New energy prices

morrell35

How does having a light on the tv and a laptop on amount to 13kwh per day which with the new prices has cost me £35 in one week already i'm sure scottish power are robbing me

molerat

There is no way those items will use 13 kWh per day.

Where are you getting that usage from ?

Astria

morrell35 said:

How does having a light on the tv and a laptop on amount to 13kwh per day which with the new prices has cost me £35 in one week already i'm sure scottish power are robbing me

To use 13kWh per day would mean a constant load of 500W over a 24 hour period, it's unlikely to be a light, tv and laptop.

Is this usage estimated or actual?

Robin9

@Morrell35  Something wrong here .   You had absolutely nothing one -  didn't boil a kettle, shower, microwave, hot water via immersion ,  ..............   

I have a 4 bed and don't use 13 KWh / day


#Are these your meter readings ?

morrell35

It's what they've told me over the phone and on the app i have a one bedroomed flat i use the oven about an hour a day don't use the kettle has to be something wrong with the smart meter topped it up with £35 last wednesday and it's gone already 

molerat

Have you done a sanity test on your meter to check that it is actually the one supplying your flat ?

Gerry1

Never use a card or key inherited from a previous user, it could have their debt on it so you could be repaying it, always get a new one in your name. You can check by looking at the meter, typically the S and T screens.

https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/help-centre/faq/meters?steps=23147-23141#chapter-23138-2

https://www.eonenergy.com/prepayment/understanding-electricity.html

To check your usage, just read the meter kWh figure each day.

MWT

Any use of the emergency credit can also result in a build-up of standing charges which are recovered along with the emergency credit used when you next top-up, so it can be confusing to just look at the ££, do start reading the meter and look at the actual daily use...

morrell35

molerat said:

Have you done a sanity test on your meter to check that it is actually the one supplying your flat ?

I'm going to do a throw out of the window test soon lol

Scrounger

morrell35 said:

I'm going to do a throw out of the window test soon lol

LOL, I moved from Scottish Power to EDF and my smart meter is robbing me every day - so you're not alone!

Scrounger

Ultrasonic

morrell35 said:

It's what they've told me over the phone and on the app i have a one bedroomed flat i use the oven about an hour a day don't use the kettle has to be something wrong with the smart meter topped it up with £35 last wednesday and it's gone already 

How do you heat your home, and your hot water?