Energy bills of £4000

[Bert1980]

Hi. My wife and I live in a 4 bed modern detached house and our combined energy bill is about £4000 per year is there something wrong. We have a 3 year old combi boiler the walls are insulated all our bulbs are energy ones. Why is it so high.

[ubasses]

It seems very high, we have a 5 bedroom, oil is about £650 and electric about £700.

[Maydup]

Very high indeed, I suggest you call the company out to check your meter.

We are electric only and pay approx £1400 although smaller property.

[EDDIE51]

VERY high, you haven't got the street lights connected to your meter have you ?
Seriously though is this mainly electricity , gas or are both high ?

[HowardKennitby]

That is insanely high. I would ask for a meter check.

[wardlaw]

4 bedroom detached. Oil £200 pcm and electricity £65 pcm. We don't heat all the rooms as there is only the two of us now (flown the nest and all that). Works out at £3180 per annum. Scary. Need more belt tightening but I do think you should have your systems checked.

[Maydup]

^^ £200 pcm on oil also sounds high - I know its expensive but I'd consider reveiwing your supplier and prices wardlaw

[owdhamer]

Check for cables coming from next door, it would not be the first time

[Hopkirk]

Ban her from using the tumble drier - and turn that immersion heater off.

[hc4361]

Good grief. 3 bed semi, £800 a year for all fuel, all laundry tumble dried.

[wardlaw]

FAO Maidup. Yes there was a hiccup. changed banks and they said all my SOs would be transferred but they didn't. Playing catchup. Used to be £ 150.

[Maydup]

^^^ but if your house is your avatar wardlaw, its worth every penny!

[wardlaw]

Thank you Maidup. Unfortunately that is not I live but it is where my heart is. My home village does compare favourably though.

[wardlaw]

not WHERE I live

[Bert1980]

Thanks all for the input. The split is about 50 50 between gas and elec. will be on the phone to the energy company tomorrow.
Have just checked the street lights and they do seem to be coming from my house. Thanks. Matt. Blackpool

[craft1948]

You're lucky Bert, mines about £10000 a year and I live in 2 bed room semi, luckily I can afford it.

[factor-fiction]

>Have just checked the street lights and they do seem to be coming from my house.

One way to check is to turn your electricity off for 5 minutes at the mains and see whether the street lights go off (bet they don't) and see whether the lights go off at the next door neighbour's cannabis farm.

But even that wouldn't explain the huge gas bill element.

Let's go back a step.

How long have you lived there?
Have your bills always been at this level?
Is the bill based on your current consumption or is there a large element of arrears?
Is it based on actual or estimated readings?

[factor-fiction]

I've just noticed you're in Blackpool. Is there any connection between your bill shooting up and the switching on of the Blackpool illuminations?

[silliemillie]

Factor - Think Bert was joking about the street lights & Blackpool or is it just me?

[dennisb66]

Did you sort out your energy bill Bert.

[factor-fiction]

I wondered whether it was a joke given the Blackpool street lights reference