The energy crisis

Meter readings taken with photographic evidence today, seeing as I still don’t have an account set up with Scottish Power in my new house. So I now know that from the 1st to the 30th of September I imported 235kWh, exported 46kWh and generated 108kWh of electricity (meaning we consumed 62kWh of free solar electricity), and used 29.8 m3 of gas, approx 333.72 kWh.

As far as I can see this puts our family electricity usage pretty much on average, with the solar panels contributing about 20% of our needs and selling a little left over to the grid.

It’s harder to see how we’re doing with gas as it’s years since I’ve lived in a house that has mains gas and I’ve never lived in an up-to-date energy efficient house before. I don’t know whether September is typically an average, below average or above average month.

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

Anyone brave enough to put their heating on yet,am I the only one freezing their nuts off?

Mines been on for two weeks now, its been averaging about 2 hours a day of boiler use.

[denphone]

Our heating went on for the first time this morning.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by denphone

Our heating went on for the first time this morning.

Good idea Den , heat up the house today as it will be a lot more expensive tomorrow.
(Unless you use some artistic licence with meter readings, to 'buy ahead' )

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Bizarre thing with my sons Octopus DD They've lowered it from £69 to £2 a month!
( not surprised he brings all his washing round, and comes here to get fed all the time !).

[Mythica]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Good idea Den , heat up the house today as it will be a lot more expensive tomorrow.
(Unless you use some artistic licence with meter readings, to 'buy ahead' )

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Bizarre thing with my sons Octopus DD They've lowered it from £69 to £2 a month!
( not surprised he brings all his washing round, and comes here to get fed all the time !).

Isn't that the £67 per month, £400 payment everyone is getting?

On a separate note, with being new to all this, I'm guessing you don't need to do a meter reading if you're on a fixed deal?

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Mythica

Isn't that the £67 per month, £400 payment everyone is getting?

On a separate note, with being new to all this, I'm guessing you don't need to do a meter reading if you're on a fixed deal?

So if you pay less than £67 a month, the energy companies have to pay you? Bet it doesn't work that way !

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by Mr K

So if you pay less than £67 a month, the energy companies have to pay you? Bet it doesn't work that way !

anything over is credited to the account

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Jaymoss

anything over is credited to the account

Go abroad for winter and a nice bit of credit then ( minus the standing charge).

[Jaymoss]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Go abroad for winter and a nice bit of credit then ( minus the standing charge).

yeah now if only going abroad was free hahahaha

[SnoopZ]

So here I am on the Sofa no heating looking out through a 9ft patio window at the wind and stormy rain and my legs are frozen in my jeans, my master plan was to dig out thermal underwear that I bought 12 years ago when I went to Sweden -34c it was and so far I don't have an urge to put the heating on.

[Jaymoss]

It is not even nearly cold yet ya pussies hahahaha

[SnoopZ]

It's bloody freezing here lol, you probably have a sleeping bag on. Hehe

[Jaymoss]

13 degrees here and I am sat next to an i9 9900k haha

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Jaymoss

13 degrees here and I am sat next to an i9 9900k haha

That explains it, I'm sat next to a huge sheet of glass.

[mrmistoffelees]

Originally Posted by Mr K

Go abroad for winter and a nice bit of credit then ( minus the standing charge).

You jest but apparently some European nations have been telling people to do this….. lots of Germans booking long term stays in turkey for example