₦airaland Forum

chieyine:
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have put together 9 ways to save your electricity consumption. This is in light with the recent increase in electricity billing. Can you share some of the ways you save electricity consumption in your residence or place of business?

1. Turn off lights and electrical appliances when not in use: don't leave your electronics or lightbulbs on all day long.

2. Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs:
Traditional light bulbs waste 95% of the energy they use giving off heat, with only 5% going toward the light. Switch them out or use them sparingly.
Leaving them on for long periods is highly wasteful. Halogen incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs) use anywhere from 25-80 percent less electricity and last 3 to 25 times longer than traditional bulbs.

3. Reduce the use of water heaters:
Water heating is a major contributor to your total energy consumption. Other than purchasing an energy-efficient water heater, there are two methods of reducing your water heating expenses, you can simply use less hot water or turn down the thermostat on your water heater.

4. Purchase energy-efficient appliances:
Appliances account for a large amount of enemy consumed in households, offices, and industries. With this in mind, it is important to be intentional about purchases made to the ensure that energy-efficient appliances are installed.

5. Set refrigerator temperature to the manufacturers recommendation:
This is important to avoid excessive cooling and wasting energy

6. Unplug battery chargers when not in use:
Many devices including battery chargers draw power continuously even when not in use.

7. Plug home electronics into power strips:
Use power strips such as adaptors and extension boards to reduce energy consumption Turn the power strips off when equipment is not in use. You'll stop these devices from using energy when idle with one convenient switch.

8. Bring in sunlight:
During daylight hours, switch off artificial lights and use windows and skylights to brighten your home.

9. Service your air conditioner:
Easy maintenance, such as routinely replacing or cleaning air filters can lower your cooling systems energy consumption.

https://twitter.com/NERCNG/status/1310119927718776833/photo/1

No be if you see light?!

Ikennamurphy:
I was wondering too... In kaduna sef the minimum some pay is 8k...the only people that maybe pay lesser are students in one bedroom apartment, of which if them Contribute money finish e go still pass what they re supposed to pay

the off campus apartment that I stay in sokoto, we pay 3k for just one light bulb and an extension wire, the light sef no even fit power an electric cooker.

Great tips... This is helpful

mrMeen:
the off campus apartment that I stay in sokoto, we pay 3k for just one light bulb and an extension wire, the light sef no even fit power an electric cooker.

Hahahahaha.. That was even before the bill increase oo.. Seriously I think prepared is even better for a student.. Bc a student almost uses nothing..
Nigeria needs to find a lasting solution

Elfaris:
Toh, because I shock as I hear 750 o. lol

Hahahahahaha.. U sef dey KD?

Ikennamurphy:
Hahahahaha.. That was even before the bill increase oo.. Seriously I think prepared is even better for a student.. Bc a student almost uses nothing..
Nigeria needs to find a lasting solution

the prepaid meter is very hard to find, you must to know somebody who knows somebody, only then will you be oppirtuned to have one.

Good.

NERC should go back to old Prices i.e Prices prevailing at the beginning of this month. The Price now has jumped up by 85%. This is outrageous.

At the beginning of this month, N10'000 purchase of electricity fetched 305.26 units but on 16/09/20 and yesterday 28/09/20 after Government had ordered a Reversion to August Prices, I received 165.19 units for N10'000 I bought on each of those two days.

I REQUIRE A REFUND IN CASH OR IN KIND OF 140.07 X 2, TOTALLING 280.14 ELECTRICITY UNITS ON THOSE TWO PURCHASES.

BigSarah:
In kebbi and Niger state (certain areas) ..A 3 bedroom house pays 750naira as electric bill, a minimum of 20hrs perday

Really? I don't believe

wisdom pays

It's doesn't change anything with 80% of electricity users on crazy estimated billings

mrMeen:
the prepaid meter is very hard to find, you must to know somebody who knows somebody, only then will you be oppirtuned to have one.

I have been running around for the prepaid oo.. I can't see.. Meanwhile two of my neighbours have oo and they've never had issues with NEPA since then, but for the rest of us, little thing dem go come cut light

Ikennamurphy:
I have been running around for the prepaid oo.. I can't see.. Meanwhile two of my neighbours have oo and they've never had issues with NEPA since then, but for the rest of us, little thing dem go come cut light

Naija for you, if you wan speed up the process just wire something for them boys for NEPA office them go speed up the process.

