Gas & Electricity

[m7mcfc]

Help what does this mean.

The £2500 cost quoted on all websites for 12 months is what a TYPICAL household would use, some will pay less most could pay more. All depends what households energy uses

Mine aint typical 3 teenage boys. Im fucked...pardon my french.

 

[mexico1970]

Listen pal they only come down the stairs when they are hungry or the Wifi goes off. Im giving them a choice bread and water or the internet.
The fuse option might be a good one but the buggers will soon work that one out.

You've touched on an issue there mate and a very good one. Modern families all seem to live in different rooms which all need heating and electricity to run appliances etc.

Imagine what a fuel bill would be if you only had to heat one room and one TV?

 

[m7mcfc]

You've touched on an issue there mate and a very good one. Modern families all seem to live in different rooms which all need heating and electricity to run appliances etc.

Imagine what a fuel bill would be if you only had to heat one room and one TV?

I only wish Mexico and as it is Im in Mexico right now. God knows what the boys are using at home.
Yes its difficult the eldest is on it on it....Educational plus his social media. The younger kids are on Ps5's plus I pads and mobiles.
The wife is never off it. We are a family of five. I spend my non working hours turning off lights and plugs. Its me who pays for it.

 

[m7mcfc]

You've touched on an issue there mate and a very good one. Modern families all seem to live in different rooms which all need heating and electricity to run appliances etc.

Imagine what a fuel bill would be if you only had to heat one room and one TV?

Exactly mate. That is how homes were in the past. Not anymore.

 

[BlueHammer85]

I wonder how much new estates are pushing up prices

5 years ago when I moved in there was fields and open space everywhere near the village I live - it’s now housing estates everwhere and there still building new estates - Dartford have had a 20% increase of population and it shows.

Just wondering all these thousands of new homes are all using water, gas, electric- it must be pushing up demand for supply

 

[Big mals fedora]

I wonder how much new estates are pushing up prices

5 years ago when I moved in there was fields and open space everywhere near the village I live - it’s now housing estates everwhere and there still building new estates - Dartford have had a 20% increase of population and it shows.

Just wondering all these thousands of new homes are all using water, gas, electric- it must be pushing up demand for supply

It’ll be pushing up their profits, that’s for sure

 

[Don Karleone]

Got mine today, do you know when we will get the second £300 ish of the £600 ?

Missus says it should be this week but knowing them it will be next week probably.

 

[Keep the Faith]

Just a recap for anybody unsure, with the government-backed scheme, you're going to be paying:-

~ 34p per kWh for electricty
~ 10.3p per kWh for gas

Plus standing charges (which will probably be a lot less than 10% of your cost, so don't worry about them)

My standing charges come out ot £250 per annum.

 

[RobMCFC]

My standing charges come out ot £250 per annum.

Mine about £270-ish, but this is less than 10% for me.

 

[bobmcfc]

Bulb have lowered my DD from 33 quid a month to 1 quid from 1.10.22

Do you live in a nuclear power plant ?

 

[mackenzie]

Do you live in a nuclear power plant ?

Lol, no ;-) New build studio apartment (wouldn't be feasible for many people as only small, but suits me just fine). My monthly usage has never been more than 10 quid and consequently have always been in credit. With the energy support they have lowered it to just a token pound.
I knew I wasn't going to struggle like some (for which I am very grateful) but even I was a bit surprised at just a quid.

 

[bluealf]

After dismantling all my aquariums, it will surprise nobody that my weekly usage has fallen substantially but anybody else with a smart meter gets pissed off that the light goes orange when you put the toaster on, seriously how much power does it take to heat a mm thin bit of wire.

 

[blueinsa]

After dismantling all my aquariums, it will surprise nobody that my weekly usage has fallen substantially but anybody else with a smart meter gets pissed off that the light goes orange when you put the toaster on, seriously how much power does it take to heat a mm thin bit of wire.

Toasters and Kettles are huge pullers of power unfortunately. Thank fuck they don’t need to be on for long.

Miss my marine set up like mad and long to do another one day but thank God I don’t have it now at these prices.

 

[bluealf]

Toasters and Kettles are huge pullers of power unfortunately. Thank fuck they don’t need to be on for long.

Miss my marine set up like mad and long to do another one day but thank God I don’t have it now at these prices.

Yup, the house is strangely quiet without the tanks bubbling away in the background lol

Now that it has been capped we probably could have kept it all or even two of the five going but it is done now, the living room looks massive now.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Yup, the house is strangely quiet without the tanks bubbling away in the background lol

Now that it has been capped we probably could have kept it all or even two of the five going but it is done now, the living room looks massive now.

Did you get to sell the fish, or is it just fish and chips every night until 2029?

 

[Stephen230]

Lol, no ;-) New build studio apartment (wouldn't be feasible for many people as only small, but suits me just fine). My monthly usage has never been more than 10 quid and consequently have always been in credit. With the energy support they have lowered it to just a token pound.
I knew I wasn't going to struggle like some (for which I am very grateful) but even I was a bit surprised at just a quid.

You want to make sure they don’t try just giving you the discount for six months and then going back to normal. Before the government changed the wording on their website allowing companies to deduct the rebate at source, it specifically stated that if your monthly direct debit was less than £66, you still get the full rebate of 6 X £66 and can use the remainder to put towards bills as you wish from April onwards.

 

[mackenzie]

You want to make sure they don’t try just giving you the discount for six months and then going back to normal. Before the government changed the wording on their website allowing companies to deduct the rebate at source, it specifically stated that if your monthly direct debit was less than £66, you still get the full rebate of 6 X £66 and can use the remainder to put towards bills as you wish from April onwards.

I certainly will, thanks for the heads up

 

[bluealf]

Did you get to sell the fish, or is it just fish and chips every night until 2029?

I pretended to be @dirk @idahoblues and threw them all in a large paella pan and cooked them :)

That dirty fucker would eat anything.

 

[bobmcfc]

Lol, no ;-) New build studio apartment (wouldn't be feasible for many people as only small, but suits me just fine). My monthly usage has never been more than 10 quid and consequently have always been in credit. With the energy support they have lowered it to just a token pound.
I knew I wasn't going to struggle like some (for which I am very grateful) but even I was a bit surprised at just a quid.

Still, £1 is bloody great.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

I pretended to be @dirk @idahoblues and threw them all in a large paella pan and cooked them :)

That dirty fucker would eat anything.

Including me