Are my calculations right?

PiKe · 2 Mar 2009 at 00:56

If electricity costs 16p a kWh and I use a device which consumes 200 watts for 1 hour a day, does it cost approx 3p an hour to run?

Ben M · 2 Mar 2009 at 01:00

3.2p

16/5= 3.2p

Jez · 2 Mar 2009 at 01:00

200 watts for 1 hour at that rate = 3.2p

I'd be switching electricity providers though, that seems rather expensive.

PiKe · 2 Mar 2009 at 01:01

I said approx

digipeep · 2 Mar 2009 at 01:03

My electricity bill came in this week £150 for three months use, scandulous, I used to pay around the £60 mark.

I'm not paying it, I'll give up the internet and just light my house with candles. If we all do the same they'll soon drop the prices.

Spektor · 2 Mar 2009 at 01:16

digipeep said:
My electricity bill came in this week £150 for three months use, scandulous, I used to pay around the £60 mark.

I'm not paying it, I'll give up the internet and just light my house with candles. If we all do the same they'll soon drop the prices.

Or raise the prices to make up with the little we do use.

Dist · 2 Mar 2009 at 03:10

digipeep said:
My electricity bill came in this week £150 for three months use, scandulous, I used to pay around the £60 mark.

I'm not paying it, I'll give up the internet and just light my house with candles. If we all do the same they'll soon drop the prices.

Or the electric companies will just invest heavily in candle makers rather then improving energy generation.

PhillyDee · 2 Mar 2009 at 10:40

digipeep said:
My electricity bill came in this week £150 for three months use, scandulous, I used to pay around the £60 mark.

I'm not paying it, I'll give up the internet and just light my house with candles. If we all do the same they'll soon drop the prices.

You still have to pay it, but it will stop bills for the next 3 months

Heliospherez · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:50

We pay 16.88p a unit here - and thats the cheapest we can get.

One of my workmates bills was £340 for a quarter. :eek:

This he said was about normal for this quarter.

Ours was roughly £175 for 1100 units used. Pretty extortionate if you ask me.

Dolph · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:53

Welcome to the world of expensive electricity caused by pointless protests about nuclear power from whinging hippies and greenies who didn't understand the technology during the 80's and 90's...

PiKe · 2 Mar 2009 at 11:55

You can get those little electricity monitors that clip on your supply cable at the meter that reads how much you are using can't you?

photoshop · 2 Mar 2009 at 13:20

my eleci bill was £750 for 3 months

Bennie-Mac · 2 Mar 2009 at 13:30

16.6p a unit here. Stupid NIE monopoly! My bill was £108 for 3 months, nearly double the last quarters bill.