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OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:00 am Post subject: How much do you pay for your electricity?
In the process of cutting bills I see since August 18th we pay with British Gas per kwh: First 108kwh 24.201p Next 11.458p Eyewatering or what? How much do you pay?

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:21 am Post subject:

From 1st Nov 2011:

Gas
Daily standing charge 23.10p (up from 20.71p)
Unit price 4.080p (up from 3.521p)

Electricity:
Daily standing charge 14.70p (up from 13.81p)
Unit price 13.17p (up from 12.63p)

Given the differing charging methods, and variable usage patterns it's hard to know whether I'd pay more or less on the same tariff as you. In summer I'd pay 24.20 for all usage as I use well under 108 units per quarter, but winter quarters do go over.

I think the standing change plus single unit cost is easier to understand and probably fairer to the customer.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:30 am Post subject:
31.83 per day plus 13.1p per unit

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15472
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:32 am Post subject:

Without looking it up, I think its about 14-15p/kWh.

British Gas are not honest.
I was with them when I first moved here. They tried to convince me that they did not charge more for a pre-pay meter because it was only another 9p/day.

They also claimed their gas was the cheapest... sort of true: after you've used yea much, it drops to a lower rate, which was 0.1p/unit less than my current supplier.
I calculated that I'd start saving when I'd burned 50MWh.

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:34 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

31.83 per day plus 13.1p per unit

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:38 am Post subject:
I have no idea what I pay in all these technical unit thingies. How do I find that out? I can state that I pay a DD of �81 each month to cover all my electricity all year round. Sometimes I'm in credit, sometimes I'm not.

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:43 am Post subject:
I suppose if I were to use 500units/kwh over 90 days First 108kwh 24.201p Next 11.458p I would pay 108 x 24.201 + 392 x 11.45 = 7102.108p Thats �71.02p If that makes it easier to compare?

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:44 am Post subject:

OtleyLad wrote:

If that makes it easier to compare?

*Whimper...*

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15472
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:45 am Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

I can state that I pay a DD of �81 each month to cover all my electricity all year round.

Sounds like a lot. Maybe you should switch some lights off.

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:47 am Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

I have no idea what I pay in all these technical unit thingies. How do I find that out?

I can state that I pay a DD of �81 each month to cover all my electricity all year round. Sometimes I'm in credit, sometimes I'm not.

It often states it on your bill? The units are kilowatt hours - thats like a single bar eletric fire on for 1 hour.

So if I had my fire on for 10hrs thats 10 kilowatt hours - at 24p epr unit that would cost me �2.40
(reminds me of student days sitting in front of a old electric fire and feeding the pre-paid meter with coins - and going to bed when I ran out of cash)

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:55 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

31.83 per day plus 13.1p per unit

Rob, I thought you were with Good Energy?
Just looked at our August bill with them and we appear to be paying:

Fixed charge 12.83 per day
13.22 p/Kwh

S'funny, I thought there were two rates for the usage first x number of KWh, then another rate for anything over.

I'm not complaining though, our 'leccy bill is less this year than last but we can't think why.

EV

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 8:56 am Post subject:

Mary-Jane wrote:

I have no idea what I pay in all these technical unit thingies. How do I find that out?

I can state that I pay a DD of �81 each month to cover all my electricity all year round. Sometimes I'm in credit, sometimes I'm not.

Do you have gas on top?
Does sound like a lot to me (but then there's only 2 of us and a dog).

OtleyLad

Joined: 13 Jan 2007
Posts: 2737
Location: Otley, West Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 9:00 am Post subject:

earthyvirgo wrote:

I'm not complaining though, our 'leccy bill is less this year than last but we can't think why.

EV

That happened to us too.
From July to October 2010 850
From July to October 2011 420

No idea either - but we did spend more evenings in the garden this summer.

Mary-Jane

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
Posts: 18397
Location: The Fishing Strumpet is from Ceredigion in West Wales

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 9:06 am Post subject:

OtleyLad wrote:

Does sound like a lot to me (but then there's only 2 of us and a dog).

I have a smallholding and run several freezers. Consumption is also high at the moment as the builders are in all day every day. My circumstances have changed recently, so I am interested in reducing my electricity output and costs.

earthyvirgo

Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 7972
Location: creating prints in the loft, Gerlan

Posted: Thu Oct 27, 11 9:08 am Post subject:

OtleyLad wrote:

earthyvirgo wrote:

I'm not complaining though, our 'leccy bill is less this year than last but we can't think why.

EV

That happened to us too.
From July to October 2010 850
From July to October 2011 420

No idea either - but we did spend more evenings in the garden this summer.

I'm fairly stringent with turning things off and we don't have a TV/dishwasher/freezer, so I guess that makes quite a difference.

I'd highly recommend looking at Good Energy's tariffs.

We switched a couple of years ago on BA's recommendation.
Whilst their prices then were higher than the big 6, they're now very similar and they keep to their promises, and theirs is the only 100% renewable energy in the UK.

They also pay a little bonus to the 'recomendee' if someone opens a new account

... and I've just spotted this on their website.

It's Energy Saving Week
To celebrate, we're offering �50 off your first bill if you switch between October 24th and October 31st. Just quote ESW11.

EV

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