Energy usage

DWhite

I’m new to homeownership and paying for energy, so a lot to get to grips with!
My first bills are coming in, I want to check they’re about where they should be.
My electric bill was £50
Water is £20 a month DD
Gas is still on a pre pay meter that I’m going to switch, which is about £20 every 2/3 weeks

My cooker is electric fan and the hob is induction.
My boiler is a combi, about 2 years old.
I work 45-50 hours a week so I’m not home all day using energy.
My thermostat is set to 18.5c and gets turned up very occasionally for a few minutes if needed.

I live alone in a modest 2 bed terraced house. It’s about 20 years old.
I’ve been using the old style board on here for years so I know lots of tips and tricks for living frugally.
Do my bills look ok? Should I look to make savings?

I’m careful with my usage and don’t waste electricity or gas. But £50 seemed a bit high for my electric!

D_M_E

Gas is low for a prepay for 2 weeks.

Is the electric bill for the same period? If it is then this is high.

Do you have an immersion heater that's been left on gobbling up energy?

Are you on the supplier's standard tariff?

Did you read the meter(s) when you moved in and have you given a current reading to generate the bill?

Is it an actual bill based on actual readings, or is it an estimate - does it have an E after the reading used?

Robin9

D_M_E wrote: »

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Are you on the supplier's standard tariff? This will be the suppliers expensive tariff. Use a comparison site and see if you can find a better supplier/tariff. For your type of property use 3000 kwh for electric; 10000 kwh for gas.

Did you read the meter(s) when you moved in and have you given a current reading to generate the bill?

Is it an actual bill based on actual readings, or is it an estimate - does it have an E after the reading used?

The secret to keeping on top of your utilities is regular meter readings, getting regular bills and understanding them. The electric meter is easy to read - just watch out for the decimal point. For GAS the supplier wants the reading on the meter - but to calculate your consumption multiply by 11.2 (assuming its a metric meter) to get kwh. keep a simple spreadsheet.

D_M_E

Robin9 is correct - HOWEVER the 11.2 ONLY applies to the gas reading, you do not use it for the electric reading, use it for the gas reading only.