Electricity Bills Information

It depends on where you live because:

1) Electricity rates vary dramatically across the continental US. Costs per kWH may be as low as 2 cents (Central Washington State) or has high as14 cents (New York City).

2) If your climate is moderate, an electric heat pump may be the lowest cost option as the primary source for heating and cooling.

Your local utility company or heating and air conditioning specialist should have information that will help you decide what is the best option to heat and cool your house.

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Turning the electricity on for 15 minutes or running the oil for an hour?

going by my old ‘selectos burner’if i run it for one hour it will heat 30 gallon of water and heat four rads for 1/4 of a gallon of oil,cost about 50 pence,….if you run a electric shower for 15 minutes burning say 8 k.w at 12 pence = cost is 24 pence approx,but no more hot water.

Turning the electricity on for 15 minutes or running the oil for an hour?

going by my old ‘selectos burner’if i run it for one hour it will heat 30 gallon of water and heat four rads for 1/4 of a gallon of oil,cost about 50 pence,….if you run a electric shower for 15 minutes burning say 8 k.w at 12 pence = cost is 24 pence approx,but no more hot water.

Because our electricity is by the unit I only put the immersion on in the evening for showers, Will it be cheeper per day if I leave it on all day? My firends say it takes more energy to heat from cold that top up as required when its on all day?

It will be cheaper to heat up what you need, when you need it, if it is left on 24 hours you have the convenience of having hot water on demand, but energy is wasted simply because of heat losses which you will get to varying degrees depending on levels of insulation.

Think of it like a kettle, if you are out all day, and only have a cup of coffee when you come home at night, which is going to be cheaper?

A) boiling a cupful of water when you come in.

or

B) trying to keep the kettle boiling all day so it is ready for your cuppa when you need it.

Answers on a postcard!