Energy bill increases

[Buck]

They use their own bespoke MESH network.
I’d assume the meters hold so much data but it won’t be limitless.
I had some aggregated data in a previous month where they could provide the totals but not by individual day.

 

[oldwheels]

Presumably not exporting on a per unit tariff then?

I think it probably only a matter of time before they start insisting that everybody go on smart meters. It saves them a lot of money in meter reader salaries.

I do not have a smart meter but I have never seen a meter reader for quite a few years. You are expected by SSE to read your own and submit the readings. Presumably so long as you have a consistent consumption pattern they assume you are being honest.
For a final reading if moving house then I think a photograph would be enough.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I do not have a smart meter but I have never seen a meter reader for quite a few years. You are expected by SSE to read your own and submit the readings. Presumably so long as you have a consistent consumption pattern they assume you are being honest.
For a final reading if moving house then I think a photograph would be enough.

There used to be a legal requirement that every meter had to be read every 2 years I think it was, but maybe that has been dropped now, I know it was mentioned to me when I was in dispute with NPower (I think) who hadn't read it in 6 years & I was told that couldn't happen now, but I am going back maybe 20 years.

 

[oldwheels]

There used to be a legal requirement that every meter had to be read every 2 years I think it was, but maybe that has been dropped now, I know it was mentioned to me when I was in dispute with NPower (I think) who hadn't read it in 6 years & I was told that couldn't happen now, but I am going back maybe 20 years.

There has been a van marked Morrison Data Services around a few times but has never been to my meter. I saw the same van and guy on the mainland last week but must be checking meters for somebody other than SSE.

 

[cougie uk]

There has been a van marked Morrison Data Services around a few times but has never been to my meter. I saw the same van and guy on the mainland last week but must be checking meters for somebody other than SSE.

They check meters for a lot of companies.

 

[Scaleyback]

How is everyone doing with the use of their heating ?
My CH comes on at 06:30 am with thermostat set at 19 degrees. This warms the house up enough for us to get breakfast, get dressed, showered etc ( Retired folk here ) Around 9 - 9:30 I turn the stat down to 18 degrees where it usually stays until bedtime. We put an extra layer on as required. The stat mostly stays at 18 until bedtime. Up until recently the indoor temp rarely fell below 18 during the day but the last couple of days the indoor temp is falling below 18 around mid to late morning so the CH is 'kicking in' and restoring the house temp to 18 degrees so my bills will certainly rise now. We are pretty far north, near Richmond and it's mostly a couple of degrees or so colder up here than farther south. My latest dual fuel bill from Octopus 14 oct - 13 nov is £140.00 and we were away for 1 week with no gas use for that week.
The experts say a indoor temp of 18 is ' healthy' and I don't intend to reduce it any more. I'm certainly not wealthy so will have to 'pay up'
and continue to moan about the bills.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Our heating is set on 24hr & we control it by the thermostat, it usually doesn't get switched on until we both sit down in an evening, when it's set to 19 degrees so only on 3-4 hours a day.

I work from home but have only just come inside up until week last Friday I was still working undercover outside, I've just put extra layers on, wife is active around the house most of the day so again doesn't really need it on, but she has a soft spot for the grandkids & as soon as they walk through the door she puts it on.

 

[cougie uk]

My heating only comes on at 18 degrees in the morning and 17.5 in the evening and then only for a few hours.
Even with a nesh wife this is working out but we've yet to get cold weather.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

My heating only comes on at 18 degrees in the morning and 17.5 in the evening and then only for a few hours.
Even with a nesh wife this is working out but we've yet to get cold weather.

Surely the outside temperature doesn't matter unless you mean having it on for a longer time

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Surely the outside temperature doesn't matter unless you mean having it on for a longer time

The outside temp determines how quickly the house is losing heat. If it’s cold weather the temps drops and heating will click in as temp inside dropped below their 18C setting. If warm, as it is now, it’s easy to keep a house above 18C without requiring the heating to be on.

