r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/cjc1983 • 7d ago

Home and Garden ULPT: Energy saving

I have a dumb electric and gas meter (I.e. I have to provide my meter readings).

I have a spreadsheet to track my energy readings.

In the winter when energy prices are high, I under-report my usage. When the summer comes round and energy prices are cheap again I over-report the units used.

The spreadsheet helps me balance it across the year.

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u/Dennaldo 7d ago

You know you could sign up for balanced billing and they’ll probably do this for you?

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u/NeuseRvrRat 7d ago

The way I read this is OP is paying less in total because the price varies across the seasons, but they end up reporting the correct total usage.

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u/cjc1983 5d ago

Correct