Gas meter - Metric measurement in cubic meters

Gas cost calculator

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Post published:17th March 2023
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Gas cost calculator

Smart meters are best, but if you don’t have a smart meter, you can use meter readings to calculate the cost of gas you’ve used. This will help monitor and manage the cost of gas for your home.

Your gas meter is either Imperial (cubic feet – ft3), or Metric (cubic meters -m³). You can see which type you have by looking at the front screen on the actual meter.

Gas meter – Imperial measurement in cubic feet

Read the meter any time, but the end of each month is a good time because then you can work out the monthly cost.

Keep your meter readings and dates taken, then enter them on this calculator.

You also need the cost you pay per kilowatt hour. This is found on your bill. Check if it includes vat.

Meter readings are converted to kilowatt hours using conversion calculations (which are done automatically in this calculator), and then the gas bill is calculated using your contracted rate per kWh. (more…)

No Smart Meter?

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Post published:7th January 2023
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How to monitor costs without a smart meter

Smart meters are excellent for monitoring energy costs. But not everyone has a one and it takes a while to have them installed.

Here’s an example of smart meter before microwave and underfloor heating. Picture 2 is with microwave switched on. Picture 3 is with underfloor heating switched on.

The images show the electricity cost per hour was 13 pence jumping to 80 pence when the microwave was switch on, and £1.44 when underfloor heating was switched on.

Having a smart meter shows you how much things cost so you can choose to either continue using an item or switching it off.

But what to do if you don’t have a smart meter?

Here are two options.

1. Use our Electricity Cost Calculators based on meter readings.

You can use a period as short as one day and as long as a year (if the tariffs stay the same for the whole period). (more…)

Utility Warehouse energy prices

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Post published:6th October 2022
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Energy Prices from Utility Warehouse

It’s difficult to find good energy deals at present, but one supplier claims to have lowest energy tariffs if you join as a member taking out other services too.

The Utility Warehouse deal can be checked out here. According to Utility Warehouse, if you sign up for Energy, Broadband, Mobile Phone, and Insurance, you get: (more…)