ESB Electricity Bills ?!

What is the breakdown of costs on the bill? If there are only 505 units then that bill seems extreme unless you are out of contract and therefore on a very high rate. But even then the higher rates are unlikely to cost that much after taking standing charge etc out of the total.

The water heater could be about 30 - 40% of your usage based on what you have said there on for 2hrs per day. Washer/dryer are going to use a bit.

There is nothing wrong with your meter or wiring, its time to get a new electricity supplier

OP, you mentioned 'electric stove'. Is that a cooker or a heater? Is your immersion tank insulated?

You need to get on some kind of plan which involves a discount. I put your units into a spreadsheet and applied the rates I'm paying Bord Gais, the gross amount for electricity is about the same but I get a 20% discount. And my daily standing charge is 61.52c, you are paying 83c. That standing charge alone represents a difference of €78 per annum between your bill and mine.

You seem to be paying the full unit rate. You need to avail of a discounted rate by either switching supplier or speaking to your current supplier.

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Upload your usage file and it will tell you which plan across all of the energy providers is the cheapest.

i did not go the smart meter route as just myself in the house and bill is 124.21 with yuno for 1 month.

I do use washing machine , micro, immersion element to top up heat from solar panels.

At night using laptop light and not switching on Father and Son lights as are halogen.

tv and radio gets long use.

At that price seems a good deal.

You need to shop around for a better deal. With Electric Ireland my day unit rate is currently 0.3397, peak rate is 0.3624 and night rate is 0.1785. I then get a 30% discount on the unit prices. My standing charge is currently 0.6303 per day. Yours is much higher. Electric Ireland are increasing their prices in July though, so look at all providers and see which will suit you best. Once you get a better rate, discount, you should see significant reduction in your bills.

I live in a 1 bed apartment with a smart meter & heat pump. My bills are around €105 per month, but that includes a 24% discount which will expire at the end of the year, so I will have to switch provider.

I have a flat rate. None of this day/night stuff.

Also - what time does the Night Rate kick in?

You're using almost HALF (221) of your "daytime" (505) electricity at night?

At night in my gaff - there's nothing on!

so every night u plug out the following? :

fridge

freezer

all Tv's,

clock radios,

WIFI router and all sundry network equipment

house alarm

and theres not ONE light on!