What is your average daily energy usage please?

SensibleSarah

I'm using around 4 kWh of electricity a day at this time of year and about 20 kWh of gas when I use the heating for a few hours (not every day at the moment when it's mild) or 2-3 kWh of gas a day when not using the heating at all (i.e. just for hot water and some cooking). 
I work from home so have a laptop, TV and some lights on all day (plus a heated throw most days/evenings currently), every day, but obviously, by my usage, nothing that uses a huge amount of electricity. 2-bed terraced house btw. 

55 kWh a day seems extreme by any normal standards! 

sandy700

My heating is on for 16 hours a day and I am using between 78 and 56 kWh a day in gas, including hot water and cooking which is normally 11 kWh a day.

That's in a 3 bed semi with adequate loft insulation and cavity wall insulation and 20 mm double glazed windows.

Normal electricity usage is between 5 kWh and increases to 12 kWh a day when the washing machine and tumble dryer are used.

I switched from fixed DD to variable DD and my latest monthly bill is £245 so I don't have any credit.

Coffeekup

BlueTeal said:

50-60 kWh? That's about 10 times our daily use, which for December was 5.8 kWh a day, and that includes all the extra cooking and baking and Christmas lights. But we're just 2 people in 3 bed semi with a gas combi boiler for heating and hot water. I think you'll find the hot tub is at least half of your daily usage. 

It's alot more compared to mine. My electric average daily use for December was 2.8 kwh's a day, which is up from summer's 2.3 kwh's a day. I live in a 2 bed mid terrace, the kwh's are up due to using the oven more, and a few more hot drinks from kettle and the lights being on.

orbit500

3500ft 70s bungalow with 4 bathrooms and teenagers.
Currently using 12litres oil a day, it has been as high as 30 when it was -8c.
Electric about 50kWh daily but that includes 9kWh hot tub and 14kWh immersion on off-peak. I charge 30kWh battery on off-peak so use next to zero peak. 

Weave

matelodave said:

Why would the OP want to know what others were using when it transpires that he's charging a car, heating a hot tub, lighting up the street with Xmas lights and for all we know growing cannabis as well

My cannabis factory is running off of the street light, I'm not a total numpty!

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Or maybe a very quick way of seeing if the hot tub was likely consuming a vast amount without having to monitor it. 

True..... but it looks like I will actually have to do it the hard way and go outside and flick the off switch on the tub 

InvertedVee said:
How did you get on? We're dying to know!

I spent all weekend taking down the outside Christmas lights so not turned the tub off yet. I want to do a few days monitoring with no Christmas lights on first so I can see what the tub is using when it is the only change I make to our usage.

Mstty said:

I suspect they are having a nice cold soak in the hot tub

I've heard cold shock therapy is actually quite good for you, I'll give it a go once it's cooled down, thanks.

FreeBear said:
Add salt, pepper, along with an assortment of vegetables & herbs. Let it simmer for a few hours. Not sure how many people a hot tub of (ooman) bean stew will serve.

That is never going to work it only goes up to 40C, thanks though.


Loving the useful and not so useful but entertaining responses. My above replies are meant in jest, I hope they are taken that way.


I will report back how much impact the hot tub was having once I switch it off, just in case anyone is interested.

FreeBear

Weave said:

FreeBear said:
Add salt, pepper, along with an assortment of vegetables & herbs. Let it simmer for a few hours. Not sure how many people a hot tub of (ooman) bean stew will serve.

That is never going to work it only goes up to 40C, thanks though.

Think of it as a slow cooker or sous vide - The temperature doesn't need to be too high...

dunstonh

scobie said:

I’m still trying to get my head around someone using an average of 55 khw a day. By my calculations that’s £19 a day on electricity alone. 

Not necessarily.  We were using 58-60kWh a day for the last few years but this winter using 48kWh for non-heating electric.  

About 43kWh of that are off peak rate.      Off peak rates can be around 15p a unit.

55 kWh a day seems extreme by any normal standards! 

No it doesn't.  It is high but if its high for a reason then its not extreme.     A hybrid car or full electric car will see high use. An electric AGA or hot tub or a whole load of other devices can soon drive the use up.

SensibleSarah

dunstonh said:

55 kWh a day seems extreme by any normal standards! 

No it doesn't.  It is high but if its high for a reason then its not extreme.     A hybrid car or full electric car will see high use. An electric AGA or hot tub or a whole load of other devices can soon drive the use up.

I would suggest that EV or hybrid cars charging daily and year-round hot tubs are not currently normal for 90%+ of the UK population and therefore that level of use is fairly extreme! But maybe that's just me?