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How much is your energy bill?

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AchillesLastStand · 07/03/2022 12:58

We moved into our first home in September last year, we were previously in a rented house paying £80 a month for gas and electric. Our new home is with Bulb and we are currently paying £152 a month based on the previous owners use, although I’ve calculated our actual use for the past 6 months has been around £109 a month. Our new tariffs mean our bill is going up to £267 a month.

I did shop around for a different energy company when we moved but because we’re new home owners an

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onemouseplace · 07/03/2022 14:58

We've gone from paying £120 a month for our previous fix which finished in February and I've just fixed with Ovo for a fraction over the April price cap rates for £240 a month - gambling that we'll use much less over the summer and that October will see another hefty rise in the price cap.

3 bed, single glazed Victorian draught box with 5 of us.

earsup · 07/03/2022 15:04

we fixed until sept 2023 so still paying same rates before went up...5 bed victorian semi...about £170 a month for both....winter period...our gas in summer is only about 30 a month....next year we are getting solar panels etc....prices have to stabilise so i wouldnt fix yet....

earsup · 07/03/2022 15:06

@AchillesLastStand

We moved into our first home in September last year, we were previously in a rented house paying £80 a month for gas and electric. Our new home is with Bulb and we are currently paying £152 a month based on the previous owners use, although I’ve calculated our actual use for the past 6 months has been around £109 a month. Our new tariffs mean our bill is going up to £267 a month.

I did shop around for a different energy company when we moved but because we’re new home owners an

shame you didnt ditch bulb when you moved in as they are one of the most expensive companies.

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TheBigDilemma · 07/03/2022 15:07

The trick is not to fix it, as fixed tarifa are way more expensive than tracking ones at this time.

I was paying £95 when my company went burst and my new company gave me the option of fixing it at £300 a month.

At that time I decided to stay in a tracker tariff and concentrated in reducing my energy usage in the hope of also getting a better fixed tariff.

The bad news is that it is still far more expensive to fix but with all the changes I made I am now paying less than last year.

I would say, keep the usage low, stay in a tracker and ring the company in 2-3 months time as by then you and them will have a better idea of your average winter and summer usage rather than calculating the amount on the basis of previous occupants.

oreo2020 · 07/03/2022 15:10

I am wondering whether to fix it.
Variable is suggested at £220pm
Fixed is £255pm and no exit fees
Another price hike expected in October, no? Which I guess would overtake £220pm?
I am wfh and currently unprofessionally wrapped up in a blanket and hoping no Teams meetings for today.

AledsiPad · 07/03/2022 15:13

The general advice to ‘not’ fix may not be applicable to everyone. If I hadn’t fixed a month ago I’d still be paying the same come April, but in October we’d be paying 30%+ more. Some tariffs to existing customers are worth fixing…

dementedpixie · 07/03/2022 15:22

My 'loyalty fix' is quite a bit more expensive than the new price cap in April so I'm staying on the variable rate just now

How much is your energy bill?
How much is your energy bill?
FourTeaFallOut · 07/03/2022 15:58

@oreo2020

I am wondering whether to fix it. Variable is suggested at £220pm Fixed is £255pm and no exit fees Another price hike expected in October, no? Which I guess would overtake £220pm? I am wfh and currently unprofessionally wrapped up in a blanket and hoping no Teams meetings for today.
What are the unit rates for the fix? Is it one or two years? I think that must be one of the better fixes on the market if that's based on your actual usage at a £35 premium over the variable.
oreo2020 · 07/03/2022 16:23

@FourTeaFallOut
Offered fix is for 12 months, electricity standing charge £41.66 and gas standing charge £27.22.

FourTeaFallOut · 07/03/2022 16:32

The unit rate, rather than the standard charge, has the biggest bearing on your bill, do you have those to hand?

