OT: Gas Bill

Not from the above, it's a PITA for gas cos unlike electric the gas meter reads quantity not kwh.

The quantity is usually cubic meters but if it's a old meter it might be 100's of cubic feet. You need to find out which. If it's imperial multiply the usage by 2.83.

You then need to multiply by the compression factor (they reckon the gas is compressed in the pipes), and then by the calorific value (this varies - check your last bill but it can change - it's how much energy is in the gas). Then divide by 3.6.

You now have the kwh.

Then work out how many days in the billing period and apportion the units to the two rates (eg if it's 2680 kwh per year at the higher rate then over 82 days it'll be 2680 * 82/365 units at the high rate and the rest at the low rate).

Oh, and if the above rates are ex VAT multiply by 1.05 to add the VAT.

Thanks for that. I got my Gas Bill this morning..

It was 63.30 which is 20.32 more then last year in the same period. (April - July). I've used the same amount in gas accoring to the energy tracker on Eon's website. Just goes to sow how much bills have gone up in 12 months.

Gone up from being very cheap to bog standard average.

Dave F.