Stocking up on Electricity

xrapidx said:
This #%#$%$#% sucks

I stock piled yesterday, I've been paying 76c a kw. - so today I decide to buy R500's electricity to see what it costs me now - 66c a kw. ... . . WTF
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I did some research on whether to stock pile or not last night and I found out that if you're using less than 650kw a month on a prepaid meter, and on the tariff "Homelight 1 60 A" (which you probably are) then you'll actually pay less than before. I used about R200/ month on electrictiy which gave me 260.2units (kWh) but now with the new changes I'm getting 300.2 (kWh) with the same R200

Basically meaning a -14% price increase.

I decided not to stock up at about 11pm last night after reading the new pricing structure found here
http://www.eskom.co.za/content/Inclining bock rate tariffs_1~1.pdf

and using this calculation spreadsheet here
http://www.eskom.co.za/live/monster...ct+on+residential+tariffs_1.xls&Src=Item+2900

The new structure benefits low end users and punishes high end users
 
I've been using about R1000 a month... which is way more than 650kw.
 
xrapidx said:
I've been using about R1000 a month... which is way more than 650kw.
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Lol ok, then that changes things a bit. play around with those links and see if that helps work out what you were and are now paying?
 
andytl5 said:
Lol ok, then that changes things a bit. play around with those links and see if that helps work out what you were and are now paying?
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I think its this one:
Homepower 3 (100 kVA 3 phase) R
Before 1,009.16
Now - 28.8% R 728.63

Its the only one that's priced similar to what I was paying per unit, and what I was charged now - I now feel like an idiot.
 
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So basically, if I only spend R400 a month on electricity then I will beng money with the new pricing structure??!
 
Sensorei said:
So basically, if I only spend R400 a month on electricity then I will beng money with the new pricing structure??!
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You'll need to check that spreadsheet in my previous post to make sure since it's all dependant on what tariff you're on and if you're prepaid.
 
xrapidx said:
I think its this one:
Homepower 3 (100 kVA 3 phase) R
Before 1,009.16
Now - 28.8% R 728.63

Its the only one that's priced similar to what I was paying per unit, and what I was charged now - I now feel like an idiot.
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Hey at least you know now, it's feels good to get a discount after everyone going on about how bad these increases are. The fact is some ppl will benefit from it, especially if you're a low end user.
 
andytl5 said:
Hey at least you know now, it's feels good to get a discount after everyone going on about how bad these increases are. The fact is some ppl will benefit from it, especially if you're a low end user.
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I'm high end though - which is why its strange... (well - high-end as I was spending around 1000 a month)
 
andytl5 said:
I did some research on whether to stock pile or not last night and I found out that if you're using less than 650kw a month on a prepaid meter, and on the tariff "Homelight 1 60 A" (which you probably are) then you'll actually pay less than before. I used about R200/ month on electrictiy which gave me 260.2units (kWh) but now with the new changes I'm getting 300.2 (kWh) with the same R200

Basically meaning a -14% price increase.

I decided not to stock up at about 11pm last night after reading the new pricing structure found here
http://www.eskom.co.za/content/Inclining bock rate tariffs_1~1.pdf

and using this calculation spreadsheet here
http://www.eskom.co.za/live/monster...ct+on+residential+tariffs_1.xls&Src=Item+2900

The new structure benefits low end users and punishes high end users
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I used to stay in a flat that was 2 flats combined into one but still had 2 seperate electricity meters. Maybe it's possible to get your house split into multiple "low-end" zones?
 
xrapidx said:
I'm high end though - which is why its strange... (well - high-end as I was spending around 1000 a month)
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I have no idea, took me 2 hours to work out the tariffs and stuff, then decided to take a gamble and not stock up based on a best guess. Hopefully the benefit lasts for us!
 
xrapidx said:
This #%#$%$#% sucks

I stock piled yesterday, I've been paying 76c a kw. - so today I decide to buy R500's electricity to see what it costs me now - 66c a kw. ... . . WTF
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Wow that a good price. I currently pay R1.26 per KW/h and I really use very little electricity per month! WHY!!!11!!one!!!
 
Wonder how it went though, seeing it's now 2013, basically 3 years later and he wanted to buy 3 years worth of tokens.

Would be interesting to know!
 
in Joburg when spending about R1 000pm we get 788 kWh @ R1.27. PLUS what nobody knows about is a very small DMS ???????????? charge. i don't have a slip with me but from what i remember it's under 1% and it appears separately on your prepaid voucher - look for it, it's there in tiny print.

my guess is that you might stockpile several vouchers at 788kWh for R1000 but when the price goes up the number of units left on your meter will decrease - when it suits them they'll find a way.
 
maumau said:
in Joburg when spending about R1 000pm we get 788 kWh @ R1.27. PLUS what nobody knows about is a very small DMS ???????????? charge. i don't have a slip with me but from what i remember it's under 1% and it appears separately on your prepaid voucher - look for it, it's there in tiny print.

my guess is that you might stockpile several vouchers at 788kWh for R1000 but when the price goes up the number of units left on your meter will decrease - when it suits them they'll find a way.
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ay ya yay... these days they charge you more the more you use so buying 1000 kw.h one shot would probably cost you double what 5x200kw.h would.
 
As far as I know, you we use a slding scale to determine the price you pay. Which means, if you buying that much, you will be paying the highest possible price for each (R1.20 or something) Does it really then make sense to buy that much? Wouldn't it be better if you spend the money on getting your house solar? They geyser is a start, but you could add more and more panels to cover electrical sockets.

Just my opinion, but I havent done the math to see if it will work out cheaper, so I stand corrected.
 
F1 Fan said:
As far as I know, you we use a slding scale to determine the price you pay. Which means, if you buying that much, you will be paying the highest possible price for each (R1.20 or something) Does it really then make sense to buy that much? Wouldn't it be better if you spend the money on getting your house solar? They geyser is a start, but you could add more and more panels to cover electrical sockets.

Just my opinion, but I havent done the math to see if it will work out cheaper, so I stand corrected.
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Removing your reliance on the grid does save money in the long run but it takes a very long time to recover the saving, specially if the said item fails out of warranty.
 
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