How much do you pay for electricity?

Legacy_user

We have a monthly direct debit set up for our electricity which NIE adjust according to our usage. We are currently paying £64 per month :eek: but according to our latest bill we are averaging £49 per month and NIE will reduce the DD accordingly. I think the reduction is due to both daughters living away from home whilst at uni. IE no hair straighteners constantly on, less showers (electric powered) and less use of tumble dryer.

However I have no idea if £49 per month is still too high for a 4 bedroom detached house with 2 adults who work full time but sometimes work opposite shifts. So I'm asking for some idea of what others are paying so we can review our bills.

typhoon

Hi, we currently pay £38 per month for a same sized house, this was for two full time workers and no kids, but we now have one on the way in a couple of weeks so I am expecting this will increase very soon!
hope this helps

ballyblack

It seems leaving electrical items on standby consume a lot of power

Consider getting some remote sockets to eliminate this

They work a treat

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belfastgal

We are paying £70 per month - 3 bedroom detached house with oil heating. we are out working and have two teenagers one of which is at uni 3-4 days per week.
It was £89 last year but seems to have come down. we pay by monthly debit as well so you get a letter from them saying they are putting up the aount or whatever.
I would love to be able to reduce the amount but if you switch of all the plugs at night you will have to reset verything again in the morning. tv, dvd players etc
Husband works shifts and iwork part time during the day.

sleepymy

We pay £25 a month for a two bedroomed bungalow with oil heating, I'm at home all day.

declanh

mine works out at £280/qtr or £93/month.
I dont know to be honest why its so high - 2 adults one child central (oil) heating.
thinking of buying an efergy meter http://www.efergy.com/en/

leftieM

We pre-pay and it's £40 a month in winter and £25 a month in the summer when we're not using the tumble drier. We have gas heating. We're a family of four in a 1000 sq ft house and I'm a full time mother so the house is occupied a lot of the time.
I've noticed spotlights are pretty heavy users of electricity. If you have these and tend to leave lights on this will add £££ to your bill.

belfastgal

declanh wrote: »

mine works out at £280/qtr or £93/month.
I dont know to be honest why its so high - 2 adults one child central (oil) heating.
thinking of buying an efergy meter http://www.efergy.com/en/

This looks good... think i may get one , anyone have a promotional code to reduce the £44.95 price

belfastgirl23

We pay £29 a month by DD for a 4 bed detatched house where DH works from home most of the time (so occupied day and night). We had built up a credit balance though and I suspect our actual usage is more like £35 a month. However we have gas as well which is used for hot water and heating - this comes to another £129 a month (paying back arrears, actual gas use is probably more like £100 a month on average).

I have brought the cost down a bit by trying to time washing for dry days so it can go on the line. Still have to tackle the standby issue though...

Does anyone know if there are still 'low tariff' times of day with NIE by the way?

butterflymum

Would need to check, but think for electricity we are paying about £27 a month, possibly a pound or two less, by DD. This always seems to cover our bills, with any surplus in warmer months covering any deficits in colder months. We have oil for hot water and central heating. This is for 4 bedroom house, 2 adults, 3 young children - 1 adult home all day. Costings seem similar to belfastgirl23.

£49 does seem on the high side, but does that include your main hot water and heating as well?

JCD_Capulet

One bedroom flat, just myself and two cats here.

I'm paying £5pw for power. Of that £5 I've got the rental charge of the payment box taken off, and also £1.50 for every £5 I put in the damn machine for arrears. So I'm pretty much paying for and using £3-3.50pw.

I feel like charles !!!!!!! dickins in here sometimes with the lights off and candles lit :rotfl: