The number of Ukrainians who have installed a multi-zone counters for electricity for the year increased 1.6 times, noted in the national Commission carrying out regulation in the sphere of energy and utilities. “Today” figured out how to quickly pay off metering devices and under what conditions it is profitable to install.
How to quickly pay off the counter*:
- 100 kWh per month over five years (savings of 21.25 USD per month)
- 200 kWh per month – for almost three years (savings of 42 hryvnia)
- 300 kWh per month – for a year and eight months (savings of 63 hryvnia)
- 400 kWh per month – for a year and three months (savings of 84 UAH)
- 500 kWh per month – 11 months (savings of 105 UAH per month)
*subject to tariffs from 1 March 2017 and consumption the night tariff 25% of electricity
By the way, the most energy consuming washing machine, electric kettle, microwave, electric water boiler (if any). If you use these devices in the “night” time is a dual-zone meter will pay for itself quickly.
What are the most spending power:
- Refrigerator: 30 kWh per month
- 5 kW of microwave (if you use 10 minutes a day)
- Washing machine: 18 kWh (if used three hours per week)
- Kettle: 11,25 kWh (if the daily use of 15 minutes)
- TV: 9 kWh (if every day to watch TV for three hours)
- Computer: 45 kWh (to use a powerful computer for three hours a day)
- Iron: 6 kW*hours (use hours / week)
- Hairdryer: 6.4 kW*hours (use hours / week)
