Electric bill help !

[big ant]

Being a bit thick, can't get my head around electric costs.

Just had last 6 months actual usage bill, 1400 kWh and bill is £241 including daily tariff and VAT.

Not unhappy as usage doubled this 6 months due to a summerhouse office build.

However, if I have a 200W dehumidifier running for 6 hours in a day, or a 1kW fanheater for 4 hours....what do they cost me per day ??

Not sure why I can't see the logic....New Year, older head.

Thanks :-)

[4Q]

Multiply the load of your appliance in kW by the number of hours it's running by the unit price of your electricity

Eg a 1kW heater for 4 hours @ 15p per unit
1 x 4 x 15 = 60p a day (or 4kWh per day)

200W = .2kW

.2 x 6 x 15p = 18p

Edited by 4Q on Wednesday 4th January 08:04

[big ant]

Christ, that easy... Thank you !

[eliot]

4Q said:

Multiply the load of your appliance in kW by the number of hours it's running by the unit price of your electricity

Eg a 1kW heater for 4 hours @ 15p per unit
1 x 4 x 15 = 60p a day (or 4kWh per day)

200W = .2kW

.2 x 6 x 15p = 18p

Edited by 4Q on Wednesday 4th January 08:04

I trust 15p is just an example - as you should be paying less than that.
I think mine is 10.99p + vat + standing charge

[big ant]

about 17p, as starts at 14p then a daily tariff, then VAT....so total cost 17p per kWh. EDF in Somerset.

[Skyedriver]

Try OVO Energy.........

[harveys]

Another vote for Ovo energy.

Download an app called Voltz to compare energy prices...takes less than 5 mins

[big ant]

Thanks, will have a look, cheers

[Vipers]

Need to grow more weed to pay for the leccy.

[Sheepshanks]

big ant said:

Christ, that easy... Thank you !

Of course that's based on them running continuously - both the dehumidifier and the fan heater might be turning themselves off and on based their humidistat/thermostat settings.

[eliot]

Skyedriver said:

Try OVO Energy.........

Indeed - i'm with them. Just got my bill actually, with the 5% vat i'm paying:

Electric £0.1081 per kWh + £0.28 standing charge per day
Gas £0.023 per kWh + £0.28 standing charge per day


I also use one of these check what newly built PC's or appliances are running:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Power-consumption-Meter-...

Throws up one or two surprises actually. I also found that my Induction hob uses 80 watts when not in use!

Edited by eliot on Wednesday 4th January 11:29

[Sheepshanks]

eliot said:

I also use one of these check what newly built PC's or appliances are running:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Power-consumption-Meter-...

Throws up one or two surprises actually. I also found that my Induction hob uses 80 watts when not in use!

It's probably not that bad - have a look here: http://greengumption.co.uk/2013/03/induction-hobs-...

Old stuff can be pretty bad - my Dad had a "hifi" unit that was rated at 75w on standby. Never actually measured it, but it was always warm to touch.

[big ant]

Thanks, will have a look, cheers