Ecotricity huge bill

maneesh299

Hi All,

We are new to uk and just passed one month in our apartment. The energy bill came to 297 pounds for 35 days from 15th January till 18th February. 820 units for 35 days and per unit 33.30 p. Please let us know if this is something expected. we ahave induction cooker, heater, washing machine, dishwasher.

Verdigris

Ecotricity and Good Energy are true (ie. not using carbon offsets) renewable suppliers, so are not subject to the Ofgem price cap, so their unit prices reflect the real price of electricity at the moment. When the new cap comes into operation, in April, other suppliers won't be all that far behind.

All the appliances you list are heating devices. Heating space or water costs a lot of money with electricity. The only suggestion I can make is to wash clothes at 30 degrees, don't use the dishwasher every day and wear more clothes so you don't have to heat the flat so much.

It will be worth looking for a different supplier but with the present turbulance, owing to the Ukraine situation, you may struggle to get a much better deal in the short term.

razord

Octopus will let you join them on the price cap if you give them a call.

That's likely your best bet.

maneesh299

Hi Thanks for all your replies. Is 820 Kwh too high for a normal user? We are in a 1 bhk apartment and we dont keep the heater on for the entire night. Also we use dishwasher and washing machine.

2nd_time_buyer

That does seem very high for a one bedroom apartment. It obviously depends a lot on the construction and how warm your neighbours keep their apartments, what floor you are on etc. 

I would say that the vast majority of your energy is probably being used for heat. If you can keep all the doors shut and only heat the main living room during the day, that will help a lot. We have stopped heating the bedrooms entirely now.

markin

If its electric heat are you on E7 with Night storage heaters that heat in the night on cheaper power and release it in the day? Not sure if Ecotricity have an E7 tariff so you will have to move if they don't.

23.4 units a day is low for an electric heated flat, you must be cold? If the is a hot water tank that should use around 7kwh a night, leaving 16.4 kwh for heat and everything else.

How many Sq feet is it?

 

otb666

Post on the energy forum with meter readings etc

theoretica

maneesh299 said:

Hi Thanks for all your replies. Is 820 Kwh too high for a normal user? We are in a 1 bhk apartment and we dont keep the heater on for the entire night. Also we use dishwasher and washing machine.

820 kWh isn't low - but it is winter and should be much lower in summer and a lot depends on how large or well insulated the flat is.  And how much you value a warm flat compared to high bills.

markin

Discounting 7 for hot water, 3 x 2kwh heaters on for 2 hrs would be 12kwh, 4kwh for everything else, so its well insulated, Or they use little water, or its a little cold.

Find an energy certificate.

https://www.gov.uk/find-energy-certificate

QrizB

maneesh299 said:

Hi Thanks for all your replies. Is 820 Kwh too high for a normal user? We are in a 1 bhk apartment and we dont keep the heater on for the entire night. Also we use dishwasher and washing machine.

 I agree with the other posters, 820kWh for one winter month is relatively low. Other posts have people in one bed apartments using considerably more than that.

The worst of the winter is behind is and your electricity use should start falling now.