High electricity usage - could there be a mistake?

ArbitraryRandom

You might want to have a look at the standby settings on your devices - as a rule, anything that stays connected to the internet even when 'asleep' uses more power. 

For example, google suggests your VM box could be costing you anywhere between £36 to 90p a year for its use when left on standby overnight. 

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Virgin-TV-360/How-much-power-does-my-box-use/td-p/5164125

MultiFuelBurner

You haven't stated if you have electric showers, their kw rating and how long you spend in them

Krakkkers

Check the overnight usage to see what your fridge/freezer is using. If i check my meter at midnight and 7am the usage is around 70w per hour.
Your level of usage suggests heating of some kind, immersion, electric radiators or shower.

Gerry1

Great, just wanted to check that you hadn't included the digit in the red box.

markin

Often sound systems are power hungry, next would likely be the vm box but most perfer it on for recording and fast start up.

Over night readings, until the plugs come in the post

Jonboy_1984

Do you have a hot water tank? If so how do you think it is heated?

Ours is gas but has an immersion heater fitted as a backup, controlled via a switch (light switch style), if that was left on it would get quite expensive quite quickly (they do have a thermostat, so do shut off when set temperature is reached but it’s electrical energy cost is around three times that of gas).

Enigma80

MultiFuelBurner said:

You haven't stated if you have electric showers, their kw rating and how long you spend in them

Hi, one electric shower 7.5kW used daily by four people.  

EssexHebridean

So not the most energy hungry shower you could have but with 4 folk using it that is going to be a good contributor to your use I suspect, particularly if no active limiting of time taken in the shower is in place. 

Robin9

Enigma80 said:

MultiFuelBurner said:

You haven't stated if you have electric showers, their kw rating and how long you spend in them

Hi, one electric shower 7.5kW used daily by four people.  

Limit use to 5 min each - even then that's nearly 1000 kWh a year

Bendo

There is no way anyone with hair could have a 5 minute shower in a 7.5kw shower. It probable takes a good minute to get upto temperature and in this weather a flow rate that won't wash suds out of hair.

Electric showers are the spawn of Satan.