It depends which numbers your bill prints, so here is one bill run three times — the rates on their own, then with the year’s usage, then with the monthly payment. Each result below is produced by the checker itself, not a picture of one.
The figures come from one published sample household. “Sandbox Energy” is not a real supplier and this is nobody’s bill — your own check runs on your own numbers.
The charges page — often page two, headed something like “your charges in detail”. This is the page worth photographing first.
Your unit rate and standing charge are higher than the current price cap. Switching to a cheaper deal would bring your bill down by roughly this much, based on a typical home’s usage. To see your own figure, add how much energy you use in a year (near ‘estimated annual consumption’ on your bill).
Right now the £ figures above use a typical home’s usage. With your own year’s kWh they become figures about your home — and I can size your monthly payment and price real deals on what you actually use.
It’s usually on the same charges page as your rates, printed as “estimated annual consumption”, “annual usage” or “EAC”. Not every bill prints it — if yours doesn’t, pop the number in below.
Compared against the current Ofgem price cap for London using a typical home's usage where you didn't give yours (shown as an estimate). We used only the numbers you entered — nothing else. I didn’t save any of it — your bill was analysed just now and it’s already gone.
Usually on the same charges page, or on the tariff label, near the words “estimated annual consumption”.
On your usage, E.ON Next (elec) + Tulo Energy (gas) would cost about £1,907 a year for your gas and electricity together — around £328 less than you pay now. Check your current tariff for any exit fee before you switch.
With Sandbox Energy, your energy costs about £2,235 a year — electricity £1,282 and gas £953.
Standing charges are set within Ofgem’s price cap and are mostly unavoidable — you can’t simply cut them. If you’re a low user, a tariff with a lower standing charge (and a slightly higher unit rate) can sometimes work out cheaper — worth a look, but do the sums for your own usage.
This is the one most people are losing money on. Pay too little and the shortfall quietly builds into a catch-up bill; pay too much and your money sits with your supplier. I’ll tell you which, and what the payment should be.
It’s on the front summary page of your bill, printed as “Your monthly payment”, “Direct Debit amount”, “Monthly Direct Debit” or “You pay us £__ a month” — not the total for the period.
Compared against the current Ofgem price cap for London using the usage you gave us. We used only the numbers you entered — nothing else. I didn’t save any of it — your bill was analysed just now and it’s already gone.
The front summary page, or your bank statement — your monthly direct debit.
Your direct debit is £162 a month. What you actually use costs about £196. The difference builds up as debt on your account, and suppliers usually catch it up in one go — so it is better to raise the payment now, or at least know it is coming.
With Sandbox Energy, your energy costs about £2,235 a year — electricity £1,282 and gas £953.
Standing charges are set within Ofgem’s price cap and are mostly unavoidable — you can’t simply cut them. If you’re a low user, a tariff with a lower standing charge (and a slightly higher unit rate) can sometimes work out cheaper — worth a look, but do the sums for your own usage.
Compared against the current Ofgem price cap for London using the usage you gave us. We used only the numbers you entered — nothing else. I didn’t save any of it — your bill was analysed just now and it’s already gone.
This is plain guidance to help you spot overpaying — not formal financial advice. A real check uses only the numbers you give us, compared against the current Ofgem price cap.
Your home bills, checked on your own numbers — £0 commission on any switch.
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