Typical Electricity Consumption
Discussion
Just read our meter and in 11 months Dec5 to today we have used 6894 kwh. Seems a lot so wondering what is typical.
Large 4 bed (2500sq feet) Led downlighters are the norm, where normal bulbs are used they are all typically 11W CFL.
We have outside lights that come on at dark and go off at midnight which are:
2 150W halogen on for 4 hours dimmed (sensor)
3 15w CFL dusk to dawn
4 20w CFL dusk to midnight
3 Led downlights on switch (on most nights)
7 9w cfl brick lights
Laptops and Pcs running most of the day
2 Network switches, Router, Modem, Server
Induction hob for cooking
Ovens etc
2 kids charging up phones and crap constantly. None of us are particularly eco conscious.
Edited to add the brick lights. :|
Large 4 bed (2500sq feet) Led downlighters are the norm, where normal bulbs are used they are all typically 11W CFL.
We have outside lights that come on at dark and go off at midnight which are:
2 150W halogen on for 4 hours dimmed (sensor)
3 15w CFL dusk to dawn
4 20w CFL dusk to midnight
3 Led downlights on switch (on most nights)
7 9w cfl brick lights
Laptops and Pcs running most of the day
2 Network switches, Router, Modem, Server
Induction hob for cooking
Ovens etc
2 kids charging up phones and crap constantly. None of us are particularly eco conscious.
Edited to add the brick lights. :|
Edited by worsy on Saturday 8th November 08:51
worsy said:
Just read our meter and in 11 months Dec5 to today we have used 6894 kwh. Seems a lot so wondering what is typical.
Moved suppliers yesterday and ours was 6486kwh for 12 months. Much smaller house than you, and just me and wifey, with granddaughter staying quite a bit. I work from home (but that's nothing more than laptop and desk-light) and wife doesn't work, but she's usually out shopping.
We have quite a bit of halogen lighting and my wife wouldn't dream of turning a light off as she left a room.
Simpo Two said:
It's the stuff that uses kilowatts that counts. Ovens, grills, kettles, heaters including immersion, tumble driers.
Presume the 5 Dec bill was read not estimated?
Yes it was read. I WFH a lot of the time so the kettle tends to be on a bit. Presume the 5 Dec bill was read not estimated?
Sheepshanks said:
worsy said:
Just read our meter and in 11 months Dec5 to today we have used 6894 kwh. Seems a lot so wondering what is typical.
Moved suppliers yesterday and ours was 6486kwh for 12 months. Much smaller house than you, and just me and wifey, with granddaughter staying quite a bit. I work from home (but that's nothing more than laptop and desk-light) and wife doesn't work, but she's usually out shopping.
We have quite a bit of halogen lighting and my wife wouldn't dream of turning a light off as she left a room.
herewego said:
All those outside lights are a complete waste of fuel aren't they? What's the point?
I have to agree. It's nice to have your house lit outside of an evening but it's nothing other than an extravagant luxury if you're trying to save a few quid.Why not have PIR's on them?
Similar size property and our annual is now about 8,000, maybe less. Was around 14,000 but used convector heaters and 2 dehumidifiers going 24/7. Now turned them off as got central heating. We have dusk to dawn lights down the drive, 1 lamp post and a large lamp which are all LED (6w x 6 on the drive) and 2 x 12w in the other lights. Got LED PIR's also which are 30w and 50w and set to the max time settings.
FFG
FFG
Largish barn conversion, hot tub, oil heating but all cooking is electric, 10,000 maybe more as I work it out every few weeks and have been as high as 40/day over Xmas. We had lots of down lighters (the kitchen had 16 alone) and switched these to led and it's making a noticeable difference.
B17NNS said:
herewego said:
All those outside lights are a complete waste of fuel aren't they? What's the point?
I have to agree. It's nice to have your house lit outside of an evening but it's nothing other than an extravagant luxury if you're trying to save a few quid.Why not have PIR's on them?
I'm not looking to save a few quid, just checking it is normal in case there is a fault/a faulty appliance etc. Rather spend £100 a year on lighting the house than have it in darkness.
Edited to say, as we use Gas only for the UFH, that bill is really low. Plus about £90 a year for wood in the stove.
I also missed out 7 9W brick lights.
Edited by worsy on Saturday 8th November 08:51
worsy said:
No streetlights, lots of trees, large garden. When they go off it is absolute darkness.
I'm not looking to save a few quid, just checking it is normal in case there is a fault/a faulty appliance etc. Rather spend £100 a year on lighting the house than have it in darkness.
Edited to say, as we use Gas only for the UFH, that bill is really low. Plus about £90 a year for wood in the stove.
I also missed out 7 9W brick lights.
Same here with being a private lane and set in almost an acre of land, but no gas, all electric. Biomass for heating and hot water, plus a wood burner for really cold days and looks good.I'm not looking to save a few quid, just checking it is normal in case there is a fault/a faulty appliance etc. Rather spend £100 a year on lighting the house than have it in darkness.
Edited to say, as we use Gas only for the UFH, that bill is really low. Plus about £90 a year for wood in the stove.
I also missed out 7 9W brick lights.
Edited by worsy on Saturday 8th November 08:51
400 year old farmhouse with single glazing and some insulation. EPC rated G so not great.
External lights on the house are PIR but stay on about 5 minutes when triggered. Others are on dusk/dawn photocells so on when it gets dark and go off when it gets light so at the minute on for 14 hours a day. All internal now LED (about 100 bulbs), electric cooker.
FFG
Used to use 3300/year until we had solar panels fitted in late 2011 and it's now roughly 2200/year. Gas central heating, hot water and hob - everything else is electric. Background load at night varies from 250-400 watts.
Big consumers can be things like electric fires and tumble driers. Ditto for the electric cooker(s) and hob. These appliances can easily use 2-3000 watts each. Most people turn the hob off when not in use but it's all too easy to preheat the cooker far too early or let the tumble drier run on and on long after the clothes are dry. They both just sit their quietly humming away using a fair number of electrons. Dishwashers and washing machines aren't too bad - they only heat water for a short part of their cycle.
For those that are bothered about their consumption a meter with a display inside the house can be very revealing.
OP, assuming your halogen lights are dimmed to use only 100 watts each that works out to 0.8kWh/day or some 300 kWh/year. So not really a big contributor in the grand scheme of things.
Big consumers can be things like electric fires and tumble driers. Ditto for the electric cooker(s) and hob. These appliances can easily use 2-3000 watts each. Most people turn the hob off when not in use but it's all too easy to preheat the cooker far too early or let the tumble drier run on and on long after the clothes are dry. They both just sit their quietly humming away using a fair number of electrons. Dishwashers and washing machines aren't too bad - they only heat water for a short part of their cycle.
For those that are bothered about their consumption a meter with a display inside the house can be very revealing.
OP, assuming your halogen lights are dimmed to use only 100 watts each that works out to 0.8kWh/day or some 300 kWh/year. So not really a big contributor in the grand scheme of things.
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