Average cost per month electricity?

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My friend moved to wales few months ago and told me she's paying £90 for electricity a month for her one bedroom flat in Wales.
I don't live in Wales ,I live in Scotland but I'm paying about £50 a month.
She asked me for a lend of money and I'm curious is that a legit estimate of electricity or is she taking a hand out of me

I'm in South Wales, in a 3 bed valleys terrace.
I pay £90 for both gas and electricity. Obviously will be more in the colder months.

No one really knows because they don't know what potential readings she gave etc but I know I'm paying £338 for my gas a lecky per month and I'm barely using it!! I'm in a bigger home but my heating hasn't been on since April so gas is not so pricey but my lecky is and I'm not a heavy user. I'm in north of England. It all depends on the company she's with their standing charge, what usage she's estimated etc.

@Sosbanfachtheresatellyinmybath wow thankyou , that's very interesting how she says her electricity alone is £90 a month.

@Sosbanfachtheresatellyinmybath do you mind me asking what company you are with ?
She told me she's made enquires and that's the cheapest

It could well be. Like pp above said it could depend on her provider and standing charge.

Could she be on a prepaid meter? I know my sister is and she pays a lot more than I do a month.

I'm with Scottish Power

The cost of the electricity is irrelevant here and a red herring.

Shes asking to borrow money (and using the energy cost as the reason). Don’t lend her any money you cannot afford to loose. She may promise to pay it back, but what happens next month? Will she be able to afford the costs then and be asking for more money. Also, this is summer, costs are low. Wha5 happens when you get to winter?

I pay 30p per unit and 30p standing charge. Use about £175 per month in summer in an all electric house.

She needs to contact her energy billing company and let them know she is struggling to pay. If she can't afford summer bills then she will be in much more hardship come winter. That does sound high though, our last bill was £45 elec, £18 gas and there are two of us.

We pay 150 pm for an all electric 2 bed in the south west.

I'm in a small flat in Wales living alone. I'm on Economy 7 and have no gas, everything runs on electricity. I'm as careful with electricity use as possible. I would say April to July is approx £2 per day average, including the standing charge. I'm out to work 5am-12pm. In winter, it's probably more like £3.90 per day. You need to compare apples with apples. Is she in all day, solely runs on electricity or has gas too...etc.

I average about £100 pm for lecky. 4 people living in a large 3 bed. East of England.

Forgot to add, I'm on a prepayment key as well.

I'm a light ish user, 3 people, large 3 bed detached house and I'm £100 pm for electric. We monitor our usage, but am hammered with the standing charges which are outrageous in Scotland. Plus, we pay another £150pm for heating and hot water as we use oil. I'd love a cheaper electric bill, I really would!

What's the cost per unit, day or both day night on their current tariff?

What are their meter readings now and one month ago?

I'm in a 1998 build four bed, kids flown and just two of us. Electricity is lights, washer, dryer fridge/freezer plus oven*2 and minor stuff like TV, PCs, other IT and charging.

11 June to 10 July 176 units at total cost, including standing charge, of £68.78.

If water were heated with leccy £90 wouldn't be far out.

This.

The £90 could be her direct debit amount, set to start paying for her winter heating. It could be right or it could equally be too low or too high, it's impossible to say without information about the size, type of insulation, type of heating, how much she uses it and likewise for things like cooking, laundry and showering.

But unless she is quite frugal with all these things, it's unlikely to be significantly less than £90 and could be far more when averaged over the year.

Last Christmas a relative, who lives in a very small purpose built 2 bed flat mentioned that their electricity bill for the cold December had been nearly £800. That's 9 months worth of DD payments gone, right there, with another 11 months of usage to pay for.

But it's still a red herring and not the issue you should focus on. If she is struggling due to her income not meeting her basic expenses, you filling the gap for her is not the answer unless you can afford to and want to.

What happens when she is short next month, and the one after that? She needs to review her budget and try and make it work, seeking advice about checking for benefits, working more if she can and reducing her costs so her money goes further.

Or she could be a cheeky fucker who's spent all her money and now wants to spend yours too. It's always the electricity, or food they can't pay, they don't talk about how they spent the electricity or food money on non essentials.

I pay £140 per month for electricity, EDF, in a large 2 bed flat, that has very little gas. My gas is £30 per month. I don't restrict use though - I use the appliances as needed.

Our electricity last month was £59, but in January is was £69. We have a gas hob and gas central heating which could make a big difference in bills to someone who has electric hob, electric fire or all electric.

I'd be wary of lending money, if she can't afford electricity in the summer, she's going to struggle even more in the winter so needs to work out a long term plan.

My DS pays £125 for a one bedroom flat, he’s out all day and doesn’t have gas.

All electric here with 30p per unit and 68p standing charge. My bill last month was £146.

£99 for electric and £22 for gas

But pay £185 a month to build up for winter

Was paying 275 so gone down a lot

So she prob isnt using £90 a month but that's her dd

Either way if uou can't afford to give it to her don't. She may not pay it back. Can you afford not to get it back