Electricity tariffs are constantly growing. Is it profitable to put DataLife counters
The decision of the official blockade of Donbass has already responded energy. About unplanned increase in wholesale electricity prices by 1% from April 1, said Chairman of the national Commission, carrying out state regulation in energy and utilities Dmitry Vovk.
Although it is still planned Vice versa – to reduce by 5.8%, since coming the end of the heating season, the demand for coal decreases. But because of the blockade, says wolf, is to fall prices will go up because the coal will need to buy abroad. There are more expensive. Why still not come off from the needle of Donbas, Dmytro Vovk has not commented.
This is stated in the plot of TSN.Week.
In addition to the extinguish the light, menu, suppliers of electricity for consumers, there is only one sentence: want to save – install new counters at special rates. For example, a simple counter can work as a one-, two – and trytrytry. The last option, where during the night you can pay 60% less, but during peak hours to pay half is more suitable for smart homes automatically configured most to consume it at night. Is this upgrade from 1.5 to almost 5 thousand hryvnias.
Maria Balabin lives in a large apartment in an old house together with her husband. Average monthly consume up to 200 kilowatts. Due to the increase in tariffs was thinking about replacing the counter to a time-based to save. To see effective installation of such a meter, decided to conduct an experiment – recorded during the week of the performance counter and consumed on the night of power. It turned out that the house consumes approximately 1 Watt of electricity in the night, followed by pay at a reduced price. In a month it turns out 30 Watts. That is a new two-tariff meter will be recovered in three and a half years.
“Not worth the bother,” says Maria.
According to the decree, the supplier shall replace the meter within three days. In reality, the queues reach three to four weeks.
And one more important thing – new meters “harassed” the consumption, which is just the old “not seen.” For example, a diode lamp consumes 7 Watts, and shines like a 100 watt bulb. The old meter can’t feel her shakes and not consumption, but the new will take 7 Watts per hour.
New counters twice more sensitive. The old one was class 2.0 and even 2.5, and a new unity. In practice, this means a rise in the payment.
Experts explain that the reason to pay for a new 2-zone automatic counter almost no. However, it is beneficial to those people who ative consume electricity at night, including for business.
Is that the new meter will be installed by the company. And is the money she has. Because somewhere up to a quarter of the amount that we pay every month, the company signed an agreement with the national Commission, spends for its needs repairs and updating equipment. Including counters. It turns out that the one who pulled out their money purse and paid for the new meter itself, the monthly pay at the fare already paid.
“To be honest, should NKREKU to say that all companies were forced to enter the investment programme to replace all meters of class A and want to see the graphics replacement. Well, really for two years to change all the counters. It would be the right decision,” – said the Director of the research Center of energy Alexander Kharchenko.
Why NKREKU does not, in the Commission itself at the request of TSN said original. An e-mail sent on February 28. Response received by regular mail on March 13. It the press Secretary of the Ministry said that 13 days before March 1, a briefing was held in the main responsible for the fees of Mr Vovk. And all the questions, they say, then he responded.
More details see in the story of Mary Adamski.