edf blue price promise april 2014

runaroundpauper

do not know if this is in the right place ,but basically need to cut the bill in half we owe them 400 pounds has been added to dd which is now 218 pound a month ,the next nearest tariff is 250 pounds a year more expensive, that is blue promise 2015 so we have a energy efficient boiler 2 years old was thinking of changing bulbs in the house to led and swapping out tumble dryer that is on a lot in the winter its an 7 years old and past its best, question is do I spend 150 pound on a c rating or 700 pound on a a++ rating tumble dryer ,would pay for it out right no debt on tumble dryer but would the money be made back in energy savings ?:cool:

molerat

Changing appliances will have some effect but I doubt it will be as great as you imagine. Again the cost of LED bulbs will only be worth it if you have a ceiling full of 50w spots that you use all the time. The best and cheapest way will be to modify your use of the existing items.

Buzby

The only way you'll ever cut it in half s to stay with friends! Doing as yo suggest may give you a 10% or slightly better discount, but 50%? The best I made was 24% during Summer.

chris1234567_2

runaroundpauper wrote: »

do not know if this is in the right place ,but basically need to cut the bill in half we owe them 400 pounds has been added to dd which is now 218 pound a month ,the next nearest tariff is 250 pounds a year more expensive, that is blue promise 2015 so we have a energy efficient boiler 2 years old was thinking of changing bulbs in the house to led and swapping out tumble dryer that is on a lot in the winter its an 7 years old and past its best, question is do I spend 150 pound on a c rating or 700 pound on a a++ rating tumble dryer ,would pay for it out right no debt on tumble dryer but would the money be made back in energy savings ?:cool:

Get yourself an energy monitor. It has done wonders for me. Switch a kettle on or try hoovering and watch the monitor cost per second. It works by attaching a magnet box to your electric meter (under the stairs or wherever it is) and you can read exactly at any point in time from a seperate monitor box that you can place anywhere in the house. Readings from Kwh or pence at any particular moment / last 24 hrs/ last week/ last month. So if you switch on any appliance like a light bulb or tumble dryer you can see how much in pence per minute that it will cost you. I got one free with my last BG varialbe Energy Smart deal. You can buy energy monitors in most suitable lekki places.