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Good morning. 
I am on a bill monthly account but always make sure I am in credit so log in daily to keep an eye. 
 

Im very careful with usage of gas/electric 

I only put my heating on when needed usually twice for an hour or 2 when freezing in the evenings and only to keep dampness away as i tuck myself up with electric blanket

If I have my grandbabies I keep it running and last week I had them for 1 days and 1 night so kept on heating all day as both under 2years 

Ive been worried about the cost of usage but I must be in the twilight zone as price doesnt make sense. The Wednesday my heating was on all day and tuesday was a ‘regular’ day but look at the difference in cost? 
 

Does this seem right?

Im in a 3 bed semi bungalow with windows that desperately need replacing so very very draughty

Thank you in advance
 

 

 

I agree that that looks odd. However, you can’t ever rely on the usage charts to tell you what your energy costs. The figure shown for the daily cost be an estimate of what the gas has cost. This will depend on the calorific value (CV) of the gas on that day, and the CV may not have been available when the chart was viewed. 

You’d get a better idea of what a day’s use is costing by multiplying the kWh figure (itself an estimate) by your unit price and adding the standing charge. Both of those should be given on the Plan page. Don’t forget to add 5% for VAT once you’ve done the sums. Your gas on Wednesday would have cost something like
(63 kWh  x £0.062/kWh) + £0.305/day] = £4.21 + 5% = £4.42. 

If the chart is still saying £1.41 for Wednesday in a day or two’s time, I can’t imagine what’s wrong. Let’s hope someone else has seen this sort of thing before.

Hey ​@chattycath 

Welcome to the OVO Online Community! 😊

Firedog has already given a helpful response here. I just wanted to add the following:

 


Are you able to upload a screenshot of the meter readings? That might help us investigate further.​​​​​​

 

Sorry I couldnt attach text to above screenshots. The amounts have changed now but again based on amounts of gas used it seems odd?

 

Yes it doesn’t seem to tally up ​@chattycath. I wonder if it is something to do with the calorific value. When you get your monthly statement through multiply the kWhs used by the unit rate (including VAT) & see if it’s accurate. 

 

You can post the figures here as well if you like, but please don’t include any personal information. 

 

I agree that that looks odd. However, you can’t ever rely on the usage charts to tell you what your energy costs. The figure shown for the daily cost be an estimate of what the gas has cost. This will depend on the calorific value (CV) of the gas on that day, and the CV may not have been available when the chart was viewed. 

You’d get a better idea of what a day’s use is costing by multiplying the kWh figure (itself an estimate) by your unit price and adding the standing charge. Both of those should be given on the Plan page. Don’t forget to add 5% for VAT once you’ve done the sums. Your gas on Wednesday would have cost something like
t(63 kWh  x £0.062/kWh) + £0.305/day] = £4.21 + 5% = £4.42. 

If the chart is still saying £1.41 for Wednesday in a day or two’s time, I can’t imagine what’s wrong. Let’s hope someone else has seen this sort of thing before.

 

Thank you for replies. I’ll keep an eye out for the real bill 🙂

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