Electric pricing ripoff

[Venom Maker]

Why now that the country appears to have enough power to supply us all are we still being penalized for using electricity. The more you use the more you pay. In the real world the more you buy the less you pay.

The municipalities brought this costing structure into place to force us to reduce our power consumption now the crisis is over, however they do not revert back to charging us a standard per KW hour rate regardless of what we use.

 

[Blistering-LoLLy]

The thing that most people ain't get is with , ongoing electric you pay a lot more , than the people
With pre paid electricity , most people pay like 3-6k an month, while pre paid you would have paid maybe 1k
1,5k max an month . It is those other services the make you pay , that add up quickly, so that the
Lest fortunate can have almost free electric.

 

[Johnatan56]

The thing that most people ain't get is with , ongoing electric you pay a lot more , than the people
With pre paid electricity , most people pay like 3-6k an month, while pre paid you would have paid maybe 1k
1,5k max an month . It is those other services the make you pay , that add up quickly, so that the
Lest fortunate can have almost free electric.

What?
Was?
¿Qué?

And why would pre-paid reduce your cost? Only thing I can think of is that it makes it more aware of your usage..

Why now that the country appears to have enough power to supply us all are we still being penalized for using electricity. The more you use the more you pay. In the real world the more you buy the less you pay.

The municipalities brought this costing structure into place to force us to reduce our power consumption now the crisis is over, however they do not revert back to charging us a standard per KW hour rate regardless of what we use.

It's going to be the same with water.
In Germany they have an issue that the sewage system might break down due to water saving, here they won't reduce the price and everyone will keep saving even if we do have water.

 

[MickZA]

The thing that most people ain't get is with , ongoing electric you pay a lot more , than the people
With pre paid electricity , most people pay like 3-6k an month, while pre paid you would have paid maybe 1k
1,5k max an month

Lost me with your comparisons there but here in PE post-paid is cheaper than pre-paid and 3-6k a month? - maybe if you're running a business from home.

 

[C4Cat]

Why now that the country appears to have enough power to supply us all are we still being penalized for using electricity. The more you use the more you pay. In the real world the more you buy the less you pay.

The municipalities brought this costing structure into place to force us to reduce our power consumption now the crisis is over, however they do not revert back to charging us a standard per KW hour rate regardless of what we use.

Electricity in South Africa was always ridiculously cheap in the past, compared to the rest of the world, now prices are now actually more in line with what it really costs to produce electricity. Unlike other goods where producing more items lowers the cost per item, with electricity producing more, costs more, and the more people use the more it costs to produce. The crises isn't really over, we need to generate more than we currently do and will need to generate much much more going into the future.

 

[access]

The thing that most people ain't get is with , ongoing electric you pay a lot more , than the people
With pre paid electricity , most people pay like 3-6k an month, while pre paid you would have paid maybe 1k
1,5k max an month . It is those other services the make you pay , that add up quickly, so that the
Lest fortunate can have almost free electric.

actually, people have been posting opposite figures

 

[ProAsm]

3k/pm, wow... if ours goes above R1k I have a fit and we have 3 fridges, 4 aircons/heaters, 4 TV's, electric geyzer, electric stove etc..

 

[Brenden_E]

3k/pm, wow... if ours goes above R1k I have a fit and we have 3 fridges, 4 aircons/heaters, 4 TV's, electric geyzer, electric stove etc..

How...
1 Fridge, no aircon, 1 tv and I sometimes hit R1K.

 

[Grubscrew]

We have two fridges, aircons, swimming pool motor and a normal geyser set at 55deg and we do 5-6 loads of washing a week and two dish washer loads also. R1200-R1400 prepaid.

 

[Brenden_E]

We have two fridges, aircons, swimming pool motor and a normal geyser set at 55deg and we do 5-6 loads of washing a week and two dish washer loads also. R1200-R1400 prepaid.

Doesn't aircons chow electricity like crazy? That said I also have a pool motor and fishtank filter and lights that run 24/7.

 

[bwana]

Lost me with your comparisons there but here in PE post-paid is cheaper than pre-paid and 3-6k a month? - maybe if you're running a business from home.

I was going to say - I'm spending R1200 pm on water and electricity.

 

[CamiKaze]

I get a different amount of units every time I buy prepaid electricity.

R100

Amt: R87.72
Vat Amt: 12.28
Units: 75.6kWh

When I buy again, I get:

Amt: R87.72
Vat Amt: 12.28
Units: 88.5kWh

What am I missing here?

I purchase through the FNB app.

 

[Grubscrew]

Doesn't aircons chow electricity like crazy? That said I also have a pool motor and fishtank filter and lights that run 24/7.

Yes they do, but I only use them for an hour or two at most when we are home.

 

[Captain Beer]

I'm spending R2400 a month Maybe I need to have the meter checked.

 

[JJCT]

I use about R1500 a month but I noticed since water saving measures that number has come down a bit.

 

[DA-LION-619]

I pay about R400 a month.
Water is free

 

[diapason]

I get a different amount of units every time I buy prepaid electricity.

R100

Amt: R87.72
Vat Amt: 12.28
Units: 75.6kWh

When I buy again, I get:

Amt: R87.72
Vat Amt: 12.28
Units: 88.5kWh

What am I missing here?

I purchase through the FNB app.

There is generally a threshold (maybe more than one) where you cross over to a higher price per unit. It looks as though that first purchase was, perhaps, later in the month which, when added to your previous purchases for that month, took you over a threshold. The second purchase is, perhaps, earlier in a month. Check the dates. Also, check your municipality website. That should give the pricing.

 

[ProAsm]

Doesn't aircons chow electricity like crazy? That said I also have a pool motor and fishtank filter and lights that run 24/7.

Most aircons will use 3 Kw till it reaches temp then idle at 300 watts there after depending on the size of the room and how many times doors are opened

These are our readings for last year.
In summer we run the aircons for approx 6 hours a day, same in winter.
In summer we set the temp at 23 and winter 28.

2016 readings:

Jan = 743
Feb = 724
Mar = 777
Apr = 692
May = 694
Jun = 771
Jul = 769
Aug = 737
Sep = 711
Oct = 689
Nov = 725
Dec = 781

Btw, our tarrif is R380 for the MCB charge and 0.81c per unit there after.