sweetheart wrote:
I know this is cheeky but I wondered if anyone would be willing to give
me a "price comparison" for their electric usage?

My house is a large 2 bedroom bungalow. I say large because we have
large rooms and a big kitchen dining room and extra big sitting room
as well as two double bedrooms.

There is no gas main where I am so I use all electric - economy 7

The bill for this last year has come to £1086 . That includes the
central heating last winter. The company is British Gas - so not the
cheapest I am sure but given its E7 none of them come in greatly cheaper
for my area (Cornwall) so I have stayed with who I know since they have
been no trouble.

My eco conscious and money miser husband thinks our bill is high and
wants me to look for ways to cut it. I cant find any.

He wants me to stop using my washing machine which goes on once a week
- or maybe twice if I have anything big and my usual wash is 40 degrees
although I occasionally use the higher wash rates for bed clothes and
towels.

He wants me to use the dishwasher less - I put it on every other day at
normal ( 55 degrees) wash and he wants to switch the emersion heater
off altogether - it goes on for an hour each night to provide water for
cleaning and washing every day.
He says our bill is high ( the DD is £26 a month ) but I cant see where
its going other than on things I need now.

My mum tells me her leccy bill is higher than ours yet she uses a coal
fire central heating system ( but my parents are old and need the heat
so do supplement it with electric fires and she has a much bigger house).

I just wondered what other people who are all electric in a comparable
situation might be paying.

Sorry to be a pain.


I'm also sorry to appear flippant, BUT, you problem is not the
electricity but your husband. If he want you to stop using these
appliances, is he going to do the resulting extra work? If he want
cheaper electricity, get him to seek out a cheaper supplier.
Incidentally, I have found BG have improved markedly of late, but that
doesn't make them the cheapest.

As for the bill, it sounds reasonable enough - I'm guessing the DD
figure is per week !

All you can do is ensure there is maximum insulation, including
excluding drafts, get on the lowest available tariff and adjust your
lifestyle to suit. It's not just YOUR problem, but both of yours !
Sorry to sound unsympathetic, but his attitude stinks.

Andy C