POWER BILLS!

we spend under $80 a month on power. Summer usually around $60, winter more up around the $80. We have a pre-pay metre that was already installed in this flat, and I think works out cheaper than usual though. We used to be paying around $100 a month before we moved here. That's for 2 adults 1 toddler.

Our reading last month was $165 (for a 24 day period)

This is for our 3 bedroom house (2 adults, one child) and the downstairs bedsit (1 adult). Including 2 water cylinders on the property.

We pay 'smoothpay' so we pay a set amount every fortnight regardless of the season so in summer we pay more than required and in winter we pay less than required and it evens itself out.

Im on smoothpay its pretty good, Our power bills range from $220 - $250 but we are on power and gas. Im figuring we will take a jump up on the power side of things now that there are more lights and two heaters going, two bathrooms Im hoping its not too much though. I have $55 come out via direct debit every week and then what ever is left I just pay at the end of the month. Works for us anyway

Ours is around $200 a month. I just put the nightstore on so I am dreading how much that will add to it. I think $200/ month is HUGE!

Interesting comment aimee about the wetback. Our last house had one and our power bill didnt come down....but I didnt realise you had to turn something off.

Unfortunately this house is very energy INEFFICIENT! There are so many lights and one switch turns on about half a dozen. 11 halogens in the kitchen!!!! 5 bulbs in half the loving area, 4 in the other. I am undecided whether to swtich to energy saving ones or just to take half the bulbs out.

We dont know how long we are going to be here so its hard to know if the savings are worth the investment,

Ours is around $130-150 in summer and occasionally creeps up to $200 over winter, altho not often. That's for two adults and three kids. I use the dryer and the dishwasher every day year round, Maya and I shower and Willie and the gremlins bath (separately so 2 baths all up). In the winter we also run a small oil fin thermostat heater in each the girls rooms, and I have an electric blanket. I'm expecting it to jump up a bit when baby arrives as it will be winter and her room is on the chilly side.
I don't make an effort to keep my power bill down tho, selfish I know, but it's the only bill that Willie pays so I actually don't care how much it costs him considering I pay the phone, water, rent...

Our recent power bill was $118. I thought that was really good, it can get to be over 200 in winter. We have the heatpump this year so I wonder if that will make a difference. Haven't started turning the oil fin heaters on in the bedrooms though, at night (heatpump won't heat the whole house) so once I do that I know it will go up!

Hmmmm I hate to think what mine would be if did use the dryer!!!!

Power is to expensive....Well so is food and petrol!

Think I need to do some cost savings measures somehow....

Just looking at my bill....how come there are three charges???

Fixed...24hourly and Daily?
Whats that all about..maybe one of you will know as cant be bothered ringing up and waiting on hold forever....

We're with genesis - WOW at those powerbills... but then we only have a 2bedroom flat here, energy saver bulbs, and Mike hates water, so he's not huge on bathing (it's just a good thing he's not one of those hairy sweaty guys) So he might have a bath every 3 days. Seb about the same, but his are usually only a few inches of water in the bottom. we just clean his face and bum daily I might have a bath every 2 days, our shower head is useless. ummmm only have fridge/freezer, stove, rarely use microwave... use the washing machine a fair bit, 1-2 loads a day. And ummmm... 2 computers running all day pretty much so how is ours so low in comparison???

Ours sits around the $150 mark year round pretty much, creeping a bit higher in winter (sometimes up to about $180.00, but not often). Thats for 2 adults and a 4brm house. We have a spa pool and turn that off over winter, so that balances out the drier and dehumidifer.