Gas & Electricity - which is higher usage and how much you use?

If anyone is looking to swap at the moment, BG have a good offer fixed until October next year with a decent standing charge and a low per unit rate, only available through MSE

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...-gas-300yr-saving-for-new--existing-customers

I was going to take it but I am on a fixed with them until february which is 1p cheaper on the daily standing charge and it would cost me £60 to switch.
 
6500kWh gas, 2000kWh electricity (per annum), 2 bed terrace, me & my girlfriend.

Just switched to the above mentioned BG MSE collective.
 
pepp77 said:
If anyone is looking to swap at the moment, BG have a good offer fixed until October next year with a decent standing charge and a low per unit rate, only available through MSE

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...-gas-300yr-saving-for-new--existing-customers

I was going to take it but I am on a fixed with them until february which is 1p cheaper on the daily standing charge and it would cost me £60 to switch.
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GeForce said:
6500kWh gas, 2000kWh electricity (per annum), 2 bed terrace, me & my girlfriend.

Just switched to the above mentioned BG MSE collective.
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This looks pretty good. What's the cost per kWh/standing charges? Website doesn't seem to work properly at work so I can't do my energy comparison to get any more details than what's on the front page!
 
MatsyLR said:
You would be surprised how much electric electrics/washing machines/dryers use.
I have the conversation with people every day (I work for EDF)
customer - "You are charging me too much! stop conning my I'm not paying it!!!"
Cut to 2 hours of explaining and questions later
customer - "oh makes sense"
*puts customer on mute"
Me: "I hate my life"

4 bedroom house averages around 6k KWH for electric and 22k for gas, works out to around £2k annually depending on tariffs and unit rates etc.
However you have to keep in mind thats an average from Ofgem, many people are not very good with power usage, leaving stuff on all the time and taking it for granted.
I'd imagine the majority of people (or the largest percentage) have no idea how much stuff uses and then you have a hand full of people who do know and use allot less than the others.

They are comparing you against 1/2 bedroom flats/terraced houses where 2/3k elec and 8k gas is the average it seems like, god knows why though.
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+1 on here though I work for another supplier. Sounds like they may be using Ofgem average that TCR is based on. Matsy is right about the average for a 4 bed detatched.

Will say best one I had was a customers usage had gone up and they could understand why. Thankfully they had smart meters so was able to tell them the exact date the usage started going up. Asked if they had bought any large electrical appliances around that time.
C- "Oh yes we bought a hottub, got fitted the day before."
Me- "and how often do you use the hot tub?"
C- "I don't see how that relevant, but I use it every evening"
Me- "thats why your usage has gone up..."
C- "well thats not my problem, why should i have to pay more?"
Me- ...kill me now...

Customer started threatening with Ofgem and demanded to speak with manager who told her same thing. She started arguing that she couldn't afford the payments, so manager said she'd need to stop using hot tub then, she got quite uppity about it saying it was her right to use whatever appliances she liked but she still couldn't afford the usage. Manager pointed out that we would charge her all her usage and that if she couldn't afford her energy bill then perhaps she needs to rethink whether she could afford the hot tub.

Ended up going to ofgem who unsurprisingly sided with us
 
pepp77 said:
If anyone is looking to swap at the moment, BG have a good offer fixed until October next year with a decent standing charge and a low per unit rate, only available through MSE

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...-gas-300yr-saving-for-new--existing-customers

I was going to take it but I am on a fixed with them until february which is 1p cheaper on the daily standing charge and it would cost me £60 to switch.
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Are you with BG already? If so then it is just a tariff change so would be no exit fee. I'd call them just to check but i'm 99% sure exit fee is waived
 
Dunks said:
This looks pretty good. What's the cost per kWh/standing charges? Website doesn't seem to work properly at work so I can't do my energy comparison to get any more details than what's on the front page!
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From my memory of last night it was about 20p standing charge and under 4 and under 9 per kWh.

SilverTongue said:
Are you with BG already? If so then it is just a tariff change so would be no exit fee. I'd call them just to check but i'm 99% sure exit fee is waived
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Might have to check then, might not save anything but gets me another year at the lower rate.
 
Dunks said:
This looks pretty good. What's the cost per kWh/standing charges? Website doesn't seem to work properly at work so I can't do my energy comparison to get any more details than what's on the front page!
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Is it worth swapping now when I have this until February

Gas
2.87p per kWh
18.90p per day

Electric
8.77p per kWh
18.90p per day

Im thinking I am better off keeping current until February and then finding a new deal then.
 
Interestingly it actually looks like the BG offer to me through that link is

Gas
Unit rate 2.657p per kWh
Standing charge 21.809p per day

Electricity
Unit rate 8.988p per kWh
Standing charge 21.809p per day

Still think I am slightly better off staying as I am for now.
 
wedrum said:
i have used 17 units in 24hrs, that is a lot i think.
i am sure our electric oven is the electric hog.
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That's 6200kWh annually, which is above average but not unheard of. How big is your house and how many people live there?

Ovens are typically 3kW (just oven, not hob), so unless you're using it for 4-5 hours per day I can't see this being the main cause.

Immersion heater always on?
 
I use 7,500kWh of electric a year and 8,000 kWh of Gas. 3 bed 1970s Semi, 2 adults. Both full time work

High electric because of AC and having a large marine reef tank.

Low Gas because of Wood burner and free wood :)

e; Just switched to the BG Collective offer as mentioned above. Should save me around £300 a year!
 
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