Gas v electricity

ptobin

From the 1st of April, should I use more electricity and use less gas. So no gas heating, replaced by electric. Would this save money?

Mstty

So many variables here but from 1st April generally heating bills start to take a dive til October.

How old and efficient is your current boiler v's the electric heaters you would replace that with and so you already own those heaters or would you have to buy.

Plus more and more questions.

Ultrasonic

ptobin said:

From the 1st of April, should I use more electricity and use less gas. So no gas heating, replaced by electric. Would this save money?

Almost certainly it would cost you more money. If you have gas central heating, keep using this, but obviously the less you use it the less you'll have to pay (and the better it will be from an environmental perspective too).

Petriix

Only if you're on Octopus Go or similar and only during the cheap window overnight (or via a battery). A gas boiler running at 80% efficiency at 7p per kWh is still cheaper than a 100% efficient electric heater at 30p per kWh. Possibly running an air to air heat pump at a COP of 4 would be very close to the same cost. 

Personally, I'm burning scavenged wood. 

bewidds

I am having a loft conversion done and also getting solar panels (possibly with a battery) fitted. 

i am thinking that having an electric radiator in the loft would make most sense as we are generating our own electricity. does that seem like sound logic? it will be well insulated.

QrizB

bewidds said:

I am having a loft conversion done and also getting solar panels (possibly with a battery) fitted. 
i am thinking that having an electric radiator in the loft would make most sense as we are generating our own electricity. does that seem like sound logic? it will be well insulated.

Electric radiators are really only cost-effective for low-occupancy spaces where it's not practicable to add them to the regular central heating system. Sheds say, or detatched garages, or summerhouses.

If your loft conversion is for a box room or model railway layout then it might just about work out OK but if you're actually intending to live in it, I'd recommend you consider something else.