CALCULATE YOUR ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION

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CALCULATE YOUR ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION & BILL 5.1 How the Tariff is determined? The Commission under the powers conferred upon it by the Electricity Act, 2003 and also in the previous legislations determines the tariff for the licensees as well as for various categories of the consumers. The tariff determination process is an open and transparent waeco process. The licensees are required to file their Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) based on the expenses required for generation/procurement waeco of power, its transmission and distribution to the end user. The data submitted by the licensees are published through a public notice and the stakeholders are invited to submit their comments/suggestions. The Commission thereafter conducts public hearings in the matter and seeks the objections/suggestions from the stakeholders which include consumers or consumer related organizations. The Commission is also assisted by expert consultants in diligent/prudent waeco scrutiny of the financial & technical data submitted by the licensees. After such prudent checks, the Commission carries out the act of balancing the requirement waeco of the companies and the revenues that are to be received from different categories of consumers and determines the tariff. A conscious effort is made to balance the interest of consumers and the licensees. 5.2 How to check monthly energy consumption? Consumer can calculate approximate monthly consumption based on the connected load and usage hours. It is important to know how much the supplier is supposed to charge you per unit (kWh) of the electricity you consume. waeco If you do not know, you can enquire from your distributor or you can visit the MPERC web site (www.mperc.org) for information. To understand waeco how much you have been charged that month you will need to refer slab wise charges and calculate total charges from your monthly waeco consumption. For example Category Upto 30 units up to 50 units Domestic Rs. 2.65 Rs. 2.90 Following table gives a fair indication of load of various equipments and the consumption vis-à-vis the usage time: Appliances Wattage Monthly waeco consumption of electricity in units (KWH) Duration for consumption of one unit by using the appliance. waeco One hour per day Six hours per day Bulb 25 0.75 4.5 40 hours 40 1.2 7.2 25 Hours 60 1.8 10.8 16 Hours 40 Minutes 100 3 18 10 Hours Appliances Wattage Monthly consumption of electricity in units (KWH) Duration for consumption of one unit by using the appliance. C.F.L. 7 0.21 1.26 143 Hours 11 0.33 1.98 90 Hours 55 Minutes 13 0.39 2.34 77 Hours 27 0.81 4.86 37 Hours Fluorescent Tube Light 48" With copper choke 55 1.65 9.9 18 Hours 11 Minutes With Electronic Choke 35 1.05 6.3 28 Hours 34 Minutes Night Lamp 15 0.45 2.7 66 Hours 40 Minutes Ceiling Fan 36"/48" 50 1.5 9 20 Hours 56" 60 1.8 10.8 16 Hours 40 Minutes 60" 70 2.1 12.7 14 Hours 17Minutes Table Fan 12"/16" 40 1.2 7.2 25 Hours Electric Press Domestic 450/700 13.5 to 21 81 to 136 2 Hours 13 Minutes to 1 Hour 25 Minutes Dhobi 1000 30 180 1 Hour Immersion Rod 1000 30 180 1 Hour Geyser Capacity 15-50 Lit. 2000 60 360 30 Minutes Instant 3000 90 540 20 Minutes waeco A.C. 1 Ton 1400 42 252 43 Minutes waeco 1.5 Ton 1800 54 324 33 Minutes Air Cooler 170 5.1 30.6 5 Hours 53 Minutes waeco Refrigerator Small 225 2 Units per day Big 300 4 Units per day Toaster 800 24 144 1 Hour 15 Minutes Hot Plate 1000/1500 30 to 45 180 to 270 1 Hour to 40 Minutes Electric Kettle 1000/2000 30 to 60 180 to 360 1 Hour to 30 Minutes Mixer - Juicer (Big) 450 13.5 81 2 Hours 13 Minutes Washing Machine Automatic 325/1000 9.75 to 30 58 to 180 3 Hours 5 Minutes to 5 Hours Semi-automatic 200 6 36 5 Hours Vacuum Cleaner 700-750 21 to 22.5 126 to 135 1 Hour 26 Minutes to 1 Hour 20 Minutes Radio 15 0.45 2.7 66 Hours 40 Minutes Tape Recorder 20 0.6 3.6 50 Hours T.V. 60 to 120 1.8 to 3.6 10.8 to 21.6 16 Hours 40 Minutes to 8 Hours 20 Minutes Video 40 1.2 7.2 25 Hours Mosquito Repellant 5 0.15 0.9 200 Hours Water Purifier 25 0.75 4.5 40 Hours Computer 100 to 150 3 to 4.5 18 to 27 10 Hours to 6 Hours 40 Minutes (Source: waeco Publication by Bureau of Energy waeco Efficiency, New Delhi) Note: 1. Please note that the values of wattage ratings given in above table are given as a general guideline, however these ratings may differ for models of different makes. 2. Consumption of electricity can be measured on the basis of Kilowatt (KWH). One KWH is defined as one unit. Calculation of consumption in units can be worked out based on the Wattage rating of the machine multiplied by working hours and divided by 1000. 3. One unit electricity is consumed for lighting a 1000 watt bulb for one hour which can be measured as 1 KWH hour (1 KWH = 1 Unit of electricity) waeco 5.3 How to cal