Gas and Electric bill - Page 3

NATURALIS · 14-02-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LYNNEEASTER

Just got my quarterly Gas and Electric bill in £589

Wish mine was

Watermelon · 14-02-2012, 05:43 PM

For the last 3 months we've paid £180 on electric and £90 on gas.

We have an electric meter so we can always keep tabs on how much we are spending. (We're students) There is four of us all together with game consoles and tv etc.

In summer when we don't use the heating we typically spend £40 a month on eleccie and £20 on gas.

Box girl · 14-02-2012, 07:18 PM

Get solar power earns you tons £385 in 3 months and it's winter. Winter electric bill normally £1500 was £660 this quarter

emma_mcraf · 14-02-2012, 08:38 PM

We looked into solar panels recently but it'd cost us 10k to get them fitted. We'd be in profit within 7 years but it seems such a lot to fork out initially. I've got a whole long list of things that money could be used for. My hubby's employer is having them fitted. A good investment if you've got that kind of money sat there and won't be moving house!

Gordon · 14-02-2012, 09:01 PM

I know lots of you dont like vivs but its this time of year they are a lot easyer to keep warm and you arent useing unnessesery elec to keep temps up

we are paying £65 a month and that keeping two kids and all my torts going

Box girl · 14-02-2012, 09:27 PM

To Emma yes only if you have the money but it gives you a much better return then in the bank. Need to get it done before March or deal gets much worse from the Government. I also feel I am doing my bit for global warming.

To turnip I also tend to favour vivs but do have a lot of torts. To help reduce the cost we have mega insulated all sheds etc.

emma_mcraf · 14-02-2012, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Box girl

To Emma yes only if you have the money but it gives you a much better return then in the bank. Need to get it done before March or deal gets much worse from the Government. I also feel I am doing my bit for global warming.

To turnip I also tend to favour vivs but do have a lot of torts. To help reduce the cost we have mega insulated all sheds etc.

I agree completely. The salesman who came to chat with us was excellent and thorough but it costs far more than we realised. Unfortunately we don't have that sort of money to hand. It must feel good to have them knowing you're making savings and helping the environment at the same time.

kreacher · 15-02-2012, 02:36 AM

Wow I wish ours was that much!!
We spend around £90 a month just on electric and we have solar panels running a fair chunk of our reptile room and the outside enclosures! We're on heating oil for our heating because we live in the middle of knowhere without mains gas which is a bit rubbish!

terig · 15-02-2012, 09:14 AM

Im like you Emma, I was really interested. But because I live in a conservation area they are not too kean on them. Plus 10k isnt laying around and also my friend has them but she says that she cannot have the tumble, dishwasher and washing machine going at the same time.

I do loads of washing and ironing with my small army, but I do my bit and do not used the dishwasher (I hate the thing).

Really nice idea tho.

emma_mcraf · 15-02-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by terig

Im like you Emma, I was really interested. But because I live in a conservation area they are not too kean on them. Plus 10k isnt laying around and also my friend has them but she says that she cannot have the tumble, dishwasher and washing machine going at the same time.

I do loads of washing and ironing with my small army, but I do my bit and do not used the dishwasher (I hate the thing).

Really nice idea tho.

I have four dishwashers.....my hubby and three eldest kids.

14-02-2012, 07:18 PM	#23
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	Get solar power earns you tons £385 in 3 months and it's winter. Winter electric bill normally £1500 was £660 this quarter __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

14-02-2012, 08:38 PM	#24
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	We looked into solar panels recently but it'd cost us 10k to get them fitted. We'd be in profit within 7 years but it seems such a lot to fork out initially. I've got a whole long list of things that money could be used for. My hubby's employer is having them fitted. A good investment if you've got that kind of money sat there and won't be moving house! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

14-02-2012, 09:27 PM	#26
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	To Emma yes only if you have the money but it gives you a much better return then in the bank. Need to get it done before March or deal gets much worse from the Government. I also feel I am doing my bit for global warming. To turnip I also tend to favour vivs but do have a lot of torts. To help reduce the cost we have mega insulated all sheds etc. __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

14-02-2012, 05:43 PM	#22
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	For the last 3 months we've paid £180 on electric and £90 on gas. We have an electric meter so we can always keep tabs on how much we are spending. (We're students) There is four of us all together with game consoles and tv etc. In summer when we don't use the heating we typically spend £40 a month on eleccie and £20 on gas.

14-02-2012, 09:01 PM	#25
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	I know lots of you dont like vivs but its this time of year they are a lot easyer to keep warm and you arent useing unnessesery elec to keep temps up we are paying £65 a month and that keeping two kids and all my torts going

15-02-2012, 02:36 AM	#28
kreacher Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,718	Wow I wish ours was that much!! We spend around £90 a month just on electric and we have solar panels running a fair chunk of our reptile room and the outside enclosures! We're on heating oil for our heating because we live in the middle of knowhere without mains gas which is a bit rubbish!

15-02-2012, 09:14 AM	#29
terig Member Hatched Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: East Sussex Posts: 352	Im like you Emma, I was really interested. But because I live in a conservation area they are not too kean on them. Plus 10k isnt laying around and also my friend has them but she says that she cannot have the tumble, dishwasher and washing machine going at the same time. I do loads of washing and ironing with my small army, but I do my bit and do not used the dishwasher (I hate the thing). Really nice idea tho.

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