Energy bill increases

[Deleted member 26715]

she has electric heaters that have bricks in to heat the house and yes she isn't very active

Sister just moved out of a rented bungalow, BIL suffers from Parkinsons & not very mobile, there was storage radiators in there, the estimates for this winter were over £500 a month, one of the reasons they moved.

 

[cyberknight]

Sister just moved out of a rented bungalow, BIL suffers from Parkinsons & not very mobile, there was storage radiators in there, the estimates for this winter were over £500 a month, one of the reasons they moved.

thats it storage heaters , its early yet

 

[fossyant]

Is that a conscious decision to cut back / be more careful or just that severe cold hasn't really hit yet.

I know we are underpaying so are in for a shock eventually. Based on previous years our payments would be correct, but previously we have "wintered" in Europe with the house shut up for three months, but we won't be doing that this year so will use a lot more than previous years.

Make sure you are taking regular readings and log it on a spreadsheet and ensure the energy company know. Gas is nearly 3x more expensive, and leccy nearly double. We've slashed use and monitor every couple of weeks and send a meter reading in monthly. Were overpaying by £150 a month as SP wont let us adjust. Over £600 in credit.

 

[jowwy]

Make sure you are taking regular readings and log it on a spreadsheet and ensure the energy company know. Gas is nearly 3x more expensive, and leccy nearly double. We've slashed use and monitor every couple of weeks and send a meter reading in monthly. Were overpaying by £150 a month as SP wont let us adjust. Over £600 in credit.

its crazy how the prices have gone up. My new smart meter now has gas prices on it......ive used 9kwh of gas this morning, which is 90p, plus the 26p standing charge for the day at the current rate, last year that was 28p plus 10p standing charge. its ridiculous and some people are going to struggle badly this winter

 

[Deleted member 26715]

We didn't put the heating on last night, it got to 9pm & we were both starting to get cold, but we made the conscious decision to put an extra layer on rather than the heating as it seemed daft for only an hour or so.

 

[fossyant]

We are using the heating - the gas is now running at £60 a month - or £3 (edit £2) a day, electric £140, but it's on for a couple of hours in the morning, and the same early evening.

Our first frost this morning - it was nippy. Had to use the fan heater for a few minutes in the conservatory. We've "inherited" one of those over priced Dyson bladeless fans, but at least I can set to 16c and it oscillates so soon has the conservatory workable in with a thick jumper.

I was on a Teams call and one of my colleagues was sat in her home 'office' with a woolly hat, scarf and a thick set of jumpers.

Madness this price situation.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

We are using the heating - the gas is now running at £60 a month - or £3 a day, electric £140, but it's on for a couple of hours in the morning, and the same early evening.

Our first frost this morning - it was nippy. Had to use the fan heater for a few minutes in the conservatory. We've "inherited" one of those over priced Dyson bladeless fans, but at least I can set to 16c and it oscillates so soon has the conservatory workable in with a thick jumper.

I was on a Teams call and one of my colleagues was sat in her home 'office' with a woolly hat, scarf and a thick set of jumpers.

Madness this price situation.

Do you only have 20 days in your month? £3 a day for 30 days is £90?

I'm still WFH outside, in a covered area with only 2 walls, but I suspect it'll be my last day, it is only 2 degrees C this morning

 

[fossyant]

Do you only have 20 days in your month? £3 a day for 30 days is £90?

I'm still WFH outside, in a covered area with only 2 walls, but I suspect it'll be my last day, it is only 2 degrees C this morning

Whoops, £2.... which equates to Jowwy's 90p for the morning - Soon goes.

 

[cougie uk]

Do you only have 20 days in your month? £3 a day for 30 days is £90?

I'm still WFH outside, in a covered area with only 2 walls, but I suspect it'll be my last day, it is only 2 degrees C this morning

What is your W ? Surely not desk based ?

 

[Chislenko]

To be honest if I lived on my own I would move out into the garage! Warmest place in the house. Last year I boarded all the ceiling, had an electric door fitted, eliminating drafts, it's right snug in here even with no heater!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

What is your W ? Surely not desk based ?

Yes I am a key pusher, work in International Telecom's routing calls via the Internet rather than the PSTN

 

[cougie uk]

Yes I am a key pusher, work in International Telecom's routing calls via the Internet rather than the PSTN

Blimey. You're like those posties in shorts in mid December snow. Hardy.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Blimey. You're like those posties in shorts in mid December snow. Hardy.

That's my son, well not postie although he tried that, he delivers medical equipment & is always in shorts, we went to a wedding a few weeks back & he was complaining that it felt weird with trousers on.

 

[presta]

There was a bit on Radio 4 this morning about a trial scheme this winter paying people with smart meters a rebate to switch off appliances during peak hours. It would be interesting to see what specific criteria they're going to use, if they set a fixed power threshold, people with low consumption might get the payment without switching off whilst high users don't get the payment even if they do switch off. I think having a threshold dependent on some form of average past use might get a bit complicated for some to follow.

They were talking about £100 total over the whole winter, so it's not exactly a big hole in a £2.5k bill.

 

[jowwy]

There was a bit on Radio 4 this morning about a trial scheme this winter paying people with smart meters a rebate to switch off appliances during peak hours. It would be interesting to see what specific criteria they're going to use, if they set a fixed power threshold, people with low consumption might get the payment without switching off whilst high users don't get the payment even if they do switch off. I think having a threshold dependent on some form of average past use might get a bit complicated for some to follow.

They were talking about £100 total over the whole winter, so it's not exactly a big hole in a £2.5k bill.

Its not over the whole winter though…..its just 12 sessions durring the winter of an hour, within a 3hr window