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Gas snd electric scary

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TheOpalFox · 30/06/2025 14:26

Does anyone pay £300 a month gas and electric? Theres no way its that high surely? :(scary if it is!!!
One adult one child
No dishwasher, no tumble drier
Scary

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cakeorwine · 30/06/2025 20:42

80smusicandavoulevant · 30/06/2025 20:29

I pay combined £40 a month gas and electric for a two bed house. Just myself and my teen son

Really.?

How much usage do you have in kWh and have you got anything like solar panels?

That seems very cheap - as the standing charges are about £200 a year

ThatWordDoesNotMeanWhatYouThinkItMeans · 30/06/2025 20:31

Is that your direct debit amount, or what you actually use?

80smusicandavoulevant · 30/06/2025 20:29

I pay combined £40 a month gas and electric for a two bed house. Just myself and my teen son

MemorableTrenchcoat · 30/06/2025 20:15

Greengrass29 · 30/06/2025 19:37

@LittlleMy what a silly response.

The uk energy price cap average is near £1800 a year

if you are spending more than this and your payment is right you are a high user and if you think the cost is high you need to reduce your usage by finding out how your usage is so high with maybe the exception if you have an EV

smart meter is a good way of finding this OP or there are devices online you can buy cheaply to measure electric use of your house appliances to find out whats eating leccy

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To be fair, OP didn’t provide anywhere near enough information to begin with, and they haven’t bothered to come back.

Walker1178 · 30/06/2025 20:13

Around £100 a month for duel fuel, 2 adults in a 2 bed house, WFH. No tumble dryer or dishwasher, we’re Utilita so no standing charges, at the moment we’re not using any gas so building credit ready for the winter when we switch the heating on. Do you have a smart meter? Can you see where it’s all going?

3WildOnes · 30/06/2025 20:12

We pay £275 year round. Our usage is pretty low in the summer months but very high in the winter months. 5 of us living in a 4 bed poorly insulated detached house. One of us is always at home and I have my heating on all day (16hrs) in the cooler months.

cakeorwine · 30/06/2025 19:54

Greengrass29 · 30/06/2025 19:37

@LittlleMy what a silly response.

The uk energy price cap average is near £1800 a year

if you are spending more than this and your payment is right you are a high user and if you think the cost is high you need to reduce your usage by finding out how your usage is so high with maybe the exception if you have an EV

smart meter is a good way of finding this OP or there are devices online you can buy cheaply to measure electric use of your house appliances to find out whats eating leccy

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It's much more useful to know the actual usage in kWh than the spend.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/average-gas-and-electricity-use-explained

Knowing that is useful - and then people should really give their usage in kWh.

Typical 2 - 2 3 bed house - 11,500 kWh gas, 2700 kWh, electricity

Otherwise it's like people saying "We spend £300 a year on oranges and apples. Is that a lot?"

Average gas and electricity usage

Information on average gas and electricity usage and how it is calculated.

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/average-gas-and-electricity-use-explained

Greengrass29 · 30/06/2025 19:37

LittlleMy · 30/06/2025 15:35

Thank you! 😅

Was wondering why everyone’s so confidently saying it’s too high or offering up their own costs when OP has not included any details re how large her property is, type of boiler (old/new or floor standing like mine so more expensive) as well as a plethora of other details making it impossible to pass opinion really.

Agree, this is quite a serious concern and @TheOpalFox youre better off having a word with your supplier in case there’s any issues with billing or you’re unknowingly overly using an appliance under the misapprehension it’s low cost. Last thing you want is to accrue wrong charges and it’ll be easier to work through the sooner you address it!

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@LittlleMy what a silly response.

The uk energy price cap average is near £1800 a year

if you are spending more than this and your payment is right you are a high user and if you think the cost is high you need to reduce your usage by finding out how your usage is so high with maybe the exception if you have an EV

smart meter is a good way of finding this OP or there are devices online you can buy cheaply to measure electric use of your house appliances to find out whats eating leccy

Tallyrand · 30/06/2025 19:28

£235 a month gas and electric total, but that runs 2 EVs. Probably saved that much a month in petrol.

We've only just managed to tip into a positive balance from Winter, so we'll have a few months of building up credit and the cycle repeats.

It's not unusual for us to have the heating on late September (we're in Scotland lol).

Overthebow · 30/06/2025 18:57

No, ours is £200 per month for 2 adults and 2 DC in a 4 bed house.

Ilovemyshed · 30/06/2025 18:44

About £95 electric average across 12 months. We don’t hold back.
Oil heating.

Justwingingit2005 · 30/06/2025 18:43

£350 a month. 3 kids 2 adults.
I wfh, we have an ev and husband does around 35k miles a yr. Washer and dishwasher on daily.
We were spending £250 a month on petrol before getting an ev so it's having an ev has saved us alot of money.

alexalisten · 30/06/2025 18:39

New2you · 30/06/2025 18:08

We pay like over £700 a month for gas and electricity which might seem high but it powers:

Large house, family of five, electric cars, lots of stuff that several fridges everywhere for wine/food. Hot tub, air conditioning. Gym machinery. Washing and drying clothes every day multiple loads.

So I think these things are quite varied! Depending on usage.

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You have air-con can I come live with you im really tidy 😁

doneandone · 30/06/2025 18:28

Yep my dd is for £285 in winter and we only have the heating on for an hour and 20 mins in the morning and 2 hours at night. Apart from the heatwave we're having now, the house always feels cold.

Hoardasauruskaren · 30/06/2025 18:14

That’s very expensive! 5 of us here, all adults & my disabled DH is almost housebound so there's always someone home. We were paying £220 over winter & are £200 in credit so have reduced DD to £180 which will still let us build up a good buffer for the cold months!

New2you · 30/06/2025 18:08

We pay like over £700 a month for gas and electricity which might seem high but it powers:

Large house, family of five, electric cars, lots of stuff that several fridges everywhere for wine/food. Hot tub, air conditioning. Gym machinery. Washing and drying clothes every day multiple loads.

So I think these things are quite varied! Depending on usage.

Waitingfordoggo · 30/06/2025 18:03

Ours is about that during the winter but a bit less at the moment. We’re in a large 4 bed house. Two older teens. Electric car.

FuriousInventions · 30/06/2025 18:00

Mine is just over £300. There are 5 of us, tumble drier, wfh so using electricity/internet all day, and DH’s massive fish tank which has various lights, heaters and filters running constantly.

dementedpixie · 30/06/2025 17:46

Is that how much you pay per month?
How does it compare to how much you are using as the monthly direct debit may not match this amount

I pay £320 per month for a 4 bed detached and last month our usage was £200. We are only just in credit and then that will build up before our usage goes up over winter

Meadowfinch · 30/06/2025 17:38

I pay £100 a month for a house, one adult, one teen. Showers, washing machine, dishwasher, gaming PC, gas central heating.

£300 sounds ludicrous to me.

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 30/06/2025 17:37

My bill is £47. One person. I bed flat, but charge up mobility scooter every night snd I'm here all day.

alexalisten · 30/06/2025 17:37

Do you have a cannabis farm in your loft?

alexalisten · 30/06/2025 17:35

No thats ridiculous. I pay £100 a month and am in credit. 2 adults 2 kids 2 bed terraced house. No dishwasher. Do have a tumble dryer which is used a lot

tumblingdowntherabbithole · 30/06/2025 17:32

Are you paying back any debts from winter?

We pay around £75 a month for both, two-bed terrace.

Ruelzdontapplyhere · 30/06/2025 17:29

2 bed flat with 3 adults and 3 children electric is £200 a month we use a lot less gas £40 a month.