How much were your energy bills for the last couple of months?

about £150 per month for gas and electric although I think its down to more like £120 some of the figures above seem high! Although my house tends to be fairly cold in areas I'm not using (Tado Zoned valves)

Its a 1940s cavity wall (but no cavity insulation in old walls) building with a modern (2012) back and side return extension which I think are reasonably well insulated but nothing impressive (I've seen gaps in some of the areas of insulation that I can see). I did also put ~300mm insulation in the loft (200mm on top of the old stuff) and an insulated loft hatch.

Regarding standing charges I'd rather have these than wrapping/including the figures in the per unit costs. Just means people that sit with their houses empty would otherwise make a fair saving.
 
cuke2u said:
Signed, my account is with EDF called essentials and the tariff is below:
Unit rate

30.98p per kWh

Standing charge

50.31p per day
Don't know if this is very expensive or not but it shows over a £1 used on the Smart meter when I get up at 6:30am.
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You're being shafted, on Octopus Tracker and standing charge for electricity is 31.51p, and today's electricity rate in London is 17.45p/kWh
 
1930's property 4 bed.

December
Gas 2016 kWh £145
Electricity 360 kWh £112

Previous month electricity virtually same, but gas was £109.

I am still puzzled as to how our electricity is so high. Went through a thing of energy saving last year. I do work from home I guess.
For gas thermostat is set to 16.5. Apart from half an hour in morning and evening before the kids bath, it's set to 17c then.

Think this months will be higher, i've been ill the last week and off work and really feeling the cold, had a hoody on but had to bump it even to 18 on occasion!
 
Manbatius said:
1930's property 4 bed.

December
Gas 2016 kWh £145
Electricity 360 kWh £112

Previous month electricity virtually same, but gas was £109.

I am still puzzled as to how our electricity is so high. Went through a thing of energy saving last year. I do work from home I guess.
For gas thermostat is set to 16.5. Apart from half an hour in morning and evening before the kids bath, it's set to 17c then.

Think this months will be higher, i've been ill the last week and off work and really feeling the cold, had a hoody on but had to bump it even to 18 on occasion!
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You're using less electricity but paying more than me. I've been running a home server continuously which explains my high electricity usage. Your unit prices and standing charges are probably quite high.

If you can, look into Octopus Energy's Tracker tariff. It's been about a 1/3rd cheaper for the last year and could save you a bit.
 
If any of you have gas/hydro central heating, have you set your TRV's accordingly? The things that regulate radiators heat output when the temperature has reached the set level. The gas usage of some seems quite high!
 
moogle said:
You're using less electricity but paying more than me. I've been running a home server continuously which explains my high electricity usage. Your unit prices and standing charges are probably quite high.

If you can, look into Octopus Energy's Tracker tariff. It's been about a 1/3rd cheaper for the last year and could save you a bit.
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Thanks for the info. I'm on octopus but just the standard tariff. I was considering switching to tracker.

Only thing I've not ruled out is our fridge. All bulbs are led etc. even changed the decades old LCD TV for an led one.
 
Manbatius said:
Thanks for the info. I'm on octopus but just the standard tariff. I was considering switching to tracker.

Only thing I've not ruled out is our fridge. All bulbs are led etc. even changed the decades old LCD TV for an led one.
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If you've got the Smart Meter In-Home-Display (IHD), have a look at your current electric usage. Currently using 509w, which is what it averages on most of the day. Fridges shouldn't be using too much unless the compressor is kicking in.
Definitely have a look at tracker, it'll be good if you can weather the variability of prices but overall it's been cheaper for the last year and more.
 
They've reduced it to nearly £80 pcm for electric but I'm in credit and it keeps increasing month on month currently near £300

throwaway4372 said:
Standing charges are about 20% of my bill, very annoying.
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Water bill sticks in my craw I'm classed as "light user" and standing charge is nearly 50% of the bill. The overall charge keeps rising rapidly as well used to be £70-ish the last was £90 the most recent £120 and the water usage has remained largely the same.
 
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Nov
elec 229kwh £76.96
gas 405kwh £35.90

Dec
elec 234kwh £78.87
gas 560kwh £46.75

This is from octopus app so standing charges of gas 27.47p + elec 53.95p (so total standing charge for gas & elec of £24.43 per month need adding)
 
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We paid last year, £219pm January to June, £62pm July to December. It seems to work out fine with no big end of year credits.

Two people in 1960 semi with gas boiler, radiators, all electric cooking, comfortably warm except bathroom.
 
moogle said:
You're being shafted, on Octopus Tracker and standing charge for electricity is 31.51p, and today's electricity rate in London is 17.45p/kWh
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I've had a quote for the Octopus Tracker and the tariff is different for us, obviously cheaper in london. The quote states a standing charge of 48.6 pence a month and 28.02p kWh. So little savings really and I'd commit to paying in advance for what I use and vulnerable to what ever Octopus decide to charge me monthly. Instead of paying for what I actually have used each month, which I can budget for.
I cannot see any differences really plus I'll be charged a fee if I exit my current one early.
My January bill has just come in at £71.60, below the £110 monthly Octopus have quoted, which probably would be reassessed quite quickly and raised, so we must now be doing something right.
 
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cuke2u said:
I've had a quote for the Octopus Tracker and the tariff is different for us, obviously cheaper in london. The quote states a standing charge of 48.6 pence a month and 28.02p kWh. So little savings really and I'd commit to paying in advance for what I use and vulnerable to what ever Octopus decide to charge me monthly. Instead of paying for what I actually use each month, which I can budget for.
I cannot see any differences really plus I'll be charged a fee if I exit my current one early.
My January bill has just come in at £71.60, below the £110 monthly Octopus have quoted, which probably would be reassessed quite quickly and raised, so we must now be doing something right.
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Tracker price changes each day. It hasn't been near 28p in many many months.

When you switch to Octopus they quote you for flexible and then you are free to join the smart tarriffs once you have joined.

No doubt over the last year Octopus Tracker would have been far cheaper than your current 31p unit rate.
 
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23rd October bill - £70
23rd November bill - £120
23rd December bill - £160

Gas central heating is just crazy it rips through the kWh.

This is on octopus tracker - would be nearly double if I wasn't on this.
 
200sols said:
Tracker price changes each day. It hasn't been near 28p in many many months.

When you switch to Octopus they quote you for flexible and then you are free to join the smart tarriffs once you have joined.

No doubt over the last year Octopus Tracker would have been far cheaper than your current 31p unit rate.
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However it is not currently viable anyway, I will consider all options when my current tariff ends, as I normally do. As long as I can pay monthly only for what I actually use.
 
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