[quote LoveMyPiano]@Kite22
So predictable 
As if it is not possible to be interested in the detaiil of things and be able to have fun as well.
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Of course we all have different ways of having fun, but I'll wager a fair bit that pouring over spreadsheets is a fun evening for quite a small minority of the population.
The point is, the OP hasn't come on and said, "I've been doing X,Y,Z, and have discovered A,B,C"...she's trying to suggest that everyone ought to know the amount of KWH they use in a year and the price they are paying per KWH.
I am aware of that when I sit down to change suppliers, but - like so many other people - it isn't something that I "need to know" throughout the year. Therefore, inspecting it daily isn't of interest to most of the population. There's an expression about pigs not getting fatter by weighing them daily, and the same point applies to this debate - my bills aren't going to get smaller by me committing to memory the amount of KWH I use in a day/week/month/ year, or committing to memory the amount each of those KWH is costing me. So why put time and energy into doing that?
That’s also a good point. I am a child of the 70s and I I remember power cuts and I grew up poor. Turning off lights and be aware of the cost of things is wired in for me.
Exactly the same for me. I already am sensible with use of gas and electricity, but am also in the fortunate position of no longer needing to panic about spending a few hundred pound more in a year when we, as a population have not been able to spend very much for the last 2 years due to so much of the things people spend money on having been closed. So I don't need to limit the number of cuppas I have in the day, or choose to read a book rather than faff about on the internet.
You need to know broadly whether you use a little or a lot (to choose a deal) and what appliances are energy-hungry (broadly, anything that heats or moves), but anything beyond that is pretty academic.
Knowing that my kettle is 2kW and that I use it 10 minutes a day isn’t going to alter my behaviour.
Agreed
I don’t know. We are frugal and can’t cut much more, so I don’t know how it would help.
and this is the case for many.
I have no clue, like I don't know how many gallons of petrol goes in my car. I know how much I pay a month and I know how much it costs to fill up my car.
This is a good comparison. I know if I drive fewer miles, I could cut down on petrol. I could, if I wanted to, do the maths to work out how many gallons I buy each month but if I have essential journeys (say getting to work where there was no public transport), then I still have to put that petrol in no matter how much the price rises. Gas and electric is much the same. I can have my heating on less or not put the TV on to cut back if I need to save money if I need to, or think it is worth it for me, but I would do that if I needed to regardless of how many KWH I use a year.
As has been repeated throughout this thread - a campaign to highlight how much different things cost to run would be a great idea. I agree with the 'Knowledge is Power' train of thought, but the knowledge that people need is this, not what the OP was suggesting.