I don't really get it. I pay 48p standing charge and then 29p per kw. I've worked out that 48p a day is around 14 quid per month and then the rest must be usage by electrical items.
My usage last month for electric alone was £176 so that's leaves me using 150 quids worth it electric per month with electrical items.
I decided to buy a plug in kw tester that you can input the cost of your electric per unit and it will work out how much something is costing you over a period of time. I chose the kettle as it's 3kw and gets used quite a lot. It gave me a total of 61p over about 9 days!! My entire house is lit by LEDs and the lights are never left on when there is no one in the room. I have two kids so the washing machine and dishwasher go on around once a day.
My gaming rig costs me about a quid per 6 hours and I game about 20 hours a week.
What in earth could be using the rest of the electricity!? The boiler is also a combi boiler and the electric emersion heater never gets used. I'm just a bit confused by it all tbh.
We our ANNUAL electric bill eastimated on current prices post April 2022 is £1600, which looks to be about right on previous usage. Thats £133 a PER MONTH. Bit less than yours but even then, when I go around seeing what it is.
I reckon you know, its death from 1000 cuts when it comes to electricity, you think of your 3KW kettle, but you only have that on for what, 2 minutes at a time, say you have that on for a total of 15 minutes in one day, which I guess would be a lot, and I drink a fair few cups of tea and coffee, thats .75kwh which under new prices, is what, roungly 27pence? (give or take) x30 for the month, your kettle is costing you £8 a month.
So where is the other 170 odd coming from?
Even things like dishwasher washing machine etc etc, the "big hit items" if you work out how much you use those it still doesnt add up.
I reckon cooking, partilcuarly if you have and electric hob, most people have electric ovens as well, will use a lot of juice.
But I reckon what costs you more than you think is the things that are just running 24 hours a day, and its probably more than you think.
Fridge/freezer
TV's or anything similar on standy, digi boxes etc
something like a CCTV system
Internet Router
boiler/heating controls (even a gas boilder etc uses electric for the controller)
Alarm clocks/radios
PIR lights (appreciate they are not on 24/7 but something you might not factor)
There is probably more stuff like this. Although each one probably only uses a few watts depending, I think as they run all day they will all still start to add up on top of your perceived big hitters.
, what's funny is they actually wait for an answer. We have netflux through sky, but had netflix first, does it just roll back to me paying normally?
Is solar heating of water more efficent then electric, my neighbours had water heating via solar since the 80's I presume its less wear and tear and is its own storage of energy.
