energy bills

Devrij · 1 May 2013 at 20:52

Our first night in Rome, my gf and I made the mistake of opening an email from npower regarding our latest bill: £530!!!

Now, this is based on an estimated reading (kicking myself for forgetting) but our last bill was £330 over the winter months. Has anyone else been stung by these horrendous new tariffs? It seems crazy to pay that much to heat and power a 2 bed terraced house. It's not like we have the heating on a lot, and our bill is mostly gas (hot water and heating only) so I'm trying to work out how our bills have doubled over the last year!

Devrij · 1 May 2013 at 21:07

Yeah that's a quarter. I was just surprised that our bill over october to Jan was £330 and the last three months was £200 more. We do use a bit more electric because my gf works from home, but our house heats up very quickly so we rarely use the heating more than an hour in the morning on cold weeks. I guess it's just time to break out the blankets if it gets chilly in the evening.

Devrij · 1 May 2013 at 21:10

Yowza! Well, this sounds like I'm doing alright compared to you guys!

Devrij · 1 May 2013 at 21:30

arknor said:
I'm using around £1-£1.50 a day 1bed flat

pc on 24/7

That's because you're heating your tiny place with your pc

I'll look into that spark company. It's tough to just get a straight price comparison with these sneaky energy companies. Just tell me how much you are going to charge me per kwh ffs!

Devrij · 1 May 2013 at 21:43

Glaucus said:
Don't forget that's an estimate, there estimates are never good. Untill you get home and read your meter.

This is my hope. Their estimate is that we've used 30% more this quarter than last, which doesn't feel right to me. Gonna get a neighbour to have a peek at our gas meter (it's outside) to get an idea.

If we provide a reading will I still have to pay their bill or will they amend it to meet our actual usage? It'd be nice to spread things a bit since my gf handed in her notice 2 weeks ago!