Eon 6 months in

maxmycardagain

Todays reading 12008
First reading      10063
useage 1945 kwh @ 20p = £389
180 says S/charge @ 23.9p = £43

Total = £432 for 180 days (winter/cold season) (£72 PCM)

We use leccy for cooking, washer (cold fill) microwave, kettle and tumble drier

DDM £76/PCM

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Gas
Today  reading 1179
first reading      0848

Tolal useage  341 gas units (10,965 kWh @ 4p)

Total cost fuel = £438
180 days standing charge @ 29p/day = £52

Total £490 (£81/PCM)

We use gas for heating and hot water

DDM is £96
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Our electric has always been constant over the winter/summer months, gas has been half the above in summer months or less

Im hoping for both useage and the DDM's to come down once a longer term average is clear


1 bedroom bungalow but we are both ex-cardio patients on blood thinners and feel the cold

Mstty

I guess you now have to plan for when your current rates above end? Have you worked out what it will cost you then as they are very good rates.

maxmycardagain

firstly i want a smart meter once my gas and leccy are on 1 account number

i want some sort of thermal camera heat loss survey too

maxmycardagain

so i isolated everything except the fridge, radio clock alarm and the dogs little night light 

got through the night on 4p leccy
teas and toast cost 4p
2 washloads cost 0.6 unit, around 12p, we usually only do 1 per day

maxmycardagain

gas in 1 day = 1 unit

leccy in 1 day = 7 units (inc 2 wash loads, tumble drier, oven for tea...)

JGB1955

If you're trying to reduce your consumption could you ditch the use of the tumble drier whilst the weather is getting warmer, and do just a couple of washes a week?  We have 2 fridge freezers and one chest freezer.  I've just emptied the chest freezer and turned if off until the next 'crisis/pandemic'.  Hoping that will save us some pennies....   There are only the two of us, but I refuse to be cold.  House is kept at 19C during the day, 15C overnight.

maxmycardagain

Bit Confused...

Off my gas account screen

"Next Flex

7.28 p/kWh"

Off my statement

Consumption

76.8 Units (100s of ft3)

Energy Used*

2425.7 kWh @ 3.797p/kWh £92.10

why 2 different rates p/Kwh?

and what does 1 "meter unit" cost me?

QrizB

maxmycardagain said:

why 2 different rates p/Kwh?

Looks like your last bill was at the pre-April rates (about 4p/kWh).

and what does 1 "meter unit" cost me?

You're being billed for an Imperial gas meter, in 100s of cubic feet.

Each meter unit is around 31.6kWh, and at the old rate will have cost ~£1.20. On your new rate it will cost ~£2.30.

maxmycardagain

QrizB said:

maxmycardagain said:

why 2 different rates p/Kwh?

Looks like your last bill was at the pre-April rates (about 4p/kWh).

and what does 1 "meter unit" cost me?

You're being billed for an Imperial gas meter, in 100s of cubic feet.

Each meter unit is around 31.6kWh, and at the old rate will have cost ~£1.20. On your new rate it will cost ~£2.30.

cheers, getting there slowly

noticing the difference IN standing charges between gas and leccy and also the rises in standing charges

Robbery used to be a hanging offence back in the day

maxmycardagain

JGB1955 said:

If you're trying to reduce your consumption could you ditch the use of the tumble drier whilst the weather is getting warmer, and do just a couple of washes a week?  We have 2 fridge freezers and one chest freezer.  I've just emptied the chest freezer and turned if off until the next 'crisis/pandemic'.  Hoping that will save us some pennies....   There are only the two of us, but I refuse to be cold.  House is kept at 19C during the day, 15C overnight.

We only use the tumbledrier whan needed, we have 1 fridge/freezer

Our record keeping is tied to the oldanalogue gas/leccy meters so till the smart box comes...

maxmycardagain

3 days gas - meter units - £6.90
7 days leccy - 36 units - 27p each - £9.72?

thats with heating off/sockets off at night