£360 a month on electricity?

[Sintalese]

Have had one big big bill. My dh, teenage daughter and I have recently moved. It’s a twenty year old 3 bed flat. Both dh and I work from home and so have computers running constantly.

Our heating is underfloor electric but we honestly don’t use it much as it’s slow and the flat is warm.

Then how the hell do we spend £12 a day on electricity? We are on the cheapest rate available. We have a dishwasher and dry the vast majority of our washing rather than tumble dry.

@MarbleQueen

It’s quite easy to make your own wonder bag. I’ve fashioned one with a wool blanket and several towels. It will keep food really hot for around 2 hours.

Yes this would work, the bag is filled with polystyrene balls and keeps the pot of food piping hot for an entire day. I have even left it overnight before and the next morning it is still really hot.

The 'average' UK home uses 2900 KWH per year of electricity

Yikes. Last month alone mine was 1285kWh.

We do not have piped gas here though, so everything is electric. Gas stoves are becoming more popular now, but then we have to refill gas bottles. Which have also increased unfortunately.

Hello. Popping in to let you know that we're doing a Q&A with fuel poverty charity National Energy Action about these energy price hikes on Wednesday 23rd Feb at 12 noon. The thread is now open for questions here.

Yikes. Last month alone mine was 1285kWh

Yikes

Our electricity is £14 a day
Only 2 adults
We work 8 hours a day
Live in a 2 bedroom bungalow, with wet electric heating
Only heat the livingroom and bedroom on low and still cost this much
The rest of house is freezing
You can see your breath
Absolutely ridiculous