Did your Electric bill this month double?

[scubascuba3]

24 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

My bill was up from 260bht to 360bht due to aircon use. 

Still, 3.7bht/unit not that bad. 

must have been little AC? hour or two?

[VinnieK]

Up 50%

[BritManToo]

10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

must have been little AC? hour or two?

3-4hrs/day but I have it set to 29c, best my inverter can do is about 10c drop, so these days at 40c+ it rarely makes it down to 30c.

[VinnieK]

13 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

must have been little AC? hour or two?

3 minutes ????

[MrJ2U]

7,000 to 10,000 baht. 

 

Sucks. 

 

 

[bradiston]

54 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

My bill was up from 260bht to 360bht due to aircon use. 

Still, 3.7bht/unit not that bad. 

Is this the bill for an outside toilet? You don't have a refrigerator, any fans, any other electrical devices? Pumps? Lights? WiFi? CCTV? Internet routers? The amount you've consumed is what my house consumes when there's nobody living there.

[BritManToo]

30 minutes ago, bradiston said:

Is this the bill for an outside toilet? You don't have a refrigerator, any fans, any other electrical devices? Pumps? Lights? WiFi? CCTV? Internet routers? The amount you've consumed is what my house consumes when there's nobody living there.

I've got solar power for most of my home (9x 340w).

Only the aircon, showers and cooker work off the grid. 

[gomangosteen]

An increase - 214 units, 897 baht.for latest account to 16 April, some air con, and daughter home from high school 

 

Previous six months' units were: 140, 142, 132, 170, 188, 166

[Metapod]

mine went from 1500 to 3000. its the highest bill i've ever had

[PR3]

Our bill was about the same as last year's according to the meter reading the night before, about 1100 kwh or thereabouts. But the solar also made around 400+ units too.

So would have been a considerable increase.

We haven't had a finalised bill yet as they think somethings amiss with the readings. 555.

Perhaps someone has seen something they shouldn't have...eeek

[PeeJayEm]

On 4/25/2023 at 11:15 AM, billd766 said:

For what?

I meant gratitude for cheap electricity in Thailand !!  - Not for my writing - I'm not that vain lol

[Paradise Pete]

On 4/22/2023 at 4:50 PM, Lemsta69 said:

maybe he is bored with the tales of woe already, I know I am.

Translation: "Let them eat cake"

[Lemsta69]

20 minutes ago, Paradise Pete said:

Translation: "Let them eat cake"

Yep. Washed down with some delicious grape Flavor Aid.

[BoganInParasite]

From 2,200 to 3,200...aircon 8-10 hours a day atm, normally none, just fans.

[Crossy]

I don't know if the relief will be short lived, but our daily usage is heading back down towards our normal 30kWh after peaking at double that.

 

As noted in an earlier post, our habits haven't altered, just the weather.

 

[deansy1972]

On 4/24/2023 at 6:36 PM, MJCM said:

How the ..... did you come to that conclusion??

 

VAT is still the same at 7%

Ft Charge was still the same at 0,93430 THB per UNit

 

Edit: Electricity prices (basic) haven't changed (AFAIK) since November 2015 (the only thing changed / added since then is the Ft (Fuel surcharge) )

 

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Our bill was still 4.2 baht per unit but all other costs had doubled. That’s how I ……… came to that conclusion 

[Crossy]

20 minutes ago, deansy1972 said:

Our bill was still 4.2 baht per unit but all other costs had doubled. That’s how I ……… came to that conclusion 

 

Please can you post a scan of your current bill and one you are comparing with?

 

The only recent changes have been Ft (and an Ft rebate for low users). If "other costs" are doubling you may have a billing issue.

[deansy1972]

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Please can you post a scan of your current bill and one you are comparing with?

 

The only recent changes have been Ft (and an Ft rebate for low users). If "other costs" are doubling you may have a billing issue.

I’m not in Thailand at the moment. I’ll see if the wife can send them

[ujayujay]

On 4/22/2023 at 10:43 PM, AndyAndyAndy said:

We have no AC, no oven. ????

My Condolences......

[n00dle]

On 4/23/2023 at 12:16 AM, Lemsta69 said:

How does your wife make the roast beef and Yorkshire pudding then? 

actually, they only eat straw.

[Dexxter]

Condo. 2 people. Minimal AC use. Went from around 1500 to 2900 this month. So yes, doubled. Expensive to start with and now more so.

[spider1197]

Mine went from 1500 to 4200.  718 baht FT

[LarryLEB]

Just checked my records.  This month this year, 5401 Baht; last month this year, 3689 = UP 46%,

 

This month this year, 5401, compared to the same month last year, 3884 = UP 39%.

 

So, far from doubled.  We have 4 a/c units:  two of which are inverters.

[schultzlivgthai]

Mine went from average 900 per month to 3,400 this month. Yes super hot, have a large great room that has 2 a/c units was running them during the day so I could enjoy watching tv. Leaving them off this month lol

[The Theory]

On 4/22/2023 at 9:35 PM, Fred Ziffel said:

this month jumped to over 2200 B

You need to check your bill details. What has changed.

[Fred Ziffel]

I kept this month's bill and will compare to next month. 

I no longer have stub for March 2023. 

My lifestyle and electric use has not changed much

[greatbull]

800 last month 2600 this month. Re arranged my house and now only use the fan. Its been hell.

[Kalasin Jo]

Yes, almost double. But in this heat where we are we have been using the Aircon much more. Probably twice as much.

[Stocky]

On 4/25/2023 at 6:29 PM, Stocky said:

Wife went to see them today. Apparently it was something of a scrum in there many, many people wanting to know why their bills were so high. She eventually got to see the right person, nothing can be done about the current bill, but they will change the coding for the next one. We may receive a house visit to verify that the property is now solely residential, which is to be expected. 

This months bill arrived today, now correctly coded as 1125; no one did come to check the property was now solely residential. Consumption down 8% on last month, but bill 20% less.

[Fred Ziffel]

Mine was 2200B last month and 2200B again this month. Use habits have not changed