Great tips

mrMeen:
Naija for you, if you wan speed up the process just wire something for them boys for NEPA office them go speed up the process.

But in actual sense na dem suppose provide am free of charge oo.. Is just like going to a restaurant to eat and u carry your own plate and seat to the place.. That's what NEPA people are doing

They forgot to tell you to also start thinking of solar energy

doctorexcel:
As if nepa will charge less if we save the power.

Exactly. The message is only useful to people with Prepaid Meters!

I stay u niger state.
U are right

BigSarah:
In kebbi and Niger state (certain areas) ..A 3 bedroom house pays 750naira as electric bill, a minimum of 20hrs perday

First provide electronic meters for the consumers before bringing up how to use it!
Besides, how will you manage power that is not there in the first place!

chieyine:
It is for people with prepaid meter

Yes o.

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BigSarah:
In kebbi and Niger state (certain areas) ..A 3 bedroom house pays 750naira as electric bill, a minimum of 20hrs perday

wow. Really?

When metered or non metered?

chieyine:
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have put together 9 ways to save your electricity consumption. This is in light with the recent increase in electricity billing. Can you share some of the ways you save electricity consumption in your residence or place of business?

1. Turn off lights and electrical appliances when not in use: don't leave your electronics or lightbulbs on all day long.

2. Switch to energy-efficient light bulbs:
Traditional light bulbs waste 95% of the energy they use giving off heat, with only 5% going toward the light. Switch them out or use them sparingly.
Leaving them on for long periods is highly wasteful. Halogen incandescent bulbs, compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), and light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs) use anywhere from 25-80 percent less electricity and last 3 to 25 times longer than traditional bulbs.

3. Reduce the use of water heaters:
Water heating is a major contributor to your total energy consumption. Other than purchasing an energy-efficient water heater, there are two methods of reducing your water heating expenses, you can simply use less hot water or turn down the thermostat on your water heater.

4. Purchase energy-efficient appliances:
Appliances account for a large amount of enemy consumed in households, offices, and industries. With this in mind, it is important to be intentional about purchases made to the ensure that energy-efficient appliances are installed.

5. Set refrigerator temperature to the manufacturers recommendation:
This is important to avoid excessive cooling and wasting energy

6. Unplug battery chargers when not in use:
Many devices including battery chargers draw power continuously even when not in use.

7. Plug home electronics into power strips:
Use power strips such as adaptors and extension boards to reduce energy consumption Turn the power strips off when equipment is not in use. You'll stop these devices from using energy when idle with one convenient switch.

8. Bring in sunlight:
During daylight hours, switch off artificial lights and use windows and skylights to brighten your home.

9. Service your air conditioner:
Easy maintenance, such as routinely replacing or cleaning air filters can lower your cooling systems energy consumption.

https://twitter.com/NERCNG/status/1310119927718776833/photo/1

There was no significant thought given to this.....How many Nigerians have water heaters? Looks more like cc & paste

oz4real83:
These are lies. Travel for 6 months and switch off everything in your house. Come back and meet accumulated bills waiting for u even when u used zero current and there are no more fixed charges. That is why they don't want to give prepaid meters because with that, u can easily monitor your power usage and have solid evidence to prove your fraud case against them.

I think you are saying two different things at the same time. It made u sound contradictory.

chieyine:
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission have put together 9 ways to save your electricity consumption. This is in light with the recent increase in electricity billing. Can you share some of the ways you save electricity consumption in your residence or place of business?

1. Turn off lights and electrical appliances when not in use: don't leave your electronics or lightbulbs on all day long...

https://twitter.com/NERCNG/status/1310119927718776833/photo/1

The 10th and the best way: Give Us Prepaid Meter!

BigSarah:
In kebbi and Niger state (certain areas) ..A 3 bedroom house pays 750naira as electric bill, a minimum of 20hrs perday

I'm currently in Minna, the capital of Niger state and we only use electricity here 6hrs/day.
9am to 12pm and 9pm to 12am. More so, a three bedroom flat doesn't pay below 5k.
I know because I'm an electrician

You're so beautiful. Can we talk privately?

Princessbettyj:
Wahala for who get light for house

goxx:
You're so beautiful. Can we talk privately?

Oya slide in

Just did..

Princessbettyj:
Oya slide in