AIBU to be feeling bleak about bills?

[PocketRocket12]

Quarterly electricity bill arrived… am actually in tears. Could people possibly share what they’re paying at the moment, just for some sort of anxiety relief that we are all in this together?

AIBU to let it get me down so much? I can’t sleep through worry.

I just fixed at £230 for dual fuel, until Oct 2023. Usually I pay when the bill arrives but the increase in October (and then every three months) worries me.

These prices aren't going to go down any time soon but I wonder will Ofgem just keep raising the price cap every three months?

I know @Wishyfishy but I don’t know what is causing it to be so high :(

minus hot tub as that only out 3/4mths tops

I don’t have a tumble dryer

dw on once a day. Think it’s 1kw

washing machine 3 times a week

sure it’s the bloody fish tank 😂

Same here. We’re actually paying about 25% less than last year. Three of us in a five bed house. Combined is under £100 a month.

I don't think it is unless you have one big enough for a whale😁

I would try to use that meter thingy for sockets so you can identify where the problem is.

Just to add, our payment went down considerably after submitting a meter reading. Perhaps this should be done monthly rather than just letting the energy company decide what you might use.

I’ve just been looking at my bills the past few years

end Of 2018 I was paying £2.50 for gas - it’s now £6.97 per kw

end of 2018 elec was 12p , 2019 13.31 - 2020 15.71 - 2021 20p and now 2022 28p

let alone standing charge

Do you have a link for it please

@Blondeshavemorefun I don't have one (very low usage so no need) but someone here might recommend one if these. Lots of people have some

www.google.com/search?q=electricity+meter+socket&oq=electricity+meter+so&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i512l2j0i22i30l6.5548j0j7&client=ms-unknown&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Paying £65 per month at the mo, but I live in a small one-bed flat.

@Blondeshavemorefun I was looking at these the other day, kept finding the American one which is called kill-a-watt or something like that...but if you just search for that then add UK it links you to loads

@Blondeshavemorefun I was looking at these the other day, kept finding the American one which is called kill-a-watt or something like that...but if you just search for that then add UK it links you to loads

I'm on a similar electric usage to @DdraigGoch - I've a fridge freezer and a microwave, no dishwasher, and no wifi/laptop (I use my phone and its data package). I tend to listen to the radio instead of watching TV. My heating/water/oven are gas.
I use my washing machine once a week, and rarely use the tumble dryer.
Everything does get switched off at the plug when not in use, except the fridge.
I do live alone, mind.

Thank you @Bubblebubblebah

so I plug in and it tells me how much it costs per day ?

I belive most have cost function where you put your price per unit and it shows you details. I don't think I saw one without it just with usage.

I just spotted there is Tapo smart one. I have smart plugs from that company and they are great so maybe this one is too.

Most of those things you've listed hardly use any power. The big users are appliances that heat things up. Hence the oven and washing machine. I don't have a dishwasher or tumble drier otherwise they'd be on the list too.

Microwaves are only on for such a short space of time that it would only use about 0.03kWh to heat my morning porridge.

The fridge-freezer does use a moderate amount of power but it's a small under counter one so it's not too bad. Looking at the specs on Currys' website it should use about 0.5kWh/day. I actually left the freezer door open the other night by accident without a noticeable spike in consumption.