My Energy use Diary

A_fiend_for_life

setmefree2 wrote: »

I stopped using my freezer and extra fridge in the summer.

Ah yes I'd forgotten you'd switched the fridge and freezer off. Well done :T

A big turkey would be a challenge without a fridge :eek:

A_fiend_for_life

Every time I read this thread I switch something off / check the weather or something energy saving. Does anyone else do this?

TITEASCRAMP

A_fiend_for_life wrote: »

Every time I read this thread I switch something off / check the weather or something energy saving. Does anyone else do this?

No, cos Im constantly checking all the time.lol.
Last week when I had programmed a timer wrong and something stayed on all night. (Using an extra 2 kw) I was in such a nowty mood. I felt really annoyed with myself. Do you think this is turning into an obsession:rotfl:

Slinky

Have just spotted this thread and signed up to imeasure.

Will be very interesting to see the figures. We had an extension built last year and a new Vaillant boiler in January and have control panel which includes a 'weather compensator' which means the boiler fires up when it gets below 3c outside to stop the boiler freezing up. Bl**dy thing keeps firing in the middle of the night which means we've had to move out of the new bedroom over the garage (where the boiler is) as it keeps waking me up. Bl**dy annoying to be paying to be kept awake!

Really haven't got a clue how much we're paying for gas (other than we're being debited £80 a month) as it's taken an age to work out how the control panel works and I think probably next year I'll run the hot water off the electric rather than the boiler.

TITEASCRAMP

Had a really good week. Don't know how long it will last though, as dd finished school Friday and dh finishes today. They are a nightmare lol. Never mind it's only two weeks then we'll be back under 50kwh a wk.

• £4.27 on gas 122kWh used.
• £5.76 on electricity 48kWh used.

Total you have spent on energy since starting imeasure (9 weeks ago):

• £33.73 on gas
• £58.20 on electricity

Decola

Last week I used:
£1.54 on gas (44kwh)
£2.76 on electricity (23kwh)

Total spent on energy since starting imeasure (5 weeks ago):
£10.86 on gas
£13.08 on electricity

The electricity cost is inaccurate as e-on were charging me 25p a unit - I've now left them.

TITEASCRAMP

Decola,
How many people is your household? and what type of property is it? I think your doing fantastic. I think mine would be lower if it werent for dd and dh lol.

Decola

TITEASCRAMP wrote: »

Decola,
How many people is your household? and what type of property is it? I think your doing fantastic. I think mine would be lower if it werent for dd and dh lol.

I'm a one-person household - home all day. My place is an early 60s two bed semi-detached bungalow with a heat-stealing solid concrete floor, cavity insulation, double glazing, and 4 inches of loft insulation. I'm rarely using any heating, and running the gas boiler for a tank of hot water up to an hour a day.

Must admit that this degree of frugality is not through choice, but I don't feel I'm missing out on anything, and have got used to lower house temperatures (currently 12c) without any problems.

A_fiend_for_life

18 / 51 and a 'C' :j

Last week you spent:

* £3.89 on gas
* £2.88 on electricity

All users/All housetypes

Carbon emissions Kg CO2
................Last week .Last Month
Per person .....35 (63) ...51 (57)
Per household ..35 (173) ..51 (151)

Gas use as kWh
................Last week..Last Month
Per Person .....111 (206)..180 (191)
Per Household ..111 (529)..180 (481)

Electricity use as kWh
..............Last week .Last Month
Per Person .....24 (40) ...26 (34)
Per Household ..24 (125) ..26 (98)

Penny2myName

Spent this week experimenting by having heating on for much longer hours, but lower setting, and don't think I did too bad. Will try and cut just one hour of gas usage down a day and see if that gets me to £20 instead.
Have managed to retain C rating for 2 weeks on row now:j:j

MoneySaving Carbon Club 40/51


Your Results in Detail

You have been taking readings for 14 weeks

Since you started measuring your total household -
Energy use is 8,537 kWh (Gas: 7,511kWh | Electricity: 1,026kWh)
Carbon emissions are 2,084 Kg CO2 (Gas: 1,547 Kg CO2 | Electricity: 537 Kg CO2)
Money Spent

How has my energy spend been calculated?

Last week you spent:

* £23.28 on gas
* £8.88 on electricity

Total you have spent on energy since starting imeasure (14 weeks ago):

* £262.90 on gas
* £123.12 on electricity



Carbon emissions Kg CO2
Last week Last Month Last Quarter
Per person 44 (74) 48 (62) 39 (47)
Per household 176 (231) 192 (176) 155 (128)

Gas use as kWh
Last week Last Month Last Quarter
Per Person 166 (205) 178 (192) 140 (139)
Per Household 665 (528) 712 (485) 559 (340)

Electricity use as kWh
Last week Last Month Last Quarter
Per Person 19 (62) 22 (43) 19 (35)
Per Household 74 (237) 87 (145) 75 (111)