Have you ever bought prepaid electricity and felt like it disappeared almost immediately?
You load electricity onto your meter, check the balance a few days later and wonder: “How can I possibly have used that much electricity already?”
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Do you know how much electricity your home actually uses?
It is easy to look at a prepaid balance or electricity bill and focus on the rand amount. But if you want to understand where your electricity is going, compare your usage from month to month, or work out why your electricity costs have increased, there is a more useful number to understand: kilowatt-hours, or kWh.
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Do you actually know how much electricity your household uses?
Most people know roughly how much they spend on electricity each month. If you use prepaid electricity, you probably also know how quickly your credit seems to disappear.
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Do you know which appliances in your home use the most electricity?
If someone asked you to name the biggest electricity users in your household, you might immediately think of the fridge, television or perhaps the kettle.
But the answer isn’t always that obvious.
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“Switch your geyser off when you’re not using it. You’ll save a fortune on electricity.”
It’s advice that has been repeated in South Africa for years.
With electricity prices continuing to put pressure on household budgets, it’s understandable that people are looking for simple ways to reduce their monthly electricity costs.
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Many South Africans have heard the same piece of advice:
“If you want to reduce your electricity bill, start with your geyser.”
It’s often said that the geyser is the single biggest electricity user in the average home.
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One of the most common questions homeowners, tenants, landlords and property managers ask is:
“Does prepaid electricity cost more than municipal electricity?”
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You open your latest electricity bill and immediately notice something doesn’t look right.
It’s significantly higher than last month’s bill.
The strange part is that nothing seems to have changed. You haven’t bought any new appliances, your daily routine is much the same, and you’ve even been trying to switch off lights and save electricity where you can.
So why has your electricity bill suddenly increased?
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You switch off the television before going to bed. You unplug the kettle after making your morning coffee. You turn off the lights when you leave a room.
So why does your electricity bill still seem higher than you expected?
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