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We Can Help You... Power Quality Related Issue

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Are you concerned with increase in your electricity bill? WE CAN HELP YOU Have you noticed increase in your electricity bill? Have you identified the reasons? If no, here we can help you to understand the issue and reduce your electricity bill. There can be two issues. 1. Is your electricity billing changed to kVAh billing System from kWh? Under the new electricity regulations, it is consumer’s responsibility to maintaining current distortion within the acceptable levels (Std. IEEE-519), while the utility is responsible for limiting voltage distortion. The present energy billing is kWh based and there are incentives / penalties based on the power factor (PF). PF incentives are given on electricity bill if the PF is between 0.95 to 1. On other hand, penalties are levied if the PF is below 0.9. It is therefore required that consumer should maintain PF above 0.95 through proper compensation. State Electricity Regulatory Commissions in various States viz. Himachal Pr