Understanding Your Electric Bill

UNDERSTANDING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL
AND
THE WAY TO REDUCE IT BY USING ELECTRICITY
EFFICIENTLY

THIS PAPER SIMPLIFIES THE PRESENT UNBUNDLED BILL OF ALL DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES REBUNDLING THE CHARGES INTO ITS BASIC COMPONENTS, NAMELY:

DEMAND CHARGES: ( IN P / KW ) THE CHARGE IMPOSED UPON THE SECONDARY RETAIL 3.1 CUSTOMERS AND THE PRIMARY RETAIL 4.1 CUSTOMERS OF DAVAO LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY., AND SIMILARLY CLASSIFIED DEMAND CUSTOMERS OF OTHER DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES. DEMAND IS MEASURED AT THE HIGHEST ENERGY CONSUMED IN ANY 15 MINUTE INTERVALS OVER THE DURATION OF THE BILLING MONTH.

ENERGY CHARGES: ( IN P / KWHS) THE CHARGE ON ENERGY (KWHS) CONSUMED, IMPOSED ON ALL CUSTOMERS IN THE DLPC FRANCHISE AREA, AS WELL AS ALL CUSTOMERS IN OTHER DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES.

FIXED MONTHLY CHARGES: THE CHARGE IMPOSED ON ALL CUSTOMERS CLASS IN THE DLPC FRANCHISE AREA, AS WELL AS OTHER DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THERE WAS ENERGY CONSUMED OR NOT.

AREAS WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING
TO REDUCE
OUR CONSUMPTION AND OUR ELECTRIC BILL
FIXED MONTHLY CHARGES:

THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID THESE CHARGES, SINCE THESE ARE MONTHLY CHARGES BILLED, AND THIS CHARGE IS CONSIDERED THE MINIMUM CHARGE PER CUSTOMER PER MONTH.

DEMAND CHARGES:
THREE WAYS TO REDUCE THIS COMPONENT: 1.) STAGGERED START-UP OF MAJOR LOADS. 2.) PEAK SHAVING, BY TURNING OF SOME UNNECESSARY LOADS WHEN THE PEAKING HOURS APPROACHES OR, RUNNING GENERATORS TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF PART OF THE TOTAL LOAD. 3.) SHIFTING THE OPERATION HOURS.

ENERGY (KWHS) CHARGES:

PRACTICE ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES LIKE: USE THE APPROPRIATE TRANSFORMERS AND WIRE SIZE FOR THE LOAD, FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, USE THE RIGHT SIZED STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMERS FOR YOUR APPLIANCES, AVR’S INCLUDED.

REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF MAJOR LOADS: BY CLEANING REGULARLY AIRCONDITIONING UNITS, HEATING ELEMENTS, AND LIGHTING FIXTURES.

USE NATURAL LIGHTING WHENEVER AVAILABLE.

USE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CAPACITORS FOR MAJOR LOADS, AND PLACE THESE AT THE NEAREST POINT BEFORE THE LOAD (EG. CONTROL SWITCH OR BREAKER)., FOR DEMAND CUSTOMERS. FOR RESIDENTIAL USERS PLACE THE “POWER SAVER” UNIT(S) NEAR THE MAIN PANEL BOARD.

FIXED MONTHLY CHARGES :

Present Rate Applied Rate

ERC CASE # 2009 - 041 RC

Residential : P 5.6410 per month P 5.6410 per month
Secondary Retail 2.1 212.1918 per month 453.7262 per month
Secondary Retail 3.1 1,147.4020 per month 2,474.4133 per month
PrimaryRetail 5.1 4,078.4881 per month 4,799.53 per month

Flat Lighting 5.1 29.6040 per month

DEMAND CHARGES

Secondary Retail 3.1 to be determined
Primary Retail 4.1 to be determined

ENERGY CHARGES ( in Kwhs as of June 2009 )

Residential P 6.256 per kwh
Secondary Retail 6.175 per kwh

Secondary Retail 3.1 for updating
Primary Retail 4.1 for updating
Flat Lighting 5.1 6.273 per kwh