Electricity, Water and Gas usage please participate

andrew_b_5

Sorry for another "Question" thread but it REALLY would be helpful if everyone posted the UNITS in kW/Hr or units of electricity used. Prices for energy vary from supplier to supplier and stating "My bill was X amount or Y amount" doesn't really help with a statistic of actual energy usage.

So I decided to start a new thread with a format like this and when I have enough samples from you good people, I will publish statistical usage in an Excel sheet

Electricity units used
Gas quantity used
Water used, if you have a meter
Bath or Shower
# of people in house.
Main space heating fuel
Cooking fuel
Water heating fuel



I would really like to quantify what is "average usage" of utilities, not how much it costs. If we could all stick to the format below then I will be able to strip the raw data easily, Just copy/paste, enter your own figures in the relevant space and post it here please.

E 824 units of Electricity a quarter (usual billing frequency)
G 68 Cu.M of gas a quarter (usual billing frequency)
W 12 Cu.M of Water a quarter (usual billing frequency)
Shower
2 people
Gas
Gas
Gas

espresso

Any energy input should be annual figures in kWh. Anything else is worthless, apart from water consuption!

andrew_b_5

espresso wrote: »

Any energy input should be annual figures in kWh. Anything else is worthless, apart from water consuption!

I thought of that, but most people won't know thier yearly consumption, only the last bill they may have lying around. It would be great if everyone knew thier annual consumption but I dont hold too many hopes.


E 3824 units of Electricity annual
G 268 Cu.M of gas annual
W 52 Cu.M of Water annual

espresso

Figures other than annual kWh are a complete waste of time due to the seasonal variation in consumption.

andrew_b_5

Gas consumtion is measured in cubic feet / metres. On the bill that arrives they then play maths with the SUPPOSED calorific vale of the gas and convert this to kW/Hrs.

A small icrease in the calorific value of the gas provides a method whereby they can say that "The price of gas has not risen" and be telling the truth, the price of gas has NOT risen but the calorific value of the gas HAS (the gas got hotter overnight)

espresso

andrew_b wrote: »

Gas consumtion is measured in cubic feet / metres. On the bill that arrives they then play maths with the SUPPOSED calorific vale of the gas and convert this to kW/Hrs.

Gas is metered in cu Ft/M but it is universally accepted that your consumption is measured in kWh. Check out the comparison sites! It would be silly if some users gave their figures in metric and others in imperial, when the standard is kWh. Users are charged in kWh for all energy.

:rolleyes:

Cardew

andrew_b wrote: »

I thought of that, but most people won't know thier yearly consumption, only the last bill they may have lying around. It would be great if everyone knew thier annual consumption but I dont hold too many hopes.


E 3824 units of Electricity annual
G 268 Cu.M of gas annual
W 52 Cu.M of Water annual

I agree with espresso it only makes sense to use kWh for any comparison purposes as that is how you are charged - per kWh

268 Cubic Metres of gas?

Do you use approx 3,000kWh pa of gas to cook, provide Hot water and heat a house. - annual bill approx £70? Please tell us how.

You also use less than 50% of the average water consumption.

andrew_b_5

View your electricity usage graph
Congratulations! You are currently forecast to consume less energy this year than last year.

Current Year Usage To Date:
Forecast Total Usage:
793 kWh
2985 kWh
Previous Year Total Usage: 3744 kWh


View your gas usage graph
Congratulations! You are currently forecast to consume less energy this year than last year.

Current Year Usage To Date:
Forecast Total Usage:
837 kWh
4745 kWh
Previous Year Total Usage: 5103 kWh


39.94720
40.04560
40.14400

Calorific value in mJ/M


How does the fixed volume of gas contain more or less energy?

Although I use less gas I consume more energy?

Cardew

andrew_b wrote: »

How does the fixed volume of gas contain more or less energy?

Why not?

Any gas, liquid or solid can be of a different composition and have a higher density and hence higher calorific value.

Burn a lump of balsawood weighing 1kg and a lump of mahogany of the same weight and you will get more heat output from the latter.

andrew_b_5

So gas is getting more energetic?

I wonder if it's the same for petrol?

A cubic metre of Brand X regular gas supplies more energy than Brand Y regular gas.
The "energy conversion" factor varies from company to company in the same district of a town, even house to house in the same street.

How can I get pipes that select to supply only low calory / energy gas to my meter?

espresso

andrew_b wrote: »

So gas is getting more energetic?

I wonder if it's the same for petrol?

Location:
Halifax
Occupation:
manager gas station

So it's that type of gas station!

:rotfl: