British Gas Standard Gas with Energysmart: 1169.21 kWh of gas @ 4.22p, plus a standing charge of 24.77p per day. Total for February was £58.56 including 5% VAT.
British Gas Standard Electricity with Energysmart: 123 kWh @ 11.69p, plus a standing charge of 24.77p per day. Total for February was £32.81 including 5% VAT.
We submit online meter reads monthly, purely to eliminate any risk of under- or over-paying each month, and possibly being stung with a big bill at a later date. I like knowing how much energy we are using, how much it costs, and the exact amount they are planning to siphon out of my bank account each time. Each month we start afresh, not owing or being owed anything, which pretty much sums up my entire attitude to anything financial.
Our bills do vary wildly from one season to the next, depending on the weather and how much time we spend at home. Looking back through our account records however, they do tend to follow the same pattern from one year to the next, as one would expect. We're now coming out of the most expensive time of year, and once summer is here in full swing the bills will drop by around half.
All this applies to a two-bedroom first floor apartment, built somewhere between 1978-1980 I'm told, with double glazed windows. We have a gas fired combi boiler for central heating and hot water, gas hob and electric oven. Countertop dishwasher used once or twice per day. Approximately eight loads of laundry per week, all tumble dried (no outside space, and I do NOT hang clothes up around the house). Lighting is a mix of halogen and incandescent, and we have a dehumidifier and aquarium both running 24x7. We probably could make some cutbacks, but in all honesty I don't really want to.
