During the Winter months in Ireland and Scotland, what do you notmally pay the utility company for electricity

Question

Do you use electricity, heating oil or some other type of fuel to keep your homes warm during the Winter months? If it is electricity, then what is the monthly bill in your currency?

Thank you,

nicola B: I asked this question, because as an inventor of a new source of unlimited electricity, I was curious to see if Ireland and Scotland would be viable customers at a future date, not thinking for one minute that you were third world countries.
I am sorry that you took offense to such an innocent sounding question, that was not my intention when I asked this question!

Answer 1

I live in ireland my winter electricity bill is approx 120 euros per month. My heating and hot water runs on oil we fill the tank about 4 times a year with 500 euro each time. We also have a solid fuel stove which gives out great heat we use that for the winter starting around november to march and that cost approx 60 euro per month. So all in all our combined monthly outgoings on fuel, oil and electricity are 347 euros

Answer 2

Yes, freezing is quite likely. However... both countries sit at a fairly northern latitude so the weather is normally unstable on the western coasts. It can be a beautiful clear, cold day when you wake up, and a warmer howling gale by the time you have lunch. The eastern coasts are normally drier and colder in the winter simply because the predominant direction for weather hitting Scotland is from the west; Ireland is the same. Any rain has normally fallen before it reachs the east. Temperatures can reach eighty fahrenheit in a normal summer, average in Scotland is closer to seventy fahrenheit though.

Answer 3

I also live in Ireland and my winter electricity bill is approx €85 per month. My heating and hot water runs on a wood pellet system which we fill about twice a year at €510 each time. We also have a solid fuel stove which I do not use much now and it ran on turf/peat anyway which we cut ourselves so was free.So our monthly bill comes in at €165 which I think is rather good.My house is an extremely well insulated 5 bedroom dormer bungalow.

Answer 4

don't believe that oil and gas are the only sources of heating, because all new apartment blocks ( which almost outnumber houses now in Dublin) run on electric storage heaters.. oil is very expensive and people are changing to cheaper options.. although Gas prices jumped 33% last year and there are 2 tarriffs, which apply.. summertime is cheaper to run heating for hot water and obviously winter time is more expensive because everybody uses more fuel and power to heat homes as opposed to summertime.. everyone else has given you their average expenditures, which is similar to mine..

Answer 5

Heating oil mainly in Ireland, or gas. Not usually electricity.

Answer 6

we use oil - electricity is quite expensive in comparison but it costs approx £300 or about 600 dollars for the winter and autumn months.

Answer 7

I think a lot depends on how well insulated one's house is, also the number of folks living there. Why don't you try the Central Statistics Office in Dublin, they have just published their report on all aspects of Irish life. Also, somebody had just made a major breakthrough on alternative electricity in Galway, wave power maybe, we live in hope.

Answer 8

i have just opened my esb bill this morning, it's €220 which is normal for our house - 2 ad 2ch and i have oil central heating.

Answer 9

don't know about the others but i usually pay money

Answer 10

do you think Scotland and Ireland are 3rd World countries you numpty???????
big apologies to you. obviously a very clever thinking person. can see where you're coming from now you've explained original question.