Large user of electricity looking for a new deal

benney50

Hi

The last year I used a total of 168016 kwh. Day rate 118208kwh night rate 49808kwh. I am now looking for a new deal. Looking at usual comparison sites does not seem to work due to the high usage. Can anyone point me in the right direction to gain some quotes. 

Thanks in advance

Spoonie_Turtle

You may have to manually work out what each supplier's Economy 7 rate would cost you.
Googling for {Supplier Name} tariffs should help you find their pages, some have the 'get a quote' function but it is important to be able to compare the actual tariff rates as well.

You could also potentially look at Octopus Agile if you have a smart meter, although that's tricky to predict because previous prices and savings don't necessarily indicate that those will continue.  [And I think you can only get accurate info about what it would have cost if you're already with Octopus who allow you use the smart meter usage data with tools that some clever people have made.]

We did have a spreadsheet tool that somebody here made for comparing E7 rates which you may be able to find by searching the forum, but of course to use that you do need the tariff rates to be able to plug in.

lohr500

I can't help you on how to gain some quotes, other than suggesting you call the suppliers who won't quote online due you your high usage.

But aside from finding ways to reduce the high consumption, I would suggest you evaluate if a day/night type tariff is best for you, given the 70% weighting towards your day rate. I strongly suspect a single rate tariff would work out at a lower cost. 

Robin9

What form does your metering take ?  3 phase ?
118,000 kWh is averaging 320 units a day and (over 17 hours) is 20kW an hour.   A standard meter is likely to be cooking at peak times.

Are you not on a commercial tariff ?

doodling

Hi,

A 19kW average load over a year doesn't feel very domestic - I'm assuming it is a domestic property with some kind of business premises attached?  Either that or you live in the kind of mansion that would be the envy of the National Trust.

What is most of the energy used for - if it is heating then with that kind of usage there may be cheaper options.  At the very least, if it is resistive space heating then heat pumps will pay for themselves very quickly.

benney50

Hi. Thanks for all your replies. It is purely a domestic usage. The house is large and very well insulated. There are also a large number of solar panels and batteries. I think I will contact some energy companies directly and go from there. Regards Patrick

victor2

Wow. What are you growing? 

BellaBlondykeTheThird

Oh I wondered who the first would be to suggest usage is plant related 🤣🤣🤣 and there they pop

BellaBlondykeTheThird

You day and night ratios are wrong for any E7 product 30% night and 70% day roughly

victor2

BellaBlondykeTheThird said:

Oh I wondered who the first would be to suggest usage is plant related 🤣🤣🤣 and there they pop

Sorry. Couldn't resist!

noitsnotme

That’s an average of 460 kWh a day!!  Must be costing £40000+ a year!  How on earth do you use that much electricity everyday in a domestic setting?!