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What figures are Martin using as Typical Use?
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The industry standard
2900 kWh Elec12000 kWh gas
Based on 3 bedroom property with 2-3 people.
https://www.britishgas.co.uk/energy/guides/average-bill.html1 -
The only "typical" use that is been used industry wide is the one @Mstty quoted above.
It is kind of an artificial number that is been used by Ofgem for their cap and is not really any thing like typical. It does not take into account electricity only homes, or heating by oil, wood or LPG, and is not even a real average for energy use.
What it is constant, Ofgem is using this figure for each cap calculation, and energy companies will use the numbers to calculate their rates so they are within the cap.1
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