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  • markin
    markin Posts: 3,864 Forumite
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    edited 29 November 2023 at 3:02AM
    Being at home all day really should't double the electric use from the average too much, i would guess 1000-1500 kwh a year extra for a computer or tv being on all day, So 4,500 a year could be expected, not the estimated 6 - 7 K.

    Can you go and look at the meters and tell us the readings, or screen shot and post the last bill from the app.

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    It seems you did reduce Electric in  2023 vs 2022, But your gas went up, May have been colder. 

    Electric use if it stayed that 'low' all year 1190 / 103 days = 11.55 a day X 365 = 4200 kwh a year.

     
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