On: Why are UK electricity bills so expensive?

[wiether]

Electricity consumption will vary during the year so it seems fair to give the yearly total to have the actual cost; and you can divide by twelve if your prefer a monthly average.

Meanwhile, if they only gave a monthly figure, one could wonder if it's an average or if it's taken in January or July.

[fy20 → wiether]

Many UK homes have electric heating or use supplemental electric heaters during winter, so the consumption of summer vs winter changes a lot.

This is why there has been a big push for offshore wind in the UK, it's an island that has strong winds during winter.

[lostlogin → wiether]

> Electricity consumption will vary during the year

We heat with a wood burner and so have very flat usage over a year. Heating requirements are lower here in Auckland, New Zealand.

[wiether → lostlogin]

During winter the days are shorter so the lights are on more often.

People tend to eat/drink more heated things than during summer (think coffee maker and microwave ovens).

They also tend to spend more time inside due to the weather so they use things needing electricity (TV, computer, radio...).