SAKSI RECAP:Paano umabot sa mahigit p2/KwH ang dagdag-singil ng Meralco ngayong Hulyo?(Originally aired on July 15, 2024)

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00:00Two weeks have passed since they started school again.

00:05In addition to the additional expenses,

00:07Meralco raised more than 2 pesos per kilowatt hour this July.

00:11We asked our online supporters,

00:14what will you do to meet the budget for the expenses?

00:17One answer is that they will first reduce the use of appliances to save on electricity.

00:22The other said that they will just pay for one while the other will use a candle as a light

00:26and will open windows so that they won't use an air conditioner.

00:29The other said that they will first clean the sink so that they won't have to use a washing machine

00:34and will just save time on using a television.

00:37And if there's no use of a refrigerator, just remove it.

00:41That's the only thing we will discard so that we can save.

00:45We will save on electric fans because it's already cold.

00:50And for TV, we will avoid it because we have a cellphone.

00:54The rate hike is not only affecting the households but also the business.

00:58Sales in Louisa's store are already low.

01:01She earns her living from Meralco's monthly bill of P5,000 to P6,000.

01:06She only has one position from their three stores before the COVID-19 pandemic.

01:11Because the electricity bill is too high.

01:15Generation Charge is the biggest contributor to the rate hike

01:18as well as the increase in transmission charge, expenses, and others.

01:21Because of that, the total electricity rate this July

01:24increased from P11.60 to P9.45 last June.

01:30Meralco said that the June billing went down

01:33because of the order of the Energy Regulatory Commission

01:35to make a four-month installment

01:37which should have been increased last June.

01:39So for the July billing, the deferred payment of P77 per kWh

01:45will be charged for the electric bill every month from June to September.

01:49We have a disclaimer as early as last month

01:54that by the start of July, you should anticipate a big increase

01:59because the price of electricity will return to the previous normal level

02:04plus the deferred cost of the electricity bill.

02:08The electricity rates depend on your consumption of electricity.

02:11If your consumption is more than 200 kWh per month,

02:15the bill will be higher.

02:17An additional P430 will be paid to the electric bill

02:20of those who consume 200 kWh per month.

02:23An additional P860 for those who consume 400 kWh per month

02:27and an additional P1,000 for those who consume 500 kWh per month.

02:31Luisa said that she will still try to get closer to the bill.

02:33Even if it's low, I will continue to do it

02:37instead of stopping it.

02:39In August, there is hope that the electricity bill will go down

02:42because the demand for electricity is expected to go down

02:44so the price of electricity might go down in the spot market.

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