 

[cougie uk]

Surely the outside temperature doesn't matter unless you mean having it on for a longer time

Yeah as Ming says. The house is decently insulated but I'm clearly going to be using the heating more when it's zero degrees outside than when it's a lot warmer ?

 

[Scaleyback]

Surely the outside temperature doesn't matter unless you mean having it on for a longer time

The bigger the disparity between the outside and inside temperatures the more the building will lose heat. The better the building insulation the slower the heat loss.

 

[gbb]

How is everyone doing with the use of their heating ?
My CH comes on at 06:30 am with thermostat set at 19 degrees. This warms the house up enough for us to get breakfast, get dressed, showered etc ( Retired folk here ) Around 9 - 9:30 I turn the stat down to 18 degrees where it usually stays until bedtime. We put an extra layer on as required. The stat mostly stays at 18 until bedtime. Up until recently the indoor temp rarely fell below 18 during the day but the last couple of days the indoor temp is falling below 18 around mid to late morning so the CH is 'kicking in' and restoring the house temp to 18 degrees so my bills will certainly rise now. We are pretty far north, near Richmond and it's mostly a couple of degrees or so colder up here than farther south. My latest dual fuel bill from Octopus 14 oct - 13 nov is £140.00 and we were away for 1 week with no gas use for that week.
The experts say a indoor temp of 18 is ' healthy' and I don't intend to reduce it any more. I'm certainly not wealthy so will have to 'pay up'
and continue to moan about the bills.

Ours is generally set to Frost setting, I've no idea what that actually is but in reality, it comes on only when we tell it. Generally, the house naturally sits at 18 at the moment, if it gets really cold, it will drop to 14. Around 16, we might give it a blast or sooner if the grandkids are here.
Well insulated house but there's no point us turning it on low too soon, we like Windows open at night, except in perhaps really windy or really cold nights.
One major change for us is yet to be seen perhaps, we just fitted a new condensing boiler and water HW tank and as its way more efficient than the old one, the boiler room and tank cupboard no longer stay warm by virtue of the boiler heat loss. That used to be nice to just let that heat out onto the landing, it did make a difference. We no longer have that of course.

 

[jowwy]

first octopus saving session is today between 5 and 6pm.....£2.25 for every unit you save, i got no chance. I used 0.250kwh between 5 and 6pm yesterday lol and only used 3.8kwh all day

 

[gbb]

How is everyone doing with the use of their heating ?
My CH comes on at 06:30 am with thermostat set at 19 degrees. This warms the house up enough for us to get breakfast, get dressed, showered etc ( Retired folk here ) Around 9 - 9:30 I turn the stat down to 18 degrees where it usually stays until bedtime. We put an extra layer on as required. The stat mostly stays at 18 until bedtime. Up until recently the indoor temp rarely fell below 18 during the day but the last couple of days the indoor temp is falling below 18 around mid to late morning so the CH is 'kicking in' and restoring the house temp to 18 degrees so my bills will certainly rise now. We are pretty far north, near Richmond and it's mostly a couple of degrees or so colder up here than farther south. My latest dual fuel bill from Octopus 14 oct - 13 nov is £140.00 and we were away for 1 week with no gas use for that week.
The experts say a indoor temp of 18 is ' healthy' and I don't intend to reduce it any more. I'm certainly not wealthy so will have to 'pay up'
and continue to moan about the bills.

As an example...
Outside weather currently 11c, feels like 8 c, breezy and wet.
Inside temps 16c. Windows have been open all night, back door is open quite often for the dog.
Its not warm but personally I feel no need for the heating on although my wife did just suggest it have a little burst. Windows were closed once we got up. Feels just borderline but ok.

Windows open all night, I love this time of the year for one reason, I woke maybe 2am, too hot in bed. Went to the spare room (windows already open) and climbed into a lovely cold bed, heaven.