I’m with British Gas with a smart meter and on their standard variable. I’m sat here looking at the smart meter and it says I’m using 0.254kw or 7p an hour for electricity. Does that sound right? Currently sat here with no tv on or lights on. It seems this is my base usage from standby usage plus fridge etc. I’m trying to gauge whether this is normal? I have four bed house with lots of smart tech, whole house uses Philips Hue, those bulbs are always ‘on’.
Yes. Don't turn it off ever.Everyone still got their heating on ?![]()
I just wanted to make sure it didn’t sound crazy. That’s £1.68 a day, £51.10 a month or £613.20 a year. Tempted just to turn the fuse board off at night!
Don't forget your standing charge. Dry, no lube, whether you use energy or not!![]()
Everyone still got their heating on ?![]()
The question is what is plugged in.
I am one of those who doesnt believe in the notion we can assume every meter is accurate. But the information you have provided is way too vague.
I am still to investigate my own usage, but its absolutely key my IHD starts working as I cant sit and look at my meter directly whilst in my flat.
For reference though my idle usage based on 30 min readings with both PCs off, is about 0.240KwH which I think seems high, however thats not with everything unplugged.
I noticed on the 30 min readings oven's use a crap ton of electric, 20 mins usage on oven, was 0.8KwH by itself. But like yourself I really want to investigate whats going on in what I consider to be idle periods. Chargers plugged in, consoles on standby etc. Already discovered my Series S, uses 20w in both energy saver and always on mode, there is no difference between the two, so now I unplug it.
I noticed on the 30 min readings oven's use a crap ton of electric, 20 mins usage on oven, was 0.8KwH by itself. But like yourself I really want to investigate whats going on in what I consider to be idle periods. Chargers plugged in, consoles on standby etc. Already discovered my Series S, uses 20w in both energy saver and always on mode, there is no difference between the two, so now I unplug it.
I just turned everything off apart from my hob circuit, that has a single power plug to connect the smart meter to, usage dropped to zero, so I assume it is working. I’ve started turning circuits back on and I’m resting at 160watts. I’m not sure why it’s down from 240 watts to 160 watts but I’ll take it. Im trying to figure out how much Philips Hue is using in standby, 85 bulbs, 2 hubs, plenty of sensors and switches etc. Apart from Hue I’m running a NAS, network switch, router, 3 Wi-Fi network boosters, printer all 24/7.
85 bulbs is that a joke? Buckingham palace probably doesn't use that much.
Currently sat here with no tv on or lights on.
Apart from Hue I’m running a NAS, network switch, router, 3 Wi-Fi network boosters, printer all 24/7.
The second quote doesn’t contradict the first, I’m not sure what’s so funny? I am trying to figure out what a normal baseline use is.
The second quote doesn’t contradict the first, I’m not sure what’s so funny? I am trying to figure out what a normal baseline use is.
It's funny because you're asking if your power use is normal when you're running as much networking equipment as a datacentre, and being concerned about standby use when you have more bulbs than Blackpool illuminations installed seems to be pointless.
We’re on a tech forum, I doubt my set up is anything unusual, it certainly does not compare to a datacentre. I appreciate I have a lot of hue bulbs, however as the post below yours states, it’s unlikely to use more than 35-40w. Anyway, I’ll leave it there, other users have been helpful in answering.