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Iloveliono · 15/02/2025 18:37

We are a family of 4 adults. 2 are under 25. 2 of us are working from home all week. We have a tumble dryer and gas heating. All cooking is electric. We used 620kwh electricity last month...... are we unusual? I googled and it said the average is 300kwh per month but that's an average for all year. We dry washing outside in the summer.
Are we a power hungry family? We do have 2 games consoles running many hours a day. The home workers have 4 screens between them.

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UpTheAnte · 15/02/2025 19:02

2 adults wfh and 2 children. Gas heating and hob but the washing machine and tumble dryer seem to always be on. Ours was 428kwh last month.

Caspianberg · 15/02/2025 19:01

Around 500-600 a month. Also work from home, and have electric car

NoWordForFluffy · 15/02/2025 19:00

333 in January, 2 adults, 2 tweens. I work from home 4 days a week. We use a dishwasher daily and have used the tumble dryer to finish outdoor-(partially) dried stuff over winter.

Justwingingit2005 · 15/02/2025 18:59

We r a family of 5. Two wfh.
High use EV car, 35k miles a year.
We used 1300 last month. Pre EV 500 to 600 a month

dementedpixie · 15/02/2025 18:58

Ours was 1234kwh 😮
We do have an electric car that gets charged at home. Electric shower, electric oven, etc. Gas central heating

poorbuthappy · 15/02/2025 18:55

Oh and I wfh about 80% of time with 2 laptops and 2 screens

poorbuthappy · 15/02/2025 18:54

Just checked. 420kwh.
We are family of 4 with 1 more child who was home for half of Jan from uni. Kids are 20 16 16
Heating on all the time. Always someone in the damn shower. Dishwasher. Tumble dryer.
So yeah your usage seems high