Electricity price increases are complicated, and residential users can estimate electricity charges on their bills.

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[Reporter Lin Jinghua/Taipei Report] The Electricity Tariff Review Committee decided to increase the electricity price in April, but the calculation of the electricity fee is complicated, and the public is confused.

According to Taipower's estimation, the electricity bill for each two-month period will be "affected" only if the electricity bill exceeds 4,508 yuan during the summer period from June to September, or if the electricity price exceeds 3,832 yuan for the non-summer month from October to May of the following year.

Taipower said that the average amplitude of electricity consumption for people's livelihood is only 2.6%.

Only the portion of residential electricity consumption exceeding 1,000 kWh will be raised by 10%, and the portion between 700 kWh and 1,000 kWh will be fine-tuned by 3%. Taking the monthly electricity consumption of 1,100 kWh as an example, the electricity bill in summer will increase from 4,651 yuan to 4,772 yuan. The monthly electricity fee increased from 3844 yuan to 3941 yuan.

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According to Taipower statistics, users with a monthly consumption of more than 1,000 kWh account for only 3% of the more than 13 million residential users. It is recommended that users who use more than 700 kWh of electricity per month can evaluate and choose a time-based electricity price plan to save electricity expenses.

Renters share electric meters fear of rising 

As for the sharing of electricity meters by renters, which may be affected by electricity price adjustments, Taipower suggests that those who share the electricity meters in sub-rental suites and use more than 700 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month can evaluate and change to the electricity price billing time. The off-peak hours are billed separately and evenly It is a single rate and will not be affected by the progressive rate. Users can use the "Time-based Electricity Price Trial Evaluation" under the "User Service/Internet Counter" item on the homepage of Taipower's official website to conduct a trial calculation of electricity bills, or call each district sales office of Taipower (or Customer service hotline 1911), Taipower assists in the evaluation.

Is it possible to install separate electricity meters for each suite?

Taipower stated that it is up to the landlord to apply to Taipower and entrust water and electricity to separate the wiring in the house, depending on the landlord's wishes.

In addition, since March 2011, Taipower has added "last year's average electricity price" on the electricity bill, and since July 2011, a new "current average electricity price per kWh" message has been added, which can reflect the current average electricity consumption in real time. In addition to the unit price, it can also enable both parties to quickly understand the electricity consumption status of each period, which can be used as a reference for both parties to calculate and collect electricity bills.

Regarding the public facilities of apartments and buildings, Taipower will install independent meters to record the electricity consumption of public facilities, which will not be incorporated into the electricity meters of each household for calculation.

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