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How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Charpell(m): 8:19pm On Dec 12, 2014 |
Most Families and businesses receive an electricity bill countless times a year. But are you getting the most out of the information it gives you? We’ll explain how we calculate your electricity usage, and make your bill easy to understand with our step-by-step tutorial. How is electricity measured? It’s handy to know how electricity is measured. There are a couple of ways, but the main one is the watt-hour. The watt (W) is a measure of electrical power. Light bulbs are marked with a watt rating, such as 40 W, and so are appliances such as air-blow heaters (around 1,000 W). This gives an indication of the amount of electrical power they need to work. Electricity consumption is a combination of the amount of electricity (that is, the watt) and the period of time for which it is used. So a standard measure of electricity consumption is the amount of watts used over an hour: the watt-hour (Wh). For example, a 40 W light bulb turned on for one hour will use 40 Wh of electricity. An electricity bill records the number of killowatt hours (kWh) consumed over a period, which is usually around three months when the meters are read. A kilowatt-hour is simply a thousand watt-hours. So, using a 4,000 W air-conditioner for one hour will consume 4 kWh of electricity (or 4,000 Wh). Example A consumer consumes 1000 watts load per hour daily for one month. Calculate The Total Energy bill of the consumer if per unit rate is N14 [Take 1 month = 30 Days] Solution 1unit = 1kWh. So Total kWh = 1000 x 24hrs x 30days = 720000 watts/hour We Want to convert it into Units, Where is 1unit = 1kWh. So total Consumed units. 720000/1000…… (k=kilo=1000) Total Units = 720. Cost of per unit is 9. So total Cost or bill= 720 x 14 = N10,080. Part 2 Your tariff options The rate that homes or businesses are charged for electricity is often called a ‘tariff’. Tariffs determine how much the user pays for electricity used. Tariffs are recorded on the electricity bill in cents per kilowatt-hour (c/kWh). Two common types of tariffs offered by energy retailers are: 1 Flat rate: This is the most common type. The same rate is charged for electricity all day. 2 Time-of-use: This is where a different price is charged according to when the energy is used. Time-of-use tariffs usually involve peak, off-peak and shoulder pricing, which means users are charged less for electricity used during ‘off-peak’ or low demand periods and a higher rate for electricity used during high demand or ‘peak’ hours. Source: http://energyhex..com/2014/12/how-to-calculate-your-electricity-bill.html 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by iamodenigbo1(m): 8:36pm On Dec 12, 2014 |
is this applicable to Nigerian user? 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Charpell(m): 12:29am On Dec 13, 2014 |
iamodenigbo1:Very much applicable especially those who use prepaid |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Infomizer(m): 7:51am On Dec 13, 2014 |
Crazy how many people don't understand most of the jargons on their PHCN bills. Nice work OP... 2 Likes |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Nobody: 9:11am On Dec 13, 2014 |
You forgot to add VAT, meter maintenance charge, and God knows what else to the N6480. 1 Like |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Charpell(m): 9:25am On Dec 13, 2014 |
Infomizer:Thanks bro, people will spend less if they learn of high consuming energy appliance |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Charpell(m): 9:26am On Dec 13, 2014 |
Abuamam:Or even more, i modified the post. Prepaid users are charged N14/ Kw |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by ifyan(m): 7:51am On Jan 24, 2015 |
Nice tips |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Charpell(m): 12:32pm On May 06, 2015 |
Thanks |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by mrintelligent(m): 3:52pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
Please, how do you get kwh of unmetered customers? I head there is what they called "Load Measurement Method". Can you please explain to me? |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by NifemiOlu(m): 3:55pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
Mr Sheriff and Mr Waliu of Eko Electricity company (Ajah) will frown at this. 3 Likes |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by mrintelligent(m): 6:40pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
Ok. Lets assume I have the kwh. Is this formular to get the amount payable correct? Amount payable = (tarrif class rate × kwh)+ fixed charge + VAT. Pls ur urgente response is highly appreciated. Thanks |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by aspirebig: 10:36pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
Nice one....I know that energy bulbs save bills alot. |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by dexpee4life(m): 11:53pm On Jul 28, 2015 |
This is quite informative and impressive |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Najyin(m): 9:05am On Jul 03, 2019 |
How many kw is 2k worth of power bought from the electricity suppliers. |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by ThothHermes: 9:44am On Jul 03, 2019 |
Najyin:2000/14 -- 142.8 kWh |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Najyin(m): 9:48am On Jul 03, 2019 |
ThothHermes: Thanks man. |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by EDWNigLtd: 9:22pm On Jan 12, 2020 |
With this New Power Tariffs, consumption same but the units your money can purchase has dropped drastically.
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Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by ridbay(m): 6:54am On Jan 20, 2020 |
Weldone. I've been looking for this breakdown on the Internet. Please try and correct the Per unit charge in your first example. You used two different per unit charges. 1 Like |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Nobody: 8:54am On May 19, 2020 |
Charpell:I do not really understand this. I feel this PHCN criminals are messing with my money. I changed the whole bulbs to energy bulbs, so I see no reason why I get high bills, and I use meter. How do I calculate it when I collect the number on it? |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by notificationva: 4:20pm On Jun 01, 2022 |
Wow! thanks for distributing electricity bill calculations. I never thought about how to calculate such a bill. Are these calculations applicable to any country? I'm from the UK, and I'd like to know if I could calculate my bill for the coming months like this. I would like to know at least what amount is waiting for me to pay because now I have installed even more light, and I realize that I will have to pay much more. Electricians from https://www.fordelectrical.co.uk/ have installed a lot of headlights outside that I'm sure will consume a lot of electricity. But instead, it will be beautiful in the yard of our house. |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by nautybride: 7:58pm On Jun 01, 2022 |
An informative post that never got to front page. Lalasticlala, do you think this works in Naija? |
Re: How To Calculate Your Electricity Bill For You Home ( Very Important) by Hexzagon: 9:41am On Sep 24, 2022 |
nautybride: Yes but there are other variables not included but this is the bare minimum. Variables such as the tariff plan you are under, base charge and VAT. 1 Like |
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