Until recently I lived in blissful ignorance. Well no more! I have been monitoring our usage over the last week and it has ranged from £4 - £6 a day!
I am at home most of the day and last week due to middle man being ill I was in all day everyday. I have found that by putting the electric heater on in the conservatory rather than heating the whole house, I can save around a pound a day. Now that will add up! These are only rough calculations but the smart meter has got me considering our consumption and turning off unnecessary lights. (My Dad will be proud of me!)
If you are a British Gas customer, you can register for a free smart meter here. You might also like to watch this video for more information.
I am going to continue monitoring my usage over the next few weeks and hope to get my usage down to around £4.50 a day to start with. I will make a point of only heating the room I am in and I am wondering about whether drying the towels on the radiators rather than the tumble dryer might be a small change for the better. What energy saving tips would you recommend so that I can get my bills down? Have you got any energy saving ideas you would like me to investigate?
We were already British Gas customer, so the smart meter installation was free of charge, but I have been compensated for writing about this post to raise awareness of this scheme.
36 comments:
I never realised it was that expensive, I have a slow cooker that I have been using for convenience but I wonder if this is a very expensive way to achieve convenient cooking?
I did not realise it was this expensive, I have been using a slow cooker for convenience, but perhaps this is a very expensive approach to convenience cooking?
I'm not sure as I think they are low heat - but saying that I often leave mine on for ages - will investigate for you!
We have a smart meter installed and it so interesting watching it work - I have to admit I try not to look at it when I turn on the kettle as both are in the kitchen! The red! x
Such a great idea, got me thinking about getting a smart meter installed! @cricrinapoli1
I'm sure if my Dad got one he'd live in the dark with about 50 jumpers on.
Brilliant, a real eye opener!
Great article, yes I've been known to go out and leave my boiler on sometimes! Won't do it again though!
SPLENDID ARTICLE BRAVO
very informative :)
Thank you
Useful, many thanks indeed!!!
very useful to read it will make me be more aware of what I,m using.and to think of more ways to save me money. Thanks
I never knew these existed!
I don't know if I would really want to know how much I spend day to day. I might run around turning everyones PC's off.
This is new to me - thanks for the post!
interesting - my bills are huge so would be worth getting for me!
We have found the little things really save money - making sure the dishwasher has a full load, turning things off at the plug and switching off lights and the TV when not in the room!
Very informative article, i always switch all electrically items off a night!
Thanks for the information!
Interesting, I could definitely do with reducing my energy bills
lol - it really does make you think about it!
Think we all have
I am bad with the dishwasher if my husband is away
I honestly have a clue before.
The kitchen is a good place to have it though as its easy to see then
MMMmmmm great saving...will look into it!!
Thanks for the info. Im always trying to save on household bills.
with the energy companys acting like a cartel we need as much money saving tips as possible
i cannot believe how expensive an essential utility is, or how the power companies are allowed to get away with charging so much for that matter. i wonder what the leccy bills are at 10 downing street? whats the bets david cameron hasnt got a clue?
How effective would this be with a property that doesn't have central heating? would it be worth it? I have an immersion heater which i only turn on when I need hot water(pain in the backside) but just wondering how much I do actually save by doing this.
I'm not with British gas but i am definitely going to look into this with my current energy supplier. Thanks for the info i really need to save money a the moment!
Good advice, with just me,hubby and our 16 month old in the house we save energy and water by sharing a bath. One of us will share the bath with our son and the other gets him dry then that person has the same water. Not as nice as having your own bath but with 3 baths to run is much more cost effective to share.
food for thought - thanks
I'm definitely looking into this, thanks for the info :)
I have a portable thermostat which makes it helps & we turn the radiators off in rooms we don't use regularly
I so wish I could keep our bill down to £6 a week :D
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