What's your average daily elec usage?

[AnyDream]

I've been reading through some electricity-related threads and there seems to be a huge variation in pricing across Australia (I cannot believe that I am paying nearly TWICE what country Victorians are paying and yet all we hear on teh telly is how expensive electricity is in Victoria..go figure).

ANYWAY, just trying to get an indication of whether our usage is high, or whether our pricing is just high.

We have an electric hot water system which uses off-peak electricity, 6.15 kJ per day
All the rest of our electricity is an average of 17.91 kJ so (all year) 24 kJ per day.

We have a gas space heater in the lounge, but electric oven and stove, run an fairly small fridge and a chest freezer, and a small bar fridge in summer, we have a smallish LCD, a dishwasher which we only ever use on eco option, and a dryer that we use only occasionally. An an evaporative aircon (much more efficient than a refrigerative).

[Catastrophic]

My average (reading from the Elec bill) 18-24 kWh a day and the average cost for that would be $3.80- $5 a day.

That includes 2x fridges, washing machine, two 84cm tv (one LCD one normal), computer, Pool, Chest freezer, as the big items.

[onthefly]

I think the national avg is 16 units/day (that = kJ?)
we probably avg about 12-13 (was 18 before we got solar hot water)

[AnyDream]

MadB, where did you get that info from? And what type of household does it represent?

Do either of you have any gas appliances, or electricity all the way?

[Catastrophic]

I have gas hot water... :-D

[Antheia]

Wow i am going to sound bad but ours last quarter was 43 kwh per day! I've not idea how to get it down any lower. We have hot water, 1 fridge, 1 deep freezer, 1 air con, 1 reverse cycle air con, 1 114cm lcd tv, laptop is usually charging, washer and dryer. that's it i think.

[~Hestia~]

We just got our electricity bill, daily usage is 23.6 kWh. Same time last year was 10.7 kWh! $547.02 due.

We have recently had reverse cycle air conditioning put in which is why it's jumped so much. We have electric oven but gas hot water & hot plates. I don't have a dryer but wash everyday. We have a chest freezer outside, plasma tv is on every evening. That bill included DH using his mig welder HEAPS too.

[phebee]

Our last electricity bill was an average of 4 units per day, working out to $1.21 a day. But we have run our reverse cycle a/c a lot since then, so I expect our next bill to be a lot higher on daily consumption!


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[Antheia]

Our last electricity bill was an average of 4 units per day, working out to $1.21 a day. But we have run our reverse cycle a/c a lot since then, so I expect our next bill to be a lot higher on daily consumption!


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How on earth do you keep it down that low? i just cannot see how our dryer would use that much. We don't use it every day so im really quite baffled.

[Astrolady]

I just threw my last bill out, but I think my daily average was around $3.30 a day.

[phebee]

DH is quite anal about keeping costs low! Were only allowed to use the a/c when were absolutely dying from heat (as we were for the last 3 weeks). We use fans in the meantime. We have gas hot water, stove & oven. We don't leave any appliances on at the switch except microwave & DVD/BluRay/TV etc. We only wash clothes once a week (no kids yet - TTC). No dryer or dishwasher. No gardening appliances cause all we have is grass ATM but hopefully that will change soon! We turn off lights in rooms were not in & DH refuses to use the bathroom heating lights in winter. I use them when he's not home but if he is he tells me off, lol

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[Ngala]

Well it is pretty bad to admit this but our last bill was...... 62 units/day

Its been a stinking hot summer here so a/c has been running non-stop (I am very glad that its cooled down for a few days now!) we also have a pool to run and a massive 1200L saltwater tank filled with corals & fish so special lights are needed to keep everything alive. And we have all the usual household stuff too...

Getting back to hide under my chair!!

[onthefly]

Local libraries may have Power Mates (or same thing with different names) that you can borrow which you can tell you how much different appliances are using. Might be useful to ahve a look at your useage. Power companies also have tips and advice on energy savings, and some local councils have similar sorts of programs to encourage reduced usage.

4 units! do tell. Our lowest was 8 units

[gemini_girl]

I just paid my bill, I was most dissapointed because we have just moved a few months ago and have now got gas hot water... we have also changed companies too though...

electricity this time last year for 90 days was $360 compared with this period for 79 days was $353 plus gas for 80 days was $117

so essentially we got a $110 increase from a year ago. A lot of extra money for a span of 3 months, not looking forward to the next bill.

I always thought it cheaper to run gas, how wrong was I? It actually cost twice as much when you look closer at the bill.

[~MummaBear~]

I guess i will be another one to run and hide..
ours that i got last week was 27 units a day... this time last year it was 18 units a day.
We now have an Air con that i shamefully admit to using way too often.

Just another question, would anyone else mind sharing how much you pay per unit?

[Mak]

Our last bill was 9.56kWh which is $2.60 per day. We have 2 TV's, laptop, electric stove/oven, evap cooling (which has hardly been used this year) and basic fridge, dishwasher.

[emc2]

Just another question, would anyone else mind sharing how much you pay per unit?

I used the government website here to find the cheapest one for me in Qld.

So I've been with Integral for 3 years now. I don't sign up to "green" power plans.

My first contract was for 10% off, and when it came up for renewal they sent me a letter for 5%, which I then double checked online and asked for their 7% offer.

I pay approx 19 cents per kWh for my domestic power, and then the 7% comes off that. Everyone complains here about the increased costs, however I know interstate, the rates are even higher.

[phebee]

Ours is 18 point something cents per unit


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