Show energy usage by month as a % of UK average on the online account

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Forum|Forum|3 years ago
April 25, 2023
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Could we know the energy usage (both gas and electricity) shown as a monthly % of the yearly average?

Say Jan = 12%, Feb = 11%, March =8% etc, shown as calendar months (Jan - Dec).

We could then compare our use with the national or regional average. If I have a problem I would like to know and to know quickly rather than looking at a generalisation of the yearly use.

It would help to have the figures by size of house also for more accuracy.

OVO has the information so it would not be a difficult thing to do.

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Jeffus

Rank 20

Fab, those cold days really do cost…!

One big difference is you have your main heating source in those actual electricity figures.

With the wood with @Firedog and the mains gas with me, the graphs would start to look similar i suspect

Jeffus

Rank 20

Will this do?

What a difference sunshine makes!

I like the visual representation of an example of what will happen to electricity usage as more people switch to EVs and Heat Pumps.

Firedog

Super User

Electricity figures taken direct from my DD page for comparison

Aaah, but if you deduct your £0.50 monthly contribution to OVO Foundation (just guessing ...) from them, your figures are the same as mine ±0.01% 😉

Noel | I have no official status; I'm just a volunteer who comes here to help other customers. My gear: Aclara SGM 1416-B Electricity-only E7 meter; Chameleon IHD3-PPMID-AAA | It may look as if I know what I’m talking about, but don’t let that fool you. |

Jeffus

Rank 20

Electricity figures taken direct from my DD page for comparison

Aaah, but if you deduct your £0.50 monthly contribution to OVO Foundation (just guessing ...) from them, your figures are the same as mine ±0.01% 😉

Not signed up to that.

Just took verbatim, i did think about taking off the standing charge.

Would be interesting to see if @juliamc had the same DD profile given the heat pump.

Firedog

Super User

One big difference is you have your main heating source in those actual electricity figures.

With the wood with @Firedog and the mains gas with me, the graphs would start to look similar i suspect

I might just do a cost comparison of wood v. gas v. electricity as heating fuels, just in case anyone’s wondering. Trouble is, I can only get within about an order of magnitude for the cost/kWh delivered for my stove. It’s somewhere in the range 5 - 15p. Electric heating would cost me 46p/kWh on my current tariff, but E7 would bring that down considerably, perhaps to something like 30p - two or three times the price for half the comfort.

Noel | I have no official status; I'm just a volunteer who comes here to help other customers. My gear: Aclara SGM 1416-B Electricity-only E7 meter; Chameleon IHD3-PPMID-AAA | It may look as if I know what I’m talking about, but don’t let that fool you. |

Jeffus

Rank 20

One big difference is you have your main heating source in those actual electricity figures.

With the wood with @Firedog and the mains gas with me, the graphs would start to look similar i suspect

I might just do a cost comparison of wood v. gas v. electricity as heating fuels, just in case anyone’s wondering. Trouble is, I can only get within about an order of magnitude for the cost/kWh delivered for my stove. It’s somewhere in the range 5 - 15p. Electric heating would cost me 46p/kWh on my current tariff, but E7 would bring that down considerably, perhaps to something like 30p - two or three times the price for half the comfort.

Ours waa just a bit under the ofgem typical domestic consumption value, so an interesting one to choose.

Month   Usage
Jan-22   3192.87
Feb-22   2351.21
Mar-22   1310.49
Apr-22   719.13
May-22   169.63
Jun-22   118.51
Jul-22   150.25
Aug-22   86.86
Sep-22   131.81
Oct-22   215.67
Nov-22   680.97
Dec-22   2180.32
11307.72