How much will Energy bills increase on maternity leave?

[GreyDuck]

Apologies for the very boring question.
I want to switch energy supplier, but will be on maternity leave for the next 12months (first child due any day).
I have no idea what to put into the comparison websites, as obviously being at home during the day time will have a big impact on our energy consumption compared to previous years.
We have gas central heating and water, which currently uses a programmable thermostat to heat the house for 1.5h morning and 4.5h evening. If I'm at home all day, then would this double, triple?
Electric cooker, lighting, gadgets etc. I suppose the biggest changes here will be increased use of washing machine and kettle.

If anyone could give me any advice about how much I could expect the bills to go up by, I'd really appreciate it.

Your electric bill will tell you how much per KW you pay per hour. My electric is cheaper at night, I have a day and a night tariff. Look on comparison websites. Look out, some will charge you a leaving fee, if you have been with them less than a year. If you are in UK try UK Power Networks

Sorry, I don't think I've made my question clear. I know what my current usage is, but have always been out at work all day. I want to guess how much more I will use when I am at home more.

If you are in UK try UK Power Networks

What does that have to do with it? UK Power Networks is the electricity distribution company for a few (not all) regions of the UK. They have nothing to do with what you pay for energy.

I don't really have the heating on during the day even when at home so it depends if you actually get cold and need to boost it. Surely whichever is cheaper at your current usage would still be cheaper than others at a higher usage.

On a comparison site you are looking for the lowest rate per kWh so it doesn't matter what you put for your estimated usage, you'll use what you use, get the cheapest rate per kWh and you'll pay the least ££

If you are doing a budget you'd want a realistic estimate but for the purpose of finding the cheapest rate you don't need to know.

Apologies there are many comparison companies, try www.ukpower.co.uk/home_energy/cheapest-energy-supplier

I am on maternity leave, which started at the end of October last year. Our energy bills amazingly stayed pretty constant despite having central (gas) heating on continuous from mid-nov to mid-April.

In the very early newborn phase it was deep winter so loads of lights on, tv on for box sets and the heating as main expense.

Once my little one was past the 3mth stage we started getting out the house more and it was also spring so less need for lights on etc.