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Bit yawn, sorry, but our energy provider (gas and electric) has just increased our direct debit to £160 per month and I'm slightly dismayed! Feels like LOADS. Is it loads or is that normal?

For context, me, DP and DS in a fairly large 4 bed Victorian end terrace. We don't heat two of the bedrooms and although I'm on mat leave so home a lot, we have special radiator valves (DP is a tech need) that are meant to let us heat rooms individually rather than heating the whole house just for one too.

Is £160 a month excessive?

£93 a month in large 3 bed semi with an electric guzzling teen ds who leaves everything on constantly. Just had a £200 refund from
previous provider as I was in credit. Recently switched from Scottish Power (£110 a month) to Scottish Gas (£93 pm).
3 of us, me and 2 teen dc who have all electrical equipment on at all times!

We started by paying £125 a month, were told that we'd built up huge credit which was refunded, and the DD was reduced to£75. I checked the gas meter reading against the bill and it was hugely under estimated. Phoned and asked why and they had taken no notice of our meter readings as our meter wasn't 'accredited'
I've changed supplier. We're in a four story semi, but have a Rayburn which is burning gas All The Time.

Gas we pay £49 per month, in credit last bill but it’s been colder since then so had heating on more. But it should even itself out over the summer if we’ve gone over.

Electric, it’s the bane of my life. We have a pre payment meter, i don’t mind this I put money in at the start of every month, £45, all is good, Until we get to January. Come January every year we get through electric like goodness knows what. Now I am very good at switching everything off, kettles, cooker, microwave etc. Only thing that stays on all the time is the fridge, tv/skybox, two alarm clocks, house phone and internet hub. Some nights we charge mobile phones over night. We’re very good at switching off lights in rooms that aren’t being used too. Yet come January we are running through electric all the time and I have to keep topping it up. This month I upped the monthly payment to £55 to see if that keeps us in electric but it’s a nightmare. I keep getting leaflets saying get a smart meter we’ll show you how much your using so you can save but we already do everything so I don’t see what is left to do to save any money.

Sorry forgot to say 3 bedroomed ground floor flat 4 people

All utilities (gas, electric and water) totals £88 per month. Shocked at how much some people are paying, you need to switch and change your tariffs!

you need to switch and change your tariffs!

Ours IS with switching and changing to the lowest tariff. The council came round and did switch advise at the door, they advised me to change to this company who massively under charged us by £50 per month then when we owed £500 said they were changing our DD to £285 (in the first week of December - nice timing). Going by our monthly readings the cheapest we could get after paying it off is still with this company but at about £235 per month.

£120 for gas and electricity with Ovo which I think is reasonable
4 bed detached in the north, with 2 teenage girls who like their showers and gadgets

jamieson what size house, where, how many people? Is your water metered? I review tariffs every year.

You can’t switch water can you? It’s £65 a month here. No choice.