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I live alone and my electric bill came in at £247.97
Gusto Brunt
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All I have on is a TV, a computer, kettle, microwave and fridge.
I use a printer and have a Sky box plugged in.
But WTF.
Paid the bill today. Disgusting.
I use a printer and have a Sky box plugged in.
But WTF.
Paid the bill today. Disgusting.
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We get in after 6.30 and are in bed for 11. Our heating and cooking is gas. So really our TV, lighting, fridge, laptop, washing machine twice a week and mobile phone charger are all that's being used. God help people who use electricity to cook with.The cheeky sod at the leccy company said when we queried it "Do you have a lot of mobile phones charging?"
That may account for the huge bill.
We're being robbed.
We are!
I suspect my neighbour:D
That's roughly what we pay for a "summer quarter" for two of us,but that iincludes heating and cooking( no gas).
Winter bills can be around £300-£400 a quarter depending on how cold it gets.
When was your last bill?
And, When was your meter last actually read? (if they've been estimating for a while it can be massively out when they actually read it, the same if this one is an estimate and the last one was based on a reading).
Also if you've got an electric immersion heater, check it's actually turned off, or on a timer, and not just on all the time.
No it wouldn't. I think his metre is wrong, there is a problem or he should change tariff. I've got All they has and more and always leave things on standby and my bills around £50 a month.
I wouldn't have.
You paid the bill so presumably you agreed the bill was correct.
You need to cut down on your consumption and/or look at changing supplier.
We get our electric bill twice a year. £250 for six months' electricity is about forty quid a month. A tenner a week. That's dirt cheap.
Well done, OP, on having a very low electricity usage.
(Alternatively, why not give us some indication of whether you receive a bill monthly, quarterly, twice a year or annually so that we can make come kind of comparison with our own electricity usage? )
Just to be clear I have a couple of TVs, three boxes, an entertainment system, fully stocked kitchen including electric stove, printer, wifi, radios etc all usually on standby and my bill is nowhere near that.
Was your last bill "estimated" or based on an actual reading?
Check that the meter reading on the bill is roughly the same as that on your meter.
It's largely irrelevant at this stage what equipment you use until you know whether this is based on estimated readings. If you have been underpaying for several quarters, and this is an actual bill then it could be right. If you subsequently establish that you are using £250/quarter of electricity, then it is time to review what is using it.
Do you have an immersion heater for your hot water?
I suppose you could always take it up via your supplier's internal grievance procedures and then go here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/domestic-consumers/making-enquiry-or-complaint
I'd suggest checking that the bills are accurate meter reading bills and not estimated bills because that's one scally tactic that's used to bring in more revenue.