property that is all electric including the water and heating. I expected the bill to high but not as high is it was. During the couple of months of living in the property we had the heating on full for about 18 hours a day as Scottish power switches off the heating to the boiler for 6 hours. This bill is from the 14/12/2012 to 24/05/2013 which was £1382 we have used a total of 19773 kwh. I am not sure but this seems extremely high for a two bedroom flat.

spiro

You need to check your tariff. If you are on something like E7 (or another number) it means you get cheaper elec for those hours but for the rest of the 24hrs you pay a high premium.
The other issue will be how good the property is insulated, this can make a huge difference to your bill.
Also check both opening an closing reading on bill are actual and not estimate.

HappyMJ

higginsl12 wrote: »

This is the first time that I have lived in property that is all electric including the water and heating. I expected the bill to high but not as high is it was. During the couple of months of living in the property we had the heating on full for about 18 hours a day as Scottish power switches off the heating to the boiler for 6 hours. This bill is from the 14/12/2012 to 24/05/2013 which was £1134 we have used a total of 19773 kwh. I am not sure but this seems extremely high for a two bedroom flat.

Standard tariff? No direct debit or online billing discounts?

My bet is a heatwise or Economy 10 tariff which are uncompetitive and highly priced. You would be better off on a standard 24 hour tariff.

Battleaxe44

OMG using 11p a Kwh it is about right if they have done a correct reading and not an estimated reading, have you standing charges which shoud be around £22.00 for the quarter?

I would say is extremely high. Is the meter in your flat? I hope no-one has wired into your meter if it is in a communal area...

higginsl12

Scottish power have billed me on comfortplus white meter though have been told that I should be billed on economy 2000. which I am trying to sort out. They are all actual readings. Not sure about the insulation as it is a rented. Have double glazing. Even with the heating on full during the winter the flat was freezing. The meter is in the flat. there is a standard charge of around 21. also forgot to add the other bill during this period £1382.