Do you get any free utility periods within your billing period

hollydolly

hollydolly

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I knnwo some of you pay for your electricity gas and water monthly...others quarterly.... but during yur billing period do you get any free supply and if so how much and who from?

I pay for my electricity and gas.. monthly, so about once a month they'll give us a free period of eectricity... just for a very short time.. one , possibly 2 hours and we get informed of this literally the day before..

So for example.. today we've been notified that there's going to be free electricty over and above normal use tomorrow Tuesday between 2 & 3pm... just one hour

So tomorrow, I will use that free period to run the dryer as well as the washer ... and to run the dehumdifiers in the barn and shed....( it's been raining very hard tday )...

I'll also charge up anything that needs charging.. like the Shark Vacc.. and the motion sensor lights... and while they're all doing that I'll batch cook some home made cottage pies.. for the freezer..


so do you get free anything.. from your utility suppliers and how do you use it
 

No, I don't get free hours... but my electricity costs about $3 a day... so saving an hour or two's worth would only amount to cents and I'd probably not wait to charge things, etc. until the free time in my own case.
 
CallMeKate said:
No, I don't get free hours... but my electricity costs about $3 a day... so saving an hour or two's worth would only amount to cents and I'd probably not wait to charge things, etc. until the free time in my own case.
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That's a great rate if that's your standard rate..

My monthly bills is a little below that.. but only if I'm being careful.. so for example, I don't leave the tv on if I'm going to be upstairs for any length of time.. or leave lights or use the microwave or kettle more often than is necessary.. equallyy with the gas central heating I'll use a blanket in winter rather than put the heating on..unless it's very cold.. and that way I get to keep the electric bill at around £78 per month.. and the gas at approx £25...

the average cost for a 3 bed uk household is £143 per month.. so I only have one income coming in here I need to keep it lower

If however this was pre covid before utility prices shot through the roof... I would have thought nothing about doing all those things above.. and my bill would only been the same as it is now while I'm being frugal... so that's why I take full advantage of the free period , for the heavy usage electric items...
 
In the states electric heat is much more expensive than gas. In 2012 we bought a 1400 square-foot home that was all electric. In January our electric bill was $500 for one month. We kept the heat at 68.

Because each room had its own baseboard heating I decided that when we went to bed, we would turn the heat down to 55 in every room, but our bedroom. We left our bedroom at 68 and then closed the door.

That lowered our heat bill to 200/month. In the morning when we would first get up, it sure was cold until the rest of the house warmed up to 68.

Now I live in a condo and heat, AC and water are provided by the HOA because we have giant boilers on the roof. My electric bill is usually about $40 a month here. However, my HOA bill has been going up 12% a year and now is at 495/month. This also includes all the maintenance outside and in all the common areas inside as well as the utilities I mentioned .
 
We'll sometimes get a $40 credit for some state mandate...idk what to call it.
But we have something here called the Care Program and or Medical program(which I use). Because I'm disabled and have arthritis, I use a heated mattress pad to help me with sleeping comfortably. So, they (our Power Co) take a % off my bill for that. I had to summit a note from my doctor in order to take advantage of this program.

Do you have any programs like that? Or, if you just use power during certain times of the days, they reward you for that. We have all kinds. Payment plans.
 
No.

There is a small amount of electricity and gas included in the basic monthly delivery charge, any usage above that is billed separately.

In my little apartment the monthly service and delivery charge is significantly more than any actual usage.
 

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