Blog ≫ 2023 ≫ Energy use update for archive

We obviously used less energy while we were away, but disappointingly not no energy. I think I turned everything off but still our background usage (the fridges and the router) come to about £2.30 per day. See the huge boost when we were fully back and doing washing and drying all day on the Saturday, up to £9.30.

Energy usage graph while we were mostly on holiday, electricity and gas - 🕖 is cost at getting up time... Graph line from 1.49 to 71.75p last week p last week Graph line from 1.44 to 87.46p p 🕖 £0.75 By 7:00 on Mon Jul 31 cost was £0.75 8:00 is peak energy use period 8:30 is peak energy use period 9:00 is super peak energy use period 9:30 is super peak energy use period 10:00 is peak energy use period 10:30 is peak energy use period 16:00 is peak energy use period 16:30 is peak energy use period 17:00 is super peak energy use period 17:30 is super peak energy use period 18:00 is peak energy use period 18:30 is peak energy use period Mon £2.35 Total cost for Mon Jul 31 was £2.35 🕖 £0.68 By 7:00 on Tue Aug 01 cost was £0.68 8:00 is peak energy use period 8:30 is peak energy use period 9:00 is super peak energy use period 9:30 is super peak energy use period 10:00 is peak energy use period 10:30 is peak energy use period 16:00 is peak energy use period 16:30 is peak energy use period 17:00 is super peak energy use period 17:30 is super peak energy use period 18:00 is peak energy use period 18:30 is peak energy use period Tue £2.27 Total cost for Tue Aug 01 was £2.27 🕖 £0.80 By 7:00 on Wed Aug 02 cost was £0.80 8:00 is peak energy use period 8:30 is peak energy use period 9:00 is super peak energy use period 9:30 is super peak energy use period 10:00 is peak energy use period 10:30 is peak energy use period 16:00 is peak energy use period 16:30 is peak energy use period 17:00 is super peak energy use period 17:30 is super peak energy use period 18:00 is peak energy use period 18:30 is peak energy use period Wed £2.59 Total cost for Wed Aug 02 was £2.59 🕖 £0.71 By 7:00 on Thu Aug 03 cost was £0.71 8:00 is peak energy use period 8:30 is peak energy use period 9:00 is super peak energy use period 9:30 is super peak energy use period 10:00 is peak energy use period 10:30 is peak energy use period 16:00 is peak energy use period 16:30 is peak energy use period 17:00 is super peak energy use period 17:30 is super peak energy use period 18:00 is peak energy use period 18:30 is peak energy use period Thu £2.30 Total cost for Thu Aug 03 was £2.30 🕖 £0.68 By 7:00 on Fri Aug 04 cost was £0.68 8:00 is peak energy use period 8:30 is peak energy use period 9:00 is super peak energy use period 9:30 is super peak energy use period 10:00 is peak energy use period 10:30 is peak energy use period 16:00 is peak energy use period 16:30 is peak energy use period 17:00 is super peak energy use period 17:30 is super peak energy use period 18:00 is peak energy use period 18:30 is peak energy use period Fri £4.53 Total cost for Fri Aug 04 was £4.53 🕖 £0.87 By 7:00 on Sat Aug 05 cost was £0.87 Sat £9.70 Total cost for Sat Aug 05 was £9.70 🕖 £0.84 By 7:00 on Sun Aug 06 cost was £0.84 Sun £5.54 Total cost for Sun Aug 06 was £5.54 Y axis of graph 0 - 50 - X axis of graph Aug 1 2 3 4 5 6

Our energy use is still a lot lower than my friends. Ro who has a similar house and a family of four is double ours, and Dave who has a bigger older house and family of five and tropical pets that need keeping warm is four times. I think we're doing well.

Was also surprised how much mortgage one friend has left when he recently retired, glad we're not in that boat.

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