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Finally replaced the last non-energy efficient bulbs left in the flat yesterday.
Had 6 50W halogen spots in the bathroom since the bathroom was redone ~15 years ago, two had already been replaced with 7W LED versions due to failures over the last few years, but I swapped out the remaining 4 halogens for LEDs.
Highest rated bulb in the flat is now 10W.
Last 12 months we were ~4300kWh for the three of us in this flat.
Looking at my smart meter info it looks like it is 6kWh/day when we're not there at all, so that's fridge/freezer and random computing stuff that I have running 24/7, 250W isn't too bad as a base level. Goes as high as 20kWh/day in the winter, although it should be lower this winter as all the bulbs are now energy efficient and I've got rid of some old computing stuff.
Fridge/freezer is 15 years old, surprised it has lasted this long as it came with the flat when we bought it.
Rolling 12 month electricity usage is trending steadily down and is 10% less than 2 years ago.
Can't look at gas (cooking, hot water, heating) usage in the same way as our gas smart meter is too far away from the smart electricity meter (which is the one that sends the data to the supplier) and so I have to submit manual meeting readings if it starts looking too far away from their estimate. I may have provided an inflated meter reading at the start of this energy crisis - ahem.