Annual KwH Usage in all electric flat?

KBZL

I live in an E7 flat and use around 1,600 day units and 5,300 night units per year. Total 6,900 units. Average monthly usage is £90 by my calculations, actual direct debit is £110.

Despite what some people say, E7 is cheaper than using instant heaters.

KBZL

knightstyle said:

I would suggest looking at ways of cutting consumption. If you use an electric shower why are you heating a big tank of water?  Perhaps switch the immersion off and use a kettle?  Or a small under sink water heater?
Also look at where you can stop the heat is escaping from the flat, you only pay for lost heat, a perfectly insulated flat will use no electricity for heating!  Lights, cooking and occupation will keep the temperature comfortable. So door/window seals are important and roof and floor as well as outside walls.
I really don't think you should use 9000kwh a year if you can do some of the above.

Hot water cylinders are well insulated and it doesn't cost much to keep that at temperature. It's the room heating that will be the biggest cost.

EssexHebridean

We do rather seem to be losing sight of the fact here that so far it looks unlikely that the OP will use anything close to 9000 units p/a if they maintain their current habits - they have already been in the property 3 months during late Autumn/winter! 

OP - try not to panic too much. Keep a close eye on things, and if there are sensible steps you can take to reduce use without making life miserable or too over-complicated then of course it makes sense to take them, but from what you've said about your October > January use you're not doing too badly. I suspect that the figure that has been given to you for annual use may have a lot to do with either the previous occupants (remember the energy company don't have a proper picture of how YOU use power yet) or with what they expect your demographic to be doing (heating on full while walking round in shorts and t-shirts in mid-winter, as an example. the fact that you are posting on MSE forums suggests that you're not likely to be that sort of person! 

EssexHebridean

KBZL said:

I live in an E7 flat and use around 1,600 day units and 5,300 night units per year. Total 6,900 units. Average monthly usage is £90 by my calculations, actual direct debit is £110.

Despite what some people say, E7 is cheaper than using instant heaters.

It is, but only if you have the correct sort of heaters installed in the first place! 

Cardew

The average duel fuel consumption for all dwellings in UK is approx 15,000kWh - 3,000kWh electricity and 12,000kWh gas.

Given electric heating is more efficient(albeit much more expensive) that would reduce the heating/hot water kWh consumption by 1,000kWh to 2,000kWh.

Yet it seems that posters think that 9,000kWh is excessive, for a badly insulated flat of unknown size where one occupant has worked from home since occupation last October.

The suggestions for Storage heating and improving insulation are valid but expensive, but the OP is a tenant not the landlord.

schnegge_london

EssexHebridean said:

We do rather seem to be losing sight of the fact here that so far it looks unlikely that the OP will use anything close to 9000 units p/a if they maintain their current habits - they have already been in the property 3 months during late Autumn/winter! 

OP - try not to panic too much. Keep a close eye on things, and if there are sensible steps you can take to reduce use without making life miserable or too over-complicated then of course it makes sense to take them, but from what you've said about your October > January use you're not doing too badly. I suspect that the figure that has been given to you for annual use may have a lot to do with either the previous occupants (remember the energy company don't have a proper picture of how YOU use power yet) or with what they expect your demographic to be doing (heating on full while walking round in shorts and t-shirts in mid-winter, as an example. the fact that you are posting on MSE forums suggests that you're not likely to be that sort of person! 

Thanks for your nice words, I really try my best to cut energy wherever I can. 
I learned so much in the forum here over the last weeks about tariffs and what to look out for. 
When we moved in here in October, I felt tricked by my supplier offering me a fix, which was even above the price cap now for April (32p per kWH!) I only looked at the suggested direct debit and thought that sounds fair. Luckily after I saw the smart meter running and running in the first days I checked online and moved to the SVT on the last possible day without risking an exit fee of £100. But I bet there are many other out there who simply don't realized that. 

Currently we have a monthly direct debit of £150, but we all know this will rise to over £200 once the new price cap kicks in. Until now I was in the position to save around £200 every month to not use the London Tube to go to work - but if I now have to pay horrendous sums just to stay warm at home, it doesn't make any difference any longer, the money is gone. 

So all we can do is hope the prices will go down, although it doesn't seem like this in the short run.

schnegge_london

Cardew said:

The average duel fuel consumption for all dwellings in UK is approx 15,000kWh - 3,000kWh electricity and 12,000kWh gas.

Given electric heating is more efficient(albeit much more expensive) that would reduce the heating/hot water kWh consumption by 1,000kWh to 2,000kWh.

Yet it seems that posters think that 9,000kWh is excessive, for a badly insulated flat of unknown size where one occupant has worked from home since occupation last October.

The suggestions for Storage heating and improving insulation are valid but expensive, but the OP is a tenant not the landlord.

Exactly, was looking for some opinions if 9,000 kWH is somehow normal or not in an all electric flat.
I think I'm doing okay, given that I'm working from home - although the overall costs are still daunting....

And yes, unfortunately we are tenants with a contract for 2 years, so no move out until September 2023... 

If prices stay that high, we will definitely look for a flat with gas heating and a better insulation - that is for sure!