800M 32mm SWA - could this cause increased electricity bills due to voltage loss

Rolf:

Hi all,


Our electricity usage is very high (6,000 KWH annually) but we dont have any electricity heating or anything that should be chewing up that much electricity.


I'm looking for reasons why the usage is so high.


Our meter is actually sited on a neighbouring property and then a 35mm2 2 core SWA cable runs approx 800 meters to an Ashley Eddison transformer that regulates the voltage and amperage.


Could the length of the cable, the associated voltage drop and then the transformer usage contribute significantly to the electricity usage..?


Thanks and my apologies for any inaccuracies and ignorance!

Rolf

Hi Rolf, welcome to the IET community :) 


Sounds like a pretty unusual set-up!


Could you post a few pics of the meter end, transformer, your fuse box etc? 


Also, how long have you had this arrangement? 

Rolf:

Hi all,


Our electricity usage is very high (6,000 KWH annually) but we dont have any electricity heating or anything that should be chewing up that much electricity.


I'm looking for reasons why the usage is so high.


Our meter is actually sited on a neighbouring property and then a 35mm2 2 core SWA cable runs approx 800 meters to an Ashley Eddison transformer that regulates the voltage and amperage.


Could the length of the cable, the associated voltage drop and then the transformer usage contribute significantly to the electricity usage..?


Thanks and my apologies for any inaccuracies and ignorance!

Rolf

Hi Rolf, welcome to the IET community :) 


Sounds like a pretty unusual set-up!


Could you post a few pics of the meter end, transformer, your fuse box etc? 


Also, how long have you had this arrangement?