From: "Simon Finnigan" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Average monthly fuel bills?
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:21:35 +0100

"GSV Three Minds in a Can"  wrote in message 
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> Bitstring <57fp8tF2cc5q1U2@mid.individual.net>, from the wonderful person 
> Simon Finnigan  said
>>Hi everyone,
>>I was just talking to my next door neighbour about fuel bills.  We both 
>>live
>>in 3 bed semis (connected to each other).  Currently I pay £50 a month for
>>electricity, and £45 a month for gas (which are a touch on the high side,
>>we`re building up a small credit balance).  My neighbour claims to be 
>>paying
>>£44 a month for both supplies.  I`m with Ebico who since the price falls
>>aren`t quite the cheapest, but they`re not far off.
>>
>>In terms of differences, there are 2 people in my house, and 2 adult + 2
>>kids in their house.  We`ve both got double glazing and good loft
>>insulation, and my house has got cavity wall insulation too (not sure if
>>they do).
>>
>>Is it me, or does £44 a month sound like a strangley low figure for a 
>>family
>>that regularly have a big plasma screen TV on?  I know that my house is
>>networked up, but that`s only 2 routers and a couple of switches.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
>
> Your neighbour is either confused, or has the heating turned way down .. a 
> big plasma screen isn't that much of an electricity hog (cooking, water 
> heating, space heating, are the big ticket items), but £500/year does 
> sound way way low (my single mother in a small 2 bed bungalow is using 
> 1.5x that much).
>
> Of course, they may be running up a huge deficit for future payment.


Having it on about 6-7 hours a day, at IIRC 300W (give or take) gives you 
almost 2 kWh.  Their house doesn`t seem cold when I visit them, it just 
seems that their bills are incredibly low.  I think you could well be right 
about them building up a scary debt for the future :-)

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