Our home runs on gas, and it is usually cheaper. This bill, we are expecting an extraordinarily high electricity bill. We had to wait 3 weeks at the start of Winter for our new heater to be installed due to high demand. During this time, we were given a variety of electric radiators and heaters from friends to help us cope such a long time without heat. Our heater is usually on most of the time over winter. Well, having these silly heaters on most of the time would be very costly. The salesman and the installer told us that they use many many thousands of kilowatts/hour and are not efficient at all. VERY costly to run, but we had no choice at the time. We are expecting a big bill. Now we have a 6 star gas heater, which is very cheap to run, so our gas bill should go down. Heating and cooling the main gas expenses we have. For those people who are alarmed at their bills, ring your provider and ask for a better deal. We ring all the providers every couple of months, so we know that we have done everything WE can do to get a cheaper rate. Also, try websites like iSelect, which is a comparison website, which shows the best rates available in your area at that time. You won't get a better rate if you don't open your mouth and ask for it. It's amazing how much you can save by asking. Your provider is usually only too happy to match a cheaper rate you have found elsewhere, just to keep you as a customer.