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Gas meter/bills
Hi, could someone assist me to help friends work out their gas bill pls? I don't have gas so unsure about cubic etc.
Their DD went from £124pm to £418pm (they "only" expected approx double).
They submitted a meter reading on 1st October of 45694. The reading tonight is 45849.
They are on capped rate of 28.48p / 10.28
Thanks
Their DD went from £124pm to £418pm (they "only" expected approx double).
They submitted a meter reading on 1st October of 45694. The reading tonight is 45849.
They are on capped rate of 28.48p / 10.28
Thanks
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Have they readings from October 2021 ?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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Hopefully this will help tho the reading from 1st October doesn't show on this list....
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They use a *lot* of gas.From Jan 2021 to Jan 2022 they used 42,343kWh - that's three-and-a-half times as much as the average household.At current rates, and including the standing charge, that will cost about £4500 a year - which is £375 a month. However if they've only been paying £124 a month they might have arrears on their account and paying off those will make the monthly cost higher.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 35 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.2 -
The direct debit is not unrealistic.
They used from 14/01/2021 to 13/01/2022 42343KWh (3.5 times the Ofgem typical gas usage).
42343 x 10.28p = £4352.86 + £103.70 standing charge = £4456.56
That makes it £371.48 per month. Add to that a potentially cold winter and £418 per month is realistic.2 -
Thank you, I'll pass it on 😕0
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Time for your friends to turn that thermostat down ! (or even turn the heating off)
Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0 -
What would the cost be from 1st October to today using readings in opening post pls?
They say they have cut back since start of month.
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What is a bit scary is their average usage of 56KWh daily between 1st of April and 30 September during summer.
Where are you located, I can't really see how you can use this much just for hot water and maybe cooking. Were they still heating in April and May, and maybe started already in September?1 -
These are the exact meter readings for ref
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This month they used in average 62KWh per day (£186.41 / 1736KWh)1
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