Huge Electric usage help!

LSB1990

I am looking for some advice, I’ve lived in my current rented house for over a year now and my electric bill + usage are huge 

they are estimating I’m using between 900-1000kwh a month however looking at my meter the actual readings would be between 1000-1200kwh a month, photo below snapshot of my monthly estimate usage 

I live in a 2 bed semi detatched house, no gas only electric, we have 3 storage heaters and 1 electric. 1 storage heater is sometimes used, other than that 1 electric heater is used for 30 minute periods to quickly warm a room up (very rarely though) 

nothing unusual is left on in the house with 2 adults working full time so for 9 hours a day often no one is home. 

Is this electric usage per month to be expected or is there likely a problem? I’ve spoken to the electric company many times they only ask for new readings and the bill shoots up they’ve never checked with me that it is actually correct.

im looking for advise does this seem the right amount of usage? Should I seek a independent electrician to look at this? Could I have some faulty appliances? 

Thanks in advance! 

Robin9

On the high side but not much so.  
Avoid using the fan heater and keep the showers short.

comeandgo

Usage looks fine, how do you control your water heating?  Is the timer set to use the lower night time rate?  

Gerry1

Estimates always end in tears because they are just that - estimates.  Always send monthly meter readings and ignore all savings claims and projections.

It doesn't make any sense to compare monthly readings because they will vary a great deal with the seasons.  Just think annual kWh from actual meter readings.

Your kWh rates of 15.981p day and 12.18p night could probably be bettered.  Start comparing annual costs with Citizens Advice and 'Which? Switch'.

Never use an instantaneous electric shower (unless it's between midnight and 7am or whatever).

MWT

Nothing obviously wrong there and I wouldn't describe the usage as 'huge' for an all electric house.

LSB1990

Thanks for the advice, it may just be me I just found it odd that the day at night use was so close when during the day no one is home! 

Robin9

Perhaps a couple of checks -  is the hot water being heated only at night ?  The hot water tank has two elements - the bottom one is used at night and should be switched on ; the top one is a boost and should be switched .
Take your showers before 0700  -  2 people taking a 10min 10kW shower a day  uses about 3/4 kWh.  That's 100 kWh a month  

Gerry1

LSB1990 said:

I just found it odd that the day at night use was so close when during the day no one is home! 

Don't forget that daytime probably includes breakfast, evenings up until about midnight and weekends, and the fridge and freezer run 24/7.

Swipe

480 seems a lot to me for daytime use.

Robin9

Daytime is actually 17 hours  - and its all electric so cooking, washing, drying, lights (LEDs ?)

shinytop

Robin9 said:

Perhaps a couple of checks -  is the hot water being heated only at night ?  The hot water tank has two elements - the bottom one is used at night and should be switched on ; the top one is a boost and should be switched .
Take your showers before 0700  -  2 people taking a 10min 10kW shower a day  uses about 3/4 kWh.  That's 100 kWh a month  

Swipe said:

480 seems a lot to me for daytime use.

Is it really worth getting up early to have a shower to save £4 a month?   If you need to save money that much then there are easier ways.
OP, our all electric storage heated house cost £250 per month in winter.  It's bigger than yours but your numbers don't sound infeasible. Your day usage does look a bit high though.  As well as the above do any of the storage heaters have a daytime boost?