how low is your leccy consumption now, this very week..... asking for a friend

NannaH

Between 5-7 kwh a day depending on how long the oven is on and if I’ve done washing. 

We used to use a small oil radiator in the conservatory in winter but DH has just bought a slim radiator to add onto our CH system, it’s only got to extend the pipes about 50cm from the last rad on the system, through the back wall.   Not really allowed under building regs but who cares, quite frankly, we don’t plan on moving. 

magickmagpie

I live alone (recently widowed) in a large old stone farmhouse. My heating is oil for central heating and hot water as I am not on the gas network - I also have working fireplaces in two of the downstairs rooms and have access to a large supply of free firewood - which keeps down the heating oil costs!!

My summer electric usage averages 6-7 kWh per day if I am home all day and goes down to 4-5 kWh per day on the days I go to work. I don't use the electric cooker every day (batch cooking and microwave re-heats save money), run a washing machine once or twice a week and don't have a tumble drier. Other uses include LED lighting, a medium sized smart TV, WiFi router and a couple of boosters, a networked printer, internet radio, large vintage hifi system, phone and laptop charger. I leave the router on all the time when I'm here, but everything else gets switched off at the wall when not in use. My usage in winter will probably be slightly higher as lights will be on for longer and the central heating pump uses some electricity as well when the heating is on.

When I am away on holiday, or for a weekend, usage is around 2.5 kWh per day - which is basically powering a large,15 year old, chest freezer, a fridge, and the pump that raises water from the borehole - which serves my house and my landlord's next-door house so I can't switch that off when I'm away.

I could probably save a bit of electric by replacing my fridge and freezer with newer models that use less energy, but I'm one of those people who doesn't like to replace white goods until they stop working and can't be repaired - so I don't think I'll be doing that as yet. I'm currently on a ridiculously cheap fixed deal for electricity which runs out at the end of October - so am expecting my monthly payments to triple or quadruple once I go onto the standard variable tariff.

maxmycardagain

QrizB said:

maxmycardagain said:

Q. If im paying 28p/Kwh now, what are the E7 type rates?

They vary by supplier.

You can see EDF's rates here, as an example:
https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/r505_deemed_rate_card.pdf

 Might work out cheaper to change to E7 and sleep in the day/live through the night lol

michaels

maxmycardagain said:

QrizB said:

maxmycardagain said:

Q. If im paying 28p/Kwh now, what are the E7 type rates?

They vary by supplier.

You can see EDF's rates here, as an example:
https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/r505_deemed_rate_card.pdf

 Might work out cheaper to change to E7 and sleep in the day/live through the night lol

You may jest but our tariff is 45p day, 4.5p for midnight to 5AM so I am of course looking at just how much usage I can shift to that period, sadly night storage heaters are not as cheap as you would hope even second hand.

maxmycardagain

michaels said:

maxmycardagain said:

QrizB said:

maxmycardagain said:

Q. If im paying 28p/Kwh now, what are the E7 type rates?

They vary by supplier.

You can see EDF's rates here, as an example:
https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/r505_deemed_rate_card.pdf

 Might work out cheaper to change to E7 and sleep in the day/live through the night lol

You may jest but our tariff is 45p day, 4.5p for midnight to 5AM so I am of course looking at just how much usage I can shift to that period, sadly night storage heaters are not as cheap as you would hope even second hand.

wouldnt want them, just the cheap leccy lol

they need a separate ring main

dunstonh

My summer electric usage averages 6-7 kWh per day if I am home all day and goes down to 4-5 kWh per day on the days I go to work. I don't use the electric cooker every day (batch cooking and microwave re-heats save money), run a washing machine once or twice a week and don't have a tumble drier. Other uses include LED lighting, a medium sized smart TV, WiFi router and a couple of boosters, a networked printer, internet radio, large vintage hifi system, phone and laptop charger. I leave the router on all the time when I'm here, but everything else gets switched off at the wall when not in use. My usage in winter will probably be slightly higher as lights will be on for longer and the central heating pump uses some electricity as well when the heating is on.

We are using 8.9kWh per day  with more device use than you.  (e..g stables, electric gates, security lighting, 3 computers on site for daytime working etc).     That is down from 18kWh before I looked  into things.    So, based on what you have said, I suspect you have something that is using a lot and it may be worth looking into to find out what it is.

In our case, the big reductions came from replacing the FF and the dishwasher.    The washing machine and tumble were both relatively modern and were energy efficient at the time. Could be bettered now but not enough to justify a purchase at this time.

QrizB

maxmycardagain said:

they need a separate ring main

No they don't (the most common way of wiring them that I've seen is on individual radial circuits)..

ariarnia

michaels said:

maxmycardagain said:

QrizB said:

maxmycardagain said:

Q. If im paying 28p/Kwh now, what are the E7 type rates?

They vary by supplier.

You can see EDF's rates here, as an example:
https://www.edfenergy.com/sites/default/files/r505_deemed_rate_card.pdf

 Might work out cheaper to change to E7 and sleep in the day/live through the night lol

You may jest but our tariff is 45p day, 4.5p for midnight to 5AM so I am of course looking at just how much usage I can shift to that period, sadly night storage heaters are not as cheap as you would hope even second hand.

wouldn't take many more price rises before a battery and inverter would return their cost in a winter. 

magickmagpie

dunstonh said:

My summer electric usage averages 6-7 kWh per day if I am home all day and goes down to 4-5 kWh per day on the days I go to work. I don't use the electric cooker every day (batch cooking and microwave re-heats save money), run a washing machine once or twice a week and don't have a tumble drier. Other uses include LED lighting, a medium sized smart TV, WiFi router and a couple of boosters, a networked printer, internet radio, large vintage hifi system, phone and laptop charger. I leave the router on all the time when I'm here, but everything else gets switched off at the wall when not in use. My usage in winter will probably be slightly higher as lights will be on for longer and the central heating pump uses some electricity as well when the heating is on.

We are using 8.9kWh per day  with more device use than you.  (e..g stables, electric gates, security lighting, 3 computers on site for daytime working etc).     That is down from 18kWh before I looked  into things.    So, based on what you have said, I suspect you have something that is using a lot and it may be worth looking into to find out what it is.

In our case, the big reductions came from replacing the FF and the dishwasher.    The washing machine and tumble were both relatively modern and were energy efficient at the time. Could be bettered now but not enough to justify a purchase at this time.

Without testing it, I suspect its the 15 year old freezer. It was supposed to be A rated when I bought it, but I doubt that is very energy efficient now! However, it still works and I am reluctant to replace it until it breaks!!!

LunaCatty

7-9kWh daily here. 2 adults and 1 child - homeworking and home educating so here a lot. On a long baking day (I'll batch for a few weeks and freeze) it can go up to 12kWh though.

The freezers take a fair bit to run plus my PC for working and we have a fair few electronic gadgets/smart devices around the place as well. The washing machine is used slightly more than average due to a medical condition, although we now only use the tumble if desperate - hubby is putting a pulley up in the utility for the Winter too to try and stop that usage sneaking back up. All lights have LED bulbs in which is needed as the kiddo never remembers to turn them off.