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What's your monthly spend on gas and electricity?

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  • nonnatus
    nonnatus Posts: 1,458 Forumite
    5 Bed Detached.

    We are with the dreaded Extra Energy but haven't yet had a problem with them thank goodness.

    We pay £135 per month for Dual Fuel all year round. We have a small credit balance so unfortunately our DD looks to be about right...
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Electricity 1800kWh/year.
    Gas 4800kWh/year.
  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    I live a small '2 up 2 down' terrace and pay £30 per month on each.
    £10k of Debt

    Debt Free Diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=6026621
  • silverwhistle
    silverwhistle Posts: 4,059 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 1 August 2015 at 4:50PM
    One person in 3 bedroom terrace. I pay on receipt of bill, annually c. £62 for gas and £180 for electricity, and around £60 on briquettes for the woodburner plus free scrounged wood. So around £25 a month for all my power needs. I also generate c. 3700 kWh annually from solar panels.

    Gas: 1184 kWh p.a.
    Elec.1040 kWh p.a
  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,340 Forumite
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    1995 four bed detached.

    3826 kWh electricity, 13807 kWh gas. On Co-op F&S March 16 V2.

    Last four quarters £230 (Mar - May 15) £402 (Dec 14 - Feb 15) £233 (Sep - Dec 14) £143 (Jun - Aug 14).

    Currently paying £124 and credit balance of £597.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
  • hieveryone
    hieveryone Posts: 3,865 Forumite
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    I've just moved into a 4 bed detached and pay £90 for both monthly.


    Bought is to buy. Brought is to bring.
  • SavingRaven
    SavingRaven Posts: 63 Forumite
    Thanks so much for all the replies. I definitely need to go online and check my usage to get a good idea of how much I'm spending compared to you all.

    Istar - I'm so impressed by your savings! Incredible
    SR
    Target 1: Debt: [STRIKE]4459.02[/STRIKE] Jan'15 [STRIKE]2899[/STRIKE] Feb'15 0
    Target 2: Emergency fund: Feb'15 [STRIKE]1500/6000[/STRIKE] Mar'15 6000/6000
    Target 3: Buy-to-let fund: Mar'15 [STRIKE]1200/4000[/STRIKE] Apr'15 4000/4000
    Target 4: Pay sister back: 9000/40000
    Target 5: Get mortgage to 250k: Jan'15 271,659 Today 259,283.82
  • lstar337
    lstar337 Posts: 3,443 Forumite
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    edited 3 August 2015 at 12:04PM
    SavingRaven wrote: »
    Istar - I'm so impressed by your savings! Incredible
    SR
    Thank you. I'm quite happy with what we have achieved, but I know there are others on this forum doing even better than me.

    I wish I could save on water. We are low users anyway (I think), paying £35 per month for our usage which was 99 m3 last year. Sadly there is no option to shop around for water.:(
  • Bigphil1474
    Bigphil1474 Posts: 3,718 Forumite
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    We pay £78 per month on edf price fixed in a 3 bed mid terrace. Usually in credit by the end of the 12 month period by a few £. Having said that they wanted to reduce our DD to £55 per month, even though on the previous years figures we'd have need to pay £75 per month. We had to argue not to reduce it.
    Fortunately, not on a water meter - we pay £38 per month over 8 months, so works out about £25 a month.
  • kingstreet
    kingstreet Posts: 39,340 Forumite
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    In the last year, we've used 72m3 of water at a metered cost of £310. Severn Trent.
    I am a mortgage broker. You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice. Please do not send PMs asking for one-to-one-advice, or representation.
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