Gas Meter SO DEFECTIVE it couldnt be tested by Ofgem!

SwanJon

I don't think there is anywhere that lists all the averages over the last 10 years - especially not split by housing size and construction.
When people talk about average consumption, they mean a figure decided by Ofgem as representative (I did find something about how they worked out one of the changes, I think it was based on the median consumption). LINK/URL]

Typical consumption has dropped from 22,500kWh to 12,500kWh, but I can't seem to find when the first change was made.

I'd challenge their estimated consumption, especially as you say it is a little more than you were using before. Keep taking regular readings to help you estimate your current consumption on the new meter - may be tricky until you have afull year. Take regular (weekly?) readings to supoprt your case. (If you just so happen to be more frugal this year....)

Ask for your estimate to be changed to the national average, and if they refuse ask them why they have chosen the figure they have.

I'm hoping that thisis already registered as a complaint - if so they have 8 weeks to reach a solution before you can go to the Energy Ombudsman - let them know you know this

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daveyjp wrote: »

A further potential complication is whether the old meter was measuring cubic feet or cubic metres.

All digital gas meters use cubic metres

Cardew

daveyjp wrote: »

A further potential complication is whether the old meter was measuring cubic feet or cubic metres.

As the OP stated:

the best info I can get from that one using actual readings is that I used 2500 UNITS between July 08 and July 09.

Had it been an Imperial(cubic feet) meter then he would have been using approx. 83,000kWh pa instead of 28,000kWh

ramie.smith

Thanks, let's assume my original meter (that was in place for c. 2 years was cubic meters then

LewisHamilton

Nobody can give you a proper answer as to what you should receive and nobody will ever know what you used historically so I would take every response with a pinch of salt, especially the average consumption across the UK.

Best practice would be to chill out, wait a year and see what your consumption truly is on the new meter (a wise move - be frugal with your usage). After a year, go back to the energy supplier and state my meter was installed in August 2016 on this reading - my reading in August 2017 is this, so please recalculate the historical charges based on this usage. It will be August 2017 before you know it.

You never know, your average usage on the new meter might be lower than Ofgem's 'average'.