My Utility Bills in the Philippines

[fred]

Electricity prices over there are very expensive

10p per killiowatt hour in the UK plus an average of 100.00 + Quid a year standing charge.. Not sure how to calculate what the true cost of a KWH in the UK but lets say 12p including the S/C.
Thats 8 Pesos per KWH.

We pay around 9.50 Peso per KWH so I cant really see a drastic difference.
Does that sound right or has my math gone haywire? I wouldn't be surprised!

[Terpe]

10p per killiowatt hour in the UK plus an average of 100.00 + Quid a year standing charge.. Not sure how to calculate what the true cost of a KWH in the UK but lets say 12p including the S/C.
Thats 8 Pesos per KWH.

We pay around 9.50 Peso per KWH so I cant really see a drastic difference.
Does that sound right or has my math gone haywire? I wouldn't be surprised!

Our bill for March was P2017
We used 257 kWh

That's P7.85 per kWh and already includes a fairly hefty increase for 2015

Our supplier is Davao Light & Power

[fred]

Our bill for March was P2017
We used 257 kWh

That's P7.85 per kWh and already includes a fairly hefty increase for 2015

Our supplier is Davao Light & Power

So is that cheaper than your power per KWH in the UK?
Is this "very expensive power in the R.P" a myth?
I must say that in Manila it is almost 13 Pesos per KWH so as you say..It depends on the area..Obviously.

[Terpe]

So is that cheaper than your power per KWH in the UK?

I have no idea.
Based on the info from Graham, and based on the simple facts from my electricity bill, then yes. For me it's cheaper per kWh than in the UK

But as Graham rightly highlights, as a percentage of income it probably comes out higher.

The thread was posted to share my costs here versus back in UK. The fact is that I'm paying P2000 per month for my electricity. That's much less than I ever paid in UK
Personally I'd call that cheap.

If I was being billed over P6500 (£100) then I think I'd call that expensive for the Philippines.
I'd be looking to see where all those kWh were getting consumed because it just wouldn't be normal usage. IMO

[London_Manila]

10p per killiowatt hour in the UK plus an average of 100.00 + Quid a year standing charge.. Not sure how to calculate what the true cost of a KWH in the UK but lets say 12p including the S/C.
Thats 8 Pesos per KWH.

We pay around 9.50 Peso per KWH so I cant really see a drastic difference.
Does that sound right or has my math gone haywire? I wouldn't be surprised!

When i had my condo in Cainta the electricity bill was around 15,000 pesos a month
We cooked with gas
no way have i ever used £200 worth of electricity here in the UK its more like £40

[fred]

When i had my condo in Cainta the electricity bill was around 15,000 pesos a month
We cooked with gas
no way have i ever used £200 worth of electricity here in the UK its more like £40

We have tenants that run a 1 HP A/C almost 24 hours a day and their bills are more than half that amount.
My Bro in law has a huge 3 phase plastic grinder which he grinds tons of scrap plastic in..His last bill was only 18k.
something in your condo went pear shaped.
Price per KWH is price per KWH..Seems from what Graham says its more expensive in the UK.
Our houshold leccky bill is around 2,500 a month average.

[Terpe]

When i had my condo in Cainta the electricity bill was around 15,000 pesos a month
We cooked with gas
no way have i ever used £200 worth of electricity here in the UK its more like £40

P15000 per month even at today's rate hike of say P13 for Manila works out at a whopping 1150 kWh
That's a whole lot more than most families here in the Philippines bring home.
Certainly getting close to 50 percent of the total income for those in great paid jobs even in Manila

Let's forget the costing side, let's just look at energy usage.
Even today that's a lot of energy getting consumed.
Where on earth did that energy go?
Was the AC was running flat out 24/7?
Was there a powerful water heater running?

How much energy do you consume here in UK? And what are the main factors to account for such differences between the usage in UK and Philippines?

Putting the consumed monthly 1150 kWh into UK costing terms at today's cost of say 14p per kWh that would cost £161 per month, £483 per quarter, £1932 per year.

