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thread: What's your average daily elec usage?

  1. #19
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Jan 2006
    11,633

    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

  2. #20
    Registered User

    Mar 2010
    465

    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.

  3. #21
    BellyBelly Member
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    Sep 2009
    Bunbury WA
    804

    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?

  4. #22
    Registered User

    Mar 2009
    1,400

    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.

  5. #23
    Registered User

    Oct 2010
    Brisbane
    711

    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.

  6. #24
    Registered User

    Dec 2009
    Perth
    1,916

    Ours is 18 point something cents per unit


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  7. #25
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    Oct 2005
    Moura, QLD, Australia
    3,754

    our bill says tariff 11 is 19.41 cents per kWh
    tariff 33 is 11.66 cents per kWH

    which excludes GST
    so I used 23.8 tariff 11 and 5.2 tariff 33 approx $6.01

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