OK - I am now totally confused by my elec bill; I need someone really good at maths to sort it out

[KatyMac]

I used
Day rate 364 units
Night rate 1503 units

In Nov last year my bill would have been £202.48 and now it is only £168.96

Which makes no sense to me

Could someone work it out for me if I post the figures?

Yep

Other way round

Night 364
Day 1503

You can see why I need someone good at maths

Very small brain

You can't work this out as you have no idea how many K/W hour you use in one day. It's telling you that you will pay 19.905 for the first K/W hour, then 11.108 for the remainder of the day but the readings you have give you the total over 98 days and does not tell you how much you are using in one day. It's wrong for them to charge you this way as you have no idea how much they are charging you. I would contact Ofgem/ofwat??? (not sure which one, the energy regulator)

Do you see what I mean?

I assume the are doing 98ratekwhrs

Maybe ?

Oh I don't know

If they are charging you on a daily rate rather than an hourly rate then they need to tell you how much you are using per day so that you can work it out yourself. If it says daily rate on your bill then this will make it impossible to work out as you have no idea how much you are using per day. Some days you will be using more than others.

Are you sure it says kilowatts used a day and not kilowatts per hour?

So I am not that thick - it is difficult to work out?

Stupid elec co

I've only had one cup of tea so this could all be rubbish !

2007 day

98 days x 2.466 = 241.668 units @ £0.19905 = £48.10

1503 units - 241.669 units = 1261.332 units @ £0.11108 = £140.11

night - 364 units @ £0.02311 = £8.41

Total 2007 day and night £196.62

2008 day
98 days x 1.37 = 134.26 units @ 0.28871 = £38.76

1503 units - 134.26 units = 1368.74 units @ £0.09612 = £131.56

night - 364 units @ £0.04612 = £16.79

Total 2008 day and night = £187.11

The rates have gone up but they have altered the way they bill you ie. you have less hours at the higher daily rate, 1.37kwh per day in 2008 vs 2.466 kwh per day in 2007 (900 per year at higher rate in 2007 vs 500 per year at higher rate in 2008), which seems to make a difference. So although I can't get my figures the same as you put in your OP, I still do make it that 2008 is lower than 2007 which seems to be down to the difference in units charged at the higher daily rate.

You'll need to check that what I have posted does actually add up to what I've put it does as I really haven't woken up properly yet.

Thanks very much Chocolate Teapot - my figures were similar

Isn't that odd