Also, have you accidentally put those standard charges in pounds? Or have you rounded up the charge for the total across the month?

oreo2020 · 07/03/2022 16:38

@FourTeaFallOut
Yes standing was meant to be pence rather pounds.
Electricity unit is 34.66 and gas unit 8.57

wejammin · 07/03/2022 16:38

I'm currently paying £140 for our 4 bed semi - 2 adults 3 children. I've been advised to increase DD to £250 and the fixed tariff would be £450. I'm putting off increasing the DD but I know it's inevitable.

FourTeaFallOut · 07/03/2022 16:42

Electricity unit is 34.66 and gas unit 8.57

I think those rates are pretty good consider what we could be looking at in October. If you can stomach overpaying during the summer months - I think you could be doing pretty nicely over the variable rate by the end of your tariff.

I'm not an expert though and all the caveat asides, but I'd encourage a friend to lock that in while they still had the chance.

Wbeezer · 07/03/2022 16:46

It's had just gone up to nearly £400/m too.
Four /five in holidays of us. Three young adults are the main culprits, the bills drop massively when they are away. We don't even have the heating on much, the house is cold by most standards.

oreo2020 · 07/03/2022 16:50

I really don't understand what the cap means (£1971 is it?) if the proposed annual bill is over £3k?

AlfieGeorge40 · 07/03/2022 16:50

ours is currently £304 per month for gas and electric (4 bed 4 storey very old house). scottish power have quoted me £1250 per month to fix for 12 months WTF!!!!!!! :-(

FourTeaFallOut · 07/03/2022 16:53

They use the annual cap as an illustrative example. It's based on an average, I can't remember off the top of my head but it presupposes that you use, say 13000kwh gas and 3000kwh of electricity.

But when ofgem caps the rate they are just capping those two elements, the unit rate and the standing charge.

It differs wildly based on the household consumption.

FourTeaFallOut · 07/03/2022 16:55

It differs wildly based on the household consumption

Sorry, should have said...what that actually means in terms of an annual total differs wildly depending on the household consumption.

dementedpixie · 07/03/2022 16:57

@oreo2020

I really don't understand what the cap means (£1971 is it?) if the proposed annual bill is over £3k?
The £1971 relates to some average household using a certain amount of gas and electricity. It is plucking a random figure out of thin air by multiplying the fictional number of units by the price cap kWh rates. If you use more you pay more than that figure so it's a bit meaningless. These are the new price cap rates from April
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dementedpixie · 07/03/2022 17:03

Based on currentTypical Domestic Consumption Values(TDCV) of 2,900kWh of electricity, 12,000kWh of gas, and 4,200kWh of electricity for Economy 7.The price cap is a cap on a unit of gas and electricity, with standing charges taken into account. It is not a cap on customers’ overall energy bills, which will still rise or fall in line with their energy consumption.From 1 April the equivalent per unit level of the price cap to the nearest pence for a typical customer paying by direct debit will be 28p per kWh for electricity customers and 7p per kWh for gas customers

dementedpixie · 07/03/2022 17:06

Just checked and we use 5888kWh of electricity and 14776kWh of gas so we're well above average

ImplementingTheDennisSystem · 07/03/2022 17:14

We are 2 of us in a 4 bed detached. E both work from home (one full, one hybrid).
We're with Eon for gas and electric and have just fixed for a year at £160 based on our previous usage.

oreo2020 · 07/03/2022 17:15

@dementedpixie your capped unit prices from April are lower than EON currently offers me i.e. 34.66 for electricity and 8.57 for gas unit?
Are they not meant to be capped then?

Twolostsoulsswimminginafishbow · 07/03/2022 17:17

Gas and electricity average just over £2,000p.a. On Saturday I received a letter stating it will rise by 58% in April.

Butteryflakycrust83 · 07/03/2022 17:18

small three bed terrace

£80 electric and £60 a month for gas atm through the winter. They reckon an increase a year of £600 for gas and £900 for electric for me. Deep sigh.