How much electric do you use?

[ci_newman]

Over the winter we used 700kwh / quarter, much much less than you

 

[Woogie]

2 People, 42 " tv, Ps3, Pc with 2 monitors, Laptops, 2 Phones being charged + a Tablet,Tumble dryer, Fridgefreezer, Washing Machine and Electric Oven. uses about 200kwh per month it seems



My Gas bill on the other hand makes my eyes water

 

[arknor]

 

[cheesyboy]

I know every little (is supposed to) helps, but I don't think having LED/energy bulbs all over the house helps much when you factor in their cost. It'll take several years for them to pay-back.

Not really.

Swap a 50w halogen bulb for a ~5w LED, saving 45w.
Assume 3hrs per day use= 135w/hr (0.135kw/hr) per day
0.135 x 365 = 49.3 kw/hr per year
@ 13p = £6.41

So it's more than paid for itself in 1 year.

You lose out on its heat output in winter, though. So may, in theory, use a little more heating.

 

[booyaka]

4 bedroom detached house - 2 adults 2 kids. Similar kit to most people. tv, amp, computer, server, phone chargers etc etc etc.

I used 7100kwh last year June to June - so average around 600 a month similar to most others on here.

Main thing I need to change is the 24 halogen 50W bulbs that I have in my kitchen/dining room/sitting open plan bit at the back of my house. That should bring it down a bit in the winter.

 

[[Darkend]Viper]

Well i've averaged 17 units a day over the last 6 days and am keeping a close eye on it, I have however turned off my security lights as they had been on 24/7 apparently and are 2x 250w so think that could have been where the electric could have been being used. I always wondered why one set of security lights didn't have any bulbs in it and I think it's because it's a cheap fitting thats gone bust.

My consumption has been roughly the same for the last 4 years, until the meter man entered the wrong reading, which caused a near heart attack as apparently in 1 month i'd used 15000 units!! oh what a difference a wrong number can make!!

 

[rah^]

bah all electric here and we average around 16 units a day!

 

[zuludawn]

Have i won lol.

 

[£15]

Not really.

Swap a 50w halogen bulb for a ~5w LED, saving 45w.
Assume 3hrs per day use= 135w/hr (0.135kw/hr) per day
0.135 x 365 = 49.3 kw/hr per year
@ 13p = £6.41

So it's more than paid for itself in 1 year.

You lose out on its heat output in winter, though. So may, in theory, use a little more heating.

Quite a few assumptions there. Unfortunately, none of them apply to my situation. It'll take me between 5 and 10 years to see payback. (Assuming the bulbs lasts that long. They have a 5 yr warranty.)

 

[Woogie]

Holy Crap Zulu.... Clearly Pot farming is paying well if that isn't a problem, At least that is one of the only things I can think of that would mean using that much electric.

 

[cheesyboy]

Quite a few assumptions there. Unfortunately, none of them apply to my situation. It'll take me between 5 and 10 years to see payback. (Assuming the bulbs lasts that long. They have a 5 yr warranty.)

Well, maybe not in your situation (whatever that is), but your original hypothesis was more absolute than being for you specifically.

Worth remembering there is a cost to filament bulbs too, and they don't last as long (For example, my GU10 halogens last around 1 year and cost around £1 each, compared with a guaranteed 5 years and £6 for the LEDs).

 

[krooton]

500kwh over the past month here.

All electric new build, no heating on, 42" plasma, general white goods, probably down to the timed 3kw boiler every morning.