High Electricity Cost?

Willie Stroker 1976

Hey folks,

Renting the last 11months, renting a 4 bed house in a residential area. My electricity bill is €165 a month, I never really thought much of it as I lived at the parents until last year and a friend told me recently that Im paying crazy high electricity €165 monthly or €330 every 2months, this is a level pay I have set up.

So here's some background info, I rent a 4 bed house, with my partner and child, we use our dish washer once a day, all shower once a day, dont drink too much tae lol, and m partner uses her hair drier for like 20 mins 2 days a week, no electric heaters or anything that drinks electricity. Emersion is never on to heat water as the heating heats the water for baths.

Thanks in advance, any also if anyone can recommend any low cost Electric providers

the dark phantom

Check the settings on your fridge/freezer.

Dardania

Who is your electricity with - they are notorious for increasing the cost after a while (athough usually after 12 months) so there's a real incentive to change

This is a great site to check costs: http://www.bonkers.ie/compare-gas-electricity-prices/

Also, do you submit your meter readings regularly to keep the bill accurate?


Within the house, does it have many spot lights? They can present a sizeable electrical load if left on...and they're the old school halogen/dichroic type

Sleeper12

Willie Stroker 1976 wrote:

Renting the last 11months, renting a 4 bed house in a residential area. My electricity bill is €165 a month, I never really thought much of it as I lived at the parents until last year and a friend told me recently that Im paying crazy high electricity €165 monthly or €330 every 2months, this is a level pay I have set up.

"this is the level pay I have set up "
Is this a direct debit / standing order amount that you have set up? Or are you actually using this amount of electricity?
If it is an amount that you are paying per month but not using then you'll be refunded the balance
What is the meter saying?

Willie Stroker 1976

Sleeper12 wrote: »

"this is the level pay I have set up "
Is this a direct debit / standing order amount that you have set up? Or are you actually using this amount of electricity?
If it is an amount that you are paying per month but not using then you'll be refunded the balance
What is the meter saying?

I'd rather not ring them in cause it is normal, From this post I'm just trying to suss out if this seems like alot to be pay.

air

Read the meter today and again in a weeks time and come back to us.
Your actual recorded consumption over the period will give a good idea of what your bill should be.
You'd have to be using 30 units a day or something to have a bill that high.

ted1

What the light bulbs do you have? Some thing is using way to much electricity , do you constantly hear the pump in the fridge /freezer?

Stoner

air wrote:

Read the meter today and again in a weeks time and come back to us. Your actual recorded consumption over the period will give a good idea of what your bill should be. You'd have to be using 30 units a day or something to have a bill that high.

+1 I'd do this first too.