Is my energy consuption too high???

freebo_2

Whilst moving to a fixed price tarrif I took a look at our energy consuption, currently its averageing Gas - 7099 kwh / quarter, Electricity 2390 kwh / quarter, over the last 3 quaters (Spring, Winter, Autumn) and is for a 4 bed detached, with 2 adults (and a cat!) living in it. Having read other posts this seems a liitle high, esp for the electricity, can someone suggest a site which I could look up what our average consuption should be?

Think I may be investing in a power meter, so see where its all going, but I have a fair idea (PC's & Big TV's etc)!

Cheers,

Mike

Ken68

http://www.ukpower.co.uk/running-costs-elec.asp

This is one site, Mike, have to work it out for yourself.
Anything with a heating element. Ovens, high temperature clothes washing, tumble driers. Electric showers on a long time.
More than one freezer.
New appliances are energy rated. AA, A, B and C.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=568790

Cardew

Your gas is certainly not excessive; particularly for a 4 bed detached.

The UK average is 20,500kWh pa. with the low quarter to come(no heating - well not much!) you are looking at around 24,000kWh pa I suspect.

UK electricity average is 3,300kWh pa and you are looking at nearly 10,000kWh which is huge for no electrical heating and only 2 people. Size of house is not a factor.

Heating appliances are the culprits, dishwasher, dryer (I assume you don't use an immersion heater for hot water?)

freebo_2

Thanks both, will check out the ukpower site Ken. Cardew, no, we're fully gas heated and have a new condensing combi bolier, no immersion heater (or even hw tank!).

Certainly the electricity looks excessive, no better time than now to look into why!

Cheers!

Mike