£40 per month UK electricity usage comes out at 285kWh
Based on that 14p per UK unit.
P15000 per month even at today's rate hike of say P13 for Manila works out at a whopping 1150 kWh
That's a whole lot more than most families here in the Philippines bring home.
Certainly getting close to 50 percent of the total income for those in great paid jobs even in Manila

Let's forget the costing side, let's just look at energy usage.
Even today that's a lot of energy getting consumed.
Where on earth did that energy go?
Was the AC was running flat out 24/7?
Was there a powerful water heater running?

How much energy do you consume here in UK? And what are the main factors to account for such differences between the usage in UK and Philippines?

Putting the consumed monthly 1150 kWh into UK costing terms at today's cost of say 14p per kWh that would cost £161 per month, £483 per quarter, £1932 per year.

Based on that 14pence per UK unit then £40 per month equates to 285 kWh per month
That's not so much higher than my Philippine usage.

But it's far far away from your 1150 kWh usage.

[London_Manila]

P15000 per month even at today's rate hike of say P13 for Manila works out at a whopping 1150 kWh
That's a whole lot more than most families here in the Philippines bring home.
Certainly getting close to 50 percent of the total income for those in great paid jobs even in Manila

Let's forget the costing side, let's just look at energy usage.
Even today that's a lot of energy getting consumed.
Where on earth did that energy go?
Was the AC was running flat out 24/7?
Was there a powerful water heater running?

How much energy do you consume here in UK? And what are the main factors to account for such differences between the usage in UK and Philippines?

Putting the consumed monthly 1150 kWh into UK costing terms at today's cost of say 14p per kWh that would cost £161 per month, £483 per quarter, £1932 per year.

£40 per month UK electricity usage comes out at 285kWh
Based on that 14p per UK unit.
P15000 per month even at today's rate hike of say P13 for Manila works out at a whopping 1150 kWh
That's a whole lot more than most families here in the Philippines bring home.
Certainly getting close to 50 percent of the total income for those in great paid jobs even in Manila

Let's forget the costing side, let's just look at energy usage.
Even today that's a lot of energy getting consumed.
Where on earth did that energy go?
Was the AC was running flat out 24/7?
Was there a powerful water heater running?

How much energy do you consume here in UK? And what are the main factors to account for such differences between the usage in UK and Philippines?

Putting the consumed monthly 1150 kWh into UK costing terms at today's cost of say 14p per kWh that would cost £161 per month, £483 per quarter, £1932 per year.

Based on that 14pence per UK unit then £40 per month equates to 285 kWh per month
That's not so much higher than my Philippine usage.

But it's far far away from your 1150 kWh usage.

Yes i had 2 air con units running nearly 24/7
It was summer time over there and the condo was like an oven inside
Fans are pretty useless for me they just blow warm air at you
If i did not have aircon at night then for sure i could not sleep
I admire you hardy bunch who can endure that constant heat i cannot
Here is my personal rule of thumb on heat

13 degrees up to 20 is fine and good for working in
20 degrees is about perfect
25 degrees and over is uncomfortable and lethargy starts
30 degrees and over is constant sweating and feeling dirty
35 degrees and over is unbearable and no energy for anything

[fred]

Yes i had 2 air con units running nearly 24/7
It was summer time over there and the condo was like an oven inside
Fans are pretty useless for me they just blow warm air at you
If i did not have aircon at night then for sure i could not sleep
I admire you hardy bunch who can endure that constant heat i cannot

Living in a big posh condo is the same as owning a big flash car...Costs more to run.
Not only that but structures made of concrete are just huge heat sincs..CHB`s are like batteries that store heat which is released all day long and in the evening.
Trying to fight that heat wit A/C power is expensive... 15K expensive!
When Im in Manila,I need the A/C on a lot too.
Our native style home in the province though works in a completely different way...Its cool inside and little need for A/C.

[Michael Parnham]

When i had my condo in Cainta the electricity bill was around 15,000 pesos a month
We cooked with gas
no way have i ever used £200 worth of electricity here in the UK its more like £40

How? there are only light bulbs and the odd appliance that you may use on a rare occasion, gas and electric here in UK only comes to at most £45 per month!

[SimonH]

How? there are only light bulbs and the odd appliance that you may use on a rare occasion, gas and electric here in UK only comes to at most £45 per month!

My combined gas and electric is £200 a month here