How many kWh do you use on average per month?

[Snyper564]

So far for the year above

Per month
AVG 550
Eskom: 56
Solar 494

So I am producing 90% of my needs can be 100% but thats not the goal

Also moving from gas to firewood. Burning those illegal wattels/gums

 

[Cactus]

So, a regular two plate electric stove? It's not a fake gas or poor man's anything. I used one when I first left home back in the nineties. No shame there.

I checked the prices for a proper gas stove and oven + installation, then cried a little and bought this 2 plate gas burner instead. I'm the poor man here

It works really well though.

 

[Cius]

550 odd in Summer, up to 700 odd in winter.

 

[maumau]

One person, gas hob. 500kwh per month

 

[ADrunkTeddyBear]

1500-1700 KWh a month....(im a crypto miner lol)

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

That's an average 1.3kw draw 24 hours a day. Just out of interest, what's consuming all of that?

• 3.5 kW geyser (now on a timer from 05:00-06:00 & 17:00 - 20:00 outside solar hours, all day during solar hours)
• 0.75 kW pool pump (12:00 - 16:00 during solar hours)
• 15 x 10W outside lights that run through the night (off battery)
• 2 x fridges and 1 x chest freezer. These hardly use anything.
• Maid comes twice a week, so it's washing machine, vacuum, iron etc. (all off solar)
• 1 x 3kW heater now in winter which we only use when the grid is up. Don't want it draining battery. This is responsible for the winter spike.

You don't realise how much power a geyser actually uses until you see it on a graph.


All the spikes close to 3 kW and above is the geyser...

 

[rh1]

Actually need to look at getting a new stove and oven, might as well make it gas. We've been living off the air fryer and electric pans for 5 months now, the oven and stove keep tripping things.

Baking in a gas oven is not lekka. I prefer electric ovens. Gas stove cooking is way better than electric.

 

[Snyper564]

Baking in a gas oven is not lekka. I prefer electric ovens. Gas stove cooking is way better than electric.

Till you get a great induction hob - our solar covers both our oven and induction hob. Induction is awesome on solar

Induction hob > gas stove > electric stove

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Till you get a great induction hob - our solar covers both our oven and induction hob. Induction is awesome on solar

Induction hob > gas stove > electric stove

Still prefer gas. Especially on a cast iron grill. It's almost like making a gas braai...

 

[Snyper564]

Still prefer gas. Especially on a cast iron grill. It's almost like making a gas braai...

Cast iron works beautifully on induction too

 

[zolly]

200-300 kwh during summer, 300-450 during winter.

 

[Geoff.D]

Just below 500 units a month, 3 adults, no stove, 150 l geyser on a timer.

Before our arrival in CT there were also 3 adults in the house, no geyser timer and the usage was 750 units a month.

 

[noxibox]

Between 250 and 310 units, depending on the time of year, for four people. Gas stove reduced consumption by 3-4 units a day and the solar water heater about the same. So those two were close to half our previous consumption. We saved another unit or two per day when an old dishwasher needed to be replaced.

Prior to getting the solar water heater we'd tried turning the power off during the day, but it didn't save anything. I'd tried before when we lived in a flat and it made no difference there either.

Till you get a great induction hob - our solar covers both our oven and induction hob. Induction is awesome on solar

Induction hob > gas stove > electric stove

I've used induction, normal electric and gas. I'd take gas over the other two. But my wife and son are the ones who enjoy cooking, so it was their preference that mattered most, which also happened to be gas.

The other plus side of gas is that it works without electricity.

 

[Snyper564]

Between 250 and 310 units, depending on the time of year, for four people. Gas stove reduced consumption by 3-4 units a day and the solar water heater about the same. So those two were close to half our previous consumption. We saved another unit or two per day when an old dishwasher needed to be replaced.

Prior to getting the solar water heater we'd tried turning the power off during the day, but it didn't save anything. I'd tried before when we lived in a flat and it made no difference there either.


I've used induction, normal electric and gas. I'd take gas over the other two. But my wife and son are the ones who enjoy cooking, so it was their preference that mattered most, which also happened to be gas.

The other plus side of gas is that it works without electricity.

Just remember there is good induction and bad induction I would take gas over bad induction anyday, but good induction over good gas

 

[Rickster]

1100kwh pure eskom.

 

[BadBoyGP]

~1,000 (summer) combined
~1,400 (winter) combined

~350 (summer) Eskom only
~850 (winter) Eskom only...

I do around

950kw summer
1100kw winter

This is the first month with solar...
Based on the current average

350kw now - eskom

 

[neoprema]

1081 last month.

 

[zerocool2009]

185kw since 2003 summer or winter!

 

[Harmonic]

185kw since 2003 summer or winter!

Pffft perfrormance cars should be making at least 400kw

 

[hj2k_x]

Between 1000 and 1500 depending on season.

Split between solar and Eskom to be confirmed once solar install completed which will be hopefully by end May.

2 households. 2 geysers. Many fridges. Aircon for heating and cooling. Electric stove, oven, air fryer, microwaves. It all adds up.

I've put the geysers down to 30 mins per day each. And it's been cold here. So far the water had remained piping hot at all times. Long may it continue!