{"id":87430,"date":"2015-05-16T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-05-16T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=87430"},"modified":"2015-05-20T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T06:29:00","slug":"prepaid-vs-credit-power-pricing-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/87430\/prepaid-vs-credit-power-pricing-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepaid vs credit power pricing explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eskom recently made an urgent application to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to increase the electricity tariff by 25.3% for the 2015\/2016 financial year.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Roets, CEO of debt counselling firm Debt Rescue, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/energy\/126128-eskoms-greed-will-plunge-us-all-into-debt.html\">warned that these price increases<\/a><\/strong> will plunge large numbers of consumers and business into debt.<\/p>\n<p>Eskom\u2019s planned price increase is controversial, especially as it comes after a Nersa-approved 12.69% price increase.<\/p>\n<p>But what are the current rates, and how do prepaid and post-paid prices compare?<\/p>\n<p>EE Publishers has prepared an easy-to-use electricity pricing guide \u2013 detailing prepayment vs. credit metering.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Credit metering<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Homepower 4, with an 80 A 1-phase credit meter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically supplying higher-consumption households with many electrical appliances.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 \u2013 600 kWh: 113.89c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>&gt;600 kWh: 183.13c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Fixed charge independent of kWh usage: R90\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Homelight 60A, with an 80 A 1-phase credit meter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically supplying suburban higher-usage households in urban areas with a number of electrical appliances, including a geyser.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 \u2013 600 kWh: 107.74c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>&gt;600 kWh: 183.13c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Fixed charge independent of kWh usage:\u00a0N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Prepayment metering<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Homelight 20A, with a 20 A 1-phase prepayment meter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically supplying low-consumption rural and small urban households who only use power for a few electrical appliances.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 \u2013 600 kWh: 97.22c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>&gt;600 kWh: 108.25c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Fixed charge independent of kWh usage:\u00a0N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Homelight 60A, with a 60 A 1-phase prepayment meter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically supplying suburban higher-usage households in urban areas with a number of electrical appliances, including a geyser.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 \u2013 600 kWh: 107.74c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>&gt;600 kWh: 183.13c\/kWh<\/li>\n<li>Fixed charge independent of kWh usage:\u00a0N\/A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ee.co.za\/article\/eskom-domesic-single-phase-tariffs-prepayment-vs-credit-metering.html\" target=\"_blank\">EE Publishers<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Eskom<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/87266\/load-shedding-to-last-3-more-years\/\">Load shedding to last 3 more years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/87178\/eskom-price-hike-decision-in-june\/\"><strong>Eskom price hike decision in June<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/87024\/eskoms-greed-will-lead-to-bankruptcy\/\"><strong>Eskom\u2019s greed will lead to bankruptcy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EE Publishers provides an easy-to-understand guide to Eskom\u2019s domestic single-phase tariffs for prepayment and credit 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