Causes & Reasons for a High Electricity Bill

Below is a detailed list of possible causes & reasons for a high electricity bill. Check through them carefully before you rush to contact your electricity provider or call in an expert to help;

1. Your Electrical Meter may have been misread. Read the meter yourself & compare it to the figure shown on the bill.
2. Most home electricity bills are received quarterly. Occasionally a quarterly bill can be missed & later added to your next bill – resulting in a high electricity bill perhaps even doubled. Check that you are comparing bills correctly.
3. Compare your electricity bill with previous bills and see if your tariff rate has been increased. In January each year rates are usually reviewed & adjusted by your electricity retailer. Rates tend to increase each year and hence the cause of the higher bill.
4. If the ‘meter man’ is unable to gain access to your property the meter reading is usually under-estimated. When they finally gain access to your meter in the next quarter, the ‘catchup electricity bill’ ends up higher as a consequence resulting in the effect of a higher electricity bill.
5. Have you purchased any new electrical appliances recently that could of caused an increase in electricity consumption at home? Or are appliances operating longer than normal? This could be reasons for a high electricity bill.
6. If you have electric storage hot water unit & the thermostat is faulty, then electricity will be continually heating water causing your bills to be high. Incorrect over-operation of the high-pressure safety valve on the hot water tank will result in higher hot water comsumtion leading to higher power consumption.
7. Your Electrical Billing Smart Meter may be incorrectly configured. A meter that is reading higher consumption than actual, will be the reasons for a high electricity bill.