Energy bill increases

[roubaixtuesday]

I remember Salter's Ducks from the 1970s/1980s... Maybe that idea should be looked at again!

At risk of being really, really tedious, wave power also does not have the potential for a significant overall part of UK energy.

Figures here

https://www.withouthotair.com/c12/page_73.shtml

Understandable as the wish for small scale hydro, home wind, wave etc etc is, unless you do the numbers, it's just wishful thinking.

Wind and tidal are the big beasts of UK renewables. Everything else, whilst perfectly OK in itself, is near irrelevant in the big picture.

 

[fossyant]

On a 500wh ebike like mine…..15p

That's cheaper than the MPB I get on my normal bike - miles per banana, vs miles per KWh

 

[fossyant]

The non-smart power meter adpters are yet to arrive, but I've ordered a couple of TP Link Tapo Smart Wifi adapters with energy monitoring - they arrived earlier £9.99 each on Amazon.

Washing a stack of clothing now,dryer on for lighter items, 2.1 KWh. Everything else piled on the clothes maiden and the dehumidifier is running at full blast at 350w - it all adds up. Big items on the line. Only got until the morning to get the lot dry !

 

[Jameshow]

That's cheaper than the MPB I get on my normal bike - miles per banana, vs miles per KWh

What mpb do you get?

I get 60 miles from 3 donuts and 500mls coke!

20mpd+c(166ml)

 

[fossyant]

What mpb do you get?

I get 60 miles from 3 donuts and 500mls coke!

20mpd+c(166ml)

About 30 mpb. Zero anything until 30 other than 500 ml of H2O

 

[ColinJ]

I've got a smart meter , just been fitted

Today, BG have failed to provide me with a working smart meter. That is the 3rd time in 3 years!

The engineer said that they just can't get the parts. That's what he said a year or so ago. (I think it was the same engineer.)

Anyway, he said that it isn't really a problem because I can just go down into my cellar and read the meters manually if I want to know the readings... And then enter them manually on the BG website... And not be eligible for monthly billing...

 

[DaveReading]

I should put a wind turbine on my bike that could charge all my gadgets from the inevitable headwind.

You do realise that would slow you down?

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

 

[lazybloke]

I remember Salter's Ducks from the 1970s/1980s... Maybe that idea should be looked at again!

Brilliant. I wish YouTube had existed when I was writing my Uni dissertation on renewable energy circa 30 years ago; my section on wave power could have been much better.

 

[PK99]

I've just checked our tariff and options.

We have long been BG Dual Fuel switching to their best current rate whenever presented with an option and deliberately avoiding the constant switching that some folks did.

Currently on a fixed tariff to December 2023 with a projected combined bill of £2,750 pa

Current best offer from BG for a Fixed deal to Sept 2023, has a projected combined bill of £8,500pa

EDIT: We will not be switching tariff at this time...

 

[cougie uk]

You do realise that would slow you down?

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

Nooo. I'll mount it out front so that the turbine takes away the headwind.

It's a genius idea.

 

[fossyant]

Just keep an eye on your Direct Debits. I'm logging in monthly to submit readings, and I'm currently £350 in credit and will be £500 by 1st October. At current prices we are using about £170 a month but checking my provider they are suggesting £600. Now I'm overpaying at £330 a month and with price rises they aren't getting more than £400. Ive already had £400 back from over payments. Our main issue is we've halved electric consumption but only since March, but there is a previous 6 months where it was higher.

Keep an eye on the DD come October

 

[FishFright]

This in spades - hence why I'm going to see what power my son's PC set up uses - he spills all the arguements about it not using much... three large screens, VR, high power 750w power supply, high power RTX graphics etc etc, and leaves all the lights on when he goes out ! Doesn't care that running the 10KWh electric shower for literally ages, not only costs a fortune, but has worn out/heated up the main switch a couple of times (since upgraded to double pole heavy duty).

Daughter is a little more responsible and has put her consoles on a switched extension now, rather than them being on standby all the time.

I blame the parents

 

[ColinJ]

Today, BG have failed to provide me with a working smart meter. That is the 3rd time in 3 years!

The engineer said that they just can't get the parts. That's what he said a year or so ago. (I think it was the same engineer.)

Anyway, he said that it isn't really a problem because I can just go down into my cellar and read the meters manually if I want to know the readings... And then enter them manually on the BG website... And not be eligible for monthly billing...

Hah - I got an email saying that I need to provide a gas meter reading. The old meter had a reading of 07121. The engineer fitted a new meter, which was zeroed. I just looked at my account and BG seem to think that the old reading was 99999 yesterday! I will provide the true reading but I foresee me getting a gas bill of about £3,000,000!!!!!!!!

PS I put the new reading of 00000 in and that was accepted. I am slightly peeved that they might think that I used the 00001 to wrap the reading round from 99999!

 

[ColinJ]

Ha - they are adding £0.80 for the 00001 that I didn't use! In theory I should refuse to pay it but it will do more than 80p worth of damage to my sanity to argue about it... (If it were £80 I would sort it out!)

 

[gbb]

Bills just in, combined gas and electric.
Last bill was £126
This bill is £114
I expected it to be higher seeing we have our son back at home, more baths, electric, TV etc etc.
Now £730 on credit...which seems criminally high (we like to be in credit but never that much) but given further price rises and oncoming winter, it seems prudent.