from what i can make out time of use is that if you use 500kwh or more then you pay more for using electricity at a specific time of day than you would at other times of the day
Yeah. Let us do some sums - assume 25% more, and R1 per KWh (nice and easy).
Bachelor above will pay R480 a month - even though he lives in a bachelor flat, alone. The fact that he leaves the aircon / heater on all day, even when not there, matters not to guavamint.
Family, above, shiver in the cold some nights to save power. They share bath water. Still, since they are so many, they manage to use 510 - no matter the sacrifice. Being a family of two adults and 4 small children, most of their consumption is during the day - not feasible to feed and bath kids at 2am....
Let us say 75% is day time use, geyser and washing done overnight.
75% of 510 is 382.5 - that is @ R1.25 = 478.13
25% is 127.50 @ R1 = R127.50
Total: R605.80
So, 30KW extra is costing the frugal family R125.80.
Hardly fair, is it?
Another view is:
One person (bachelor) is using 480KW
6 people are each using 85KW - and being punished for that.
