New Electricity Rates Comparison

[Gekco]

Electricity is an odd business, the more you buy the more you pay.

That's just weird.
Any other product/service that you buy works the other way round.

 

[Anony-mousse]

ridiculous, unjustified price increases. SA will collapse soon.

 

[warwickw]

That's just weird.
Any other product/service that you buy works the other way round.

Nope this is normal in SA, just look at prepaid cellular, no debt collecting costs, no printing costs, way easier to manage, yet prepaid pays more per minute to call a local number.

 

[Fudzy]

That's just weird.
Any other product/service that you buy works the other way round.

Yeah except it doesn't cost less to produce increased amounts of electricity, it costs more. A chap with a plug point and a low energy watt bulb costs Eskom a lot less money than a 3 storey mansion with 6 aircon units. That way with a step tariff, if you use less than a certain amount you are charged a certain amount, when you usage goes over the tariff gets higher.

 

[Ashez7]

i hope eskom or whatever department starts thinkin about the future of the country especially should consider wind and solar energy and fast.

 

[froot]

i hope eskom or whatever department starts thinkin about the future of the country especially should consider wind and solar energy and fast.

Wind energy isn't sustainable in SA. There is a very small (10 or so wind turbines) in the Western Cape but the wind in SA isn't enough (across the whole year) to supply a decent amount of electricity. Also, the maintanance on wind turbines is horribly expensive.
Solar energy is currently not an option in SA either. The Wits professor that designed his own solar panels (much better than that currently available) exported the design overseas and is making it there. To bring it to SA is too expensive. Same goes for the current panels.
There is another professor working on a design that will be made in SA that will be used some time in the future but it's still some ways off.

 

[KSINGH]

ridiculous, unjustified price increases. SA will collapse soon.

if it were unjustified, NERSA would have not approved it.

 

[Nutty Grandad]

Well....

What about "going green"?
ummm NOT ALLOWED in most parts of SA!!!

a) you may not install the towers according to some municipal by laws
b) you may not sell any excess energy created! (Lets protect Eskom...OMG)
c) some goody two shoes will complain about the noise even though its minimal!

There are turbines available that could easily feed say 4-5 households for a week on a full charge and still have enough left to sell to the national grid at a cost of around R170000. But why should this be allowed here? If everyone had even the smallest turbine attached to their roofs, Eskom would probably have to close! We may not have water, but sure as hell, we get enough wind!
Most fully charged battery packs will feed your home comfortably without wind for 5-7 days!

My electricity bill is R1600 a month for residential in Durban!
If I buy a big turbine, and share the cost with 4 neighbours it would take me 27 months to pay this off!
Then if I sold excess power to the grid, I could in all probability pay this off in 18 months!

Can you just imagine how NICE it would be to see your electric meter turn backwards???

 

[Nutty Grandad]

if it were unjustified, NERSA would have not approved it.

OMG
Do you wear thick Lesotho blankets over your eyes?

Everything in this country is NOW about "shine" and "line"
It is sickening! Honour and integrity is a thing of the past!

When things like this get "passed" the FIRST idea in your mind should be "WHO THE HELL IS BRIBING WHO HERE" !!!

 

[spiff]

if it were unjustified, NERSA would have not approved it.

R U ON DRUGS OR WHAT???

 

[Tweak]

how do you inquire how much you are being charged ?

 

[50Kv]

The new Electricity Rates Ekurhuleni

The new electrity rates are R1.02 per kWH including VAT for the months of June, July & August 2010.
This is the winter rate.
The summer rates are R0.8436 per kWH including VAT. For September 2010 through to May 2011.
Got the info from
http://www.ekurhuleni.com/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,561/
and select the electricity tarrif.

 

[cluney]

Ekurhuleni electricity price update

Seems as if Ekurhuleni open their demanding hands a little bigger...

Lifeline electricty around R0.65/kWh...guess thats reasonable

Residential electricity Tariff A now have sliding scale - no more seasonal pricing...

July to June Inclining Block Rate Tariffs (IBTs) VAT exclusive (ie. VAT EXCLUSIVE!!!)
A.1 Block (1-50kWh) R 0. 90,00
A.2 Block (>50 to <=350 kWh) R 0. 95,00
A.3 Block (>350 to <=600 kWh) R 1. 15
A.4 Block (>600 kWh) R 1. 20
A.5 Flat rate in the case of a billing system that cannot accommodate the inclining block rate R 0. 97,00

I guess a lot of us will fall in R1.15 category when a bit of life luxuries are included.... here we go!

from http://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/residents/customer-information/tariffs
see Schedule D - Electricity Supply

Compared to previous post prices did not look too bad... but they were VAT inclusive...makes a difference!

 

[MegasXLR]

if it were unjustified, NERSA would have not approved it.

Who is NERSA? Who controls them?

 

[KSINGH]

National Energy Regulator of South Africa. I should think the Dept. of Energy but who knows these days!