Gas & Electricity

Last month I had my largest bill so far since I bought my house, was around £250 for gas and elec. In the past month we made more of an effort on the "gas" side of things in terms of heating etc and the bill has just come in at £150 which is more palatable. Hopefully as the weather picks up we can get this a bit lower but otherwise probably just where we are with the cost of things at the minute.
 
blueinsa said:
We are being fucking fleeced.



It’s a national disgrace that certain parties are overseeing as huge companies literally money grab.
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This is deliberately misleading, as the wholesale element of the price OFGEM cap is an average figure taken over the previous quarter, and although gas prices did nearly reach £8 per therm last August, the relevant average for that period was closer to £3.

Suggesting an eightfold decline is therefore false and, again, misleading. I believe the OFGEM price announcement is due on 26 May, so it looks like he got that part wrong as well.
 
Hammering the ceiling fan this last week to ten days , so hot here, thoughts of the bill is always in the back of my mind , hope the next one ( nov i think ) is not too bad
 
City Hobgoblin said:
This months electricity bill up by 100 quid despite no heating on at all and only taking showers.
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Gas heating doesn't use electricity so you must be seeing increased usage elsewhere. Do you have a smart meter to monitor usage at certain times? Our daily electricity usage is around 8kWh but we do have solar panels which cover my daytime usage working from home.

If you can reduce your usage by finding where it gets used then it does make a big difference. The worst offenders are anything that heats anything, for example the kettle, dishwasher, hot tubs etc.

Just sticking the dishwasher or washing machine on a lower temperature could save you £££. A kettle costs around 5-10p per boil, it doesn't sound a lot but if you have several brews everyday then it's costing you a lot more than you think.

Some people also still use tumble-dryers which is mental in this weather when you can literally dry your clothes outside for free.
 
inbetween said:
Gas heating doesn't use electricity so you must be seeing increased usage elsewhere. Do you have a smart meter to monitor usage at certain times? Our daily electricity usage is around 8kWh but we do have solar panels which cover my daytime usage working from home.

If you can reduce your usage by finding where it gets used then it does make a big difference. The worst offenders are anything that heats anything, for example the kettle, dishwasher, hot tubs etc.

Just sticking the dishwasher or washing machine on a lower temperature could save you £££. A kettle costs around 5-10p per boil, it doesn't sound a lot but if you have several brews everyday then it's costing you a lot more than you think.

Some people also still use tumble-dryers which is mental in this weather when you can literally dry your clothes outside for free.
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No gas at all. No hot tubs or aircon or fans. No tumble drier or dishwasher. Cups of tea, guilty.
 
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