Electricity Bill to high

[lukey121]

I was just wondering what everyone pays each month for electricity. I am paying about �70 a month which I think is way to high. Does anyone pay close to that?

[redcrx]

depemds what youre using it for heating, cooking, lighting, any high usage heaters, pumps or anything?
how large the house is, how many electrical items are left on standby and not switched off etc etc etc.

[Postdog]

I don't use mine for cooking or heating, and mine works out about �40 a month.

[dinsdale]

I have a 3 bed semi average size, enery saver bulbs everywhere, fridge/freezer/washer all A rated. my electric bill is around 45 per month, which i think is high as its not used for cooking/heating. Though i have just bought this house after it was repossesed from its last owner and the meter is a pre pay card. Need to get that changed i think.

[tickledtrout]

I pay �80 for electricity only, which is exactly double what I paid 2 years ago

[Ethel]

I have a three bed semi, gas central heating and pay �38 a month in total for gas and electric.

[Ethel]

Oh - I cook with electricity and all my washing goes in the tumble dryer.

[MK66]

When I lived in my last place (3 bed house) I had a pre-payment meter and paid around �25 a month and that was with a dishwasher going nearly every day and all the usual other stuff. I now live in a 2-bed flat with no room for the dishwasher - I thought the money I save from using that would make up for having to use the silly storage heaters I have here, but I'm now paying about �75 a month!! I'm not even having all 4 of the heaters on - that's just with ONE heater on for a couple of hours a night when it gets REALLY cold (the rest of the time I put warmer clothes on!!) Roll on the summer months! :o)

[Buenchico]

I live in a one bedroom 'starter home'. The only heating I use is a fan heater in the living room (which is usually either off or on the low, 1KW, setting). The only other thing I've got which 'eats' electricity is the immersion heater. I cook with gas (my last quarterly bill was �3!) or using the microwave. I hardly use any lighting. (For example, the only light I've had on all evening has been the 25W desk lamp next to my computer). Despite all of that, I'm still paying �18 per week for electricity.

To be fair, I'll soon be well into credit on my account. However, the actual cost of electricity used for the 'autumn' quarter (28 Aug to 27 Nov) was �137.84 (i.e. about �46 per month).

�70 per month equates to �840 per year. If you don't use any gas, that's under the current national average fuel bill, which (for electricity and gas combined) is just over �1000. If you're in a bedsit, your electricity bill is high. However, if you're in a large detached house, heated by electricity, it's extremely low. (Many people, in such properties, pay �100 to �150 per month for fuel).

Chris

[Ice.Maiden]

Our last one was just over �187 for the quarter, but our cooker's electric, & the washing machine, tumble dryer and computers are always on, so I don't think it's too bad. The gas bill's negligible, although both are going to be higher in March.

[chazza]

I live (alone) in a 3 bed semi and have half and half energy saving and ordinary lights. I pay �20 a month