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I switched to Airtricity at start of July (before then in NI the only provider was NIE). They offered electric 14% cheaper than NIE per unit so I didnt take much persuading. Bills were to be issued every 2mths. All good...

Got my first bill start of Aug, for one month. From 4th july-1st Aug my bill was £50 which I paid by DD.
Next bill, 2 mths later on 1st Oct was £256 . I only realised today when my bank statement came in that it had been so high as they use E-billing. Went online to check and couldnt understand why my 2nd bill was dated 4th july- 1st October (I thought id been billed twice for July). Rang to complain and they told me it had been recalcualted due to an error and that my actual bill from 4th July-1st Oct had been £300ish but as Id already paid £50 in August they only charged me the £256. They were using estimates so I gave them todays reading and she worked out that from 4th July-5th Nov (today) I had used £315 worth of electric so they sending me out another bill of £15 to get the account even again. (They had been over estimating as I only owe them £15 for the last 5 weeks electric)

I am due another bill 1st Dec which im assured should be low as it will only be for one month. Still going by averages Im looking at at least £75 a month based on Summer usage - i'l be using tumble dryer/lights etc more in winter.

Does £300 for electric for the 4 months July, August, September, October seem steep to you? (Doesnt include heating, we have oil) We live in a 3 bed bungalow. How much do things like tumble dryers, electric heaters, tv's etc cost to run? Me and staurt have been rowing all afternoon as to who wastes the most electric. I blame him for buying a massive plasma TV that is on 12 hrs a day!!! He blames me for leaving the electric shower on/kitchen lights...

I remember pepper had a thingy that counted electric units appliances used. Are they expensive? Do only certain providers use them?