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How much are you spending on your energy bills every month?

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Hungrychocolate · 15/02/2025 08:56

I am with octopus and just checked my exact energy usage each month. I have used £54 worth of electricity and £111 worth of gas in January. So, the total is £165. Several years ago, we were paying around £95. We are family of 2 adults and 2 very young DC.
We have a 4 bed house built in 1975, it's detached with two living rooms, kitchen and 2 toilets. We have smart thermostats on most radiators which we use to control and set temperature for each room and we are conscious to reduce temperature at night. But, still it feels like a huge bill.
How much are you paying and AIBU to think it's a big amount for the energy we use?

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MemorableTrenchcoat · 16/02/2025 10:07

CityKity · 15/02/2025 19:54

Yes all the radiators are definitely gas and connected to central heating but we have them all turned off locally and only turn them on when we’re using a room. Ah the fact they use some electricity to pump around the house makes so much more sense with the peaks in usage throughout the day!
Thanks for reassuring me that our usage isn’t that high, but I’m still baffled by the cost of our bills, we don’t even have a TV 😅

How many kWh of electricity did you use in January?

zingally · 16/02/2025 10:35

Also with Octopus.

3-bed 1960s semi, which we moved into in September. Currently it's about £120 a month for gas and electricity, but we've only lived here in the cold months so far. It'll be interesting to see how it balances out over a whole year.

cardibach · 16/02/2025 12:37

Nina1013 · 16/02/2025 08:13

It’s no wonder your bills are lower, your house isn’t at the minimum recommended temp (18 degrees) so of course you’re saving money.

Read the thread. 18 for the whole evening (4-11) is higher than many.

CherryMarigold · 16/02/2025 16:58

@TeamGeriatric @gatheryerosebuds

MN term for the dreaded hot tub 😁

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