Electricty Goes Up Again

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Singapore News

Households to see average rise of about 22% in electricity bills from Oct

By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 September 2008 1035 hrs

SINGAPORE: Higher oil prices have pushed up electricity prices for this quarter by about a fifth.

SP Services said on Monday households will see an average increase of 21.46 per cent in electricity bills, when average electricity tariffs go up by 5.38 cents per kilowatt-hour.

On average, all SP Services customers will face a 21.89 per cent increase.

For the period from October 1 to December 31, tariffs have been pegged to a higher "forward fuel oil price" of S$155.14 per barrel.

This price is 38.06 per cent higher than the S$112.35 per barrel in this current quarter.

The electricity tariff is reviewed quarterly and adjusted in line with fluctuations in the cost of electricity, and approved by the Energy Market Authority.

At a news conference on Monday, the Authority's chief executive Khoo Chin Hean said that the increase is the highest so far this year.

- CNA/yb

[Solo77]

Sighz...hopefully it does not cause more decom. The liberatisation of energy market doesnt see to be effective.....and pegging to future and quarterly review doesnt seem responsive.

[fishtalk1517]

really puts to even deeper thoughts to just fowler tank or might as well just DECOMM !!! My pockets hurts

[kenYO]

after hearing the news, might consider the following points to strike back

1. increas tank temperature to 27-28 now 26-27

2. reduce 4 x 250w MH to 8 hours, now 10-12 hours

3. reduce overall water volumn by 10% (lower refugium water level)

4. reduce refugium lighting to 12 hours, now 16 hours.

5. skimmer pump reduce to 6 hours, now only off at night

6. less farm visit, now once a week

hope my SPS would'nt protest by showing brown faces

[Underwater]

Sian liao...just as i restart my marine tank, heard that news on elect charge up 21% from Oct 08!! That's a hell of a jump in price! Average family like mine will be most badly hit. Think i can really forget about LPS liao.

Since i got no chiller, i will work on the lightings.

1. Will stick to 3 T5HO tubes, instead of 4 T5HO. And eventually, 2 T5HO tubes.

2. Reduce lighting period for both main and sump tanks.

3. Sell away my freshwater tank, if possible.

[loster]

after my decom for my 3ft tank... my electricity down about $150 (was running with fish only tank with chiller). now with another round of rate increase... got to find more way to cut the bill. it is never ending....

i cut, they increase... i cut somemore, they increase somemore... i cut more, and they increase more give-up...

[yongshun]

sian...juz started my tank for only 1.5 mth...wont dare to look at my bills for this month...wonder how they come up with this 155.14 per barrel...now its only 95.58 per barrel...

[dachkie]

looks like really gives us excellent reason to use red dragons to cut down on that 24/7 running pump,

and reduce to 1 return instead of 2, y wont some1 come out with a affordable led system.

[Vlamingi_cont]

Singapore News

Households to see average rise of about 22% in electricity bills from Oct

By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 September 2008 1035 hrs

SINGAPORE: Higher oil prices have pushed up electricity prices for this quarter by about a fifth.

SP Services said on Monday households will see an average increase of 21.46 per cent in electricity bills, when average electricity tariffs go up by 5.38 cents per kilowatt-hour.

On average, all SP Services customers will face a 21.89 per cent increase.

For the period from October 1 to December 31, tariffs have been pegged to a higher "forward fuel oil price" of S$155.14 per barrel.

This price is 38.06 per cent higher than the S$112.35 per barrel in this current quarter.

The electricity tariff is reviewed quarterly and adjusted in line with fluctuations in the cost of electricity, and approved by the Energy Market Authority.

At a news conference on Monday, the Authority's chief executive Khoo Chin Hean said that the increase is the highest so far this year.

- CNA/yb

Jia lat lor... lucky no MH over system but still very ex leh... hands trembling when opening letter box... Btw temporarily only??

[tunicate]

Sighz... What to do?

If you want to reef in the little-red-dot, you have to pay. PAY AND PAY.

[loster]

Jia lat lor... lucky no MH over system but still very ex leh... hands trembling when opening letter box... Btw temporarily only??

as long as you run your pumps 24/7 and chiller, you electicity bill still up even without HM. tried that before... been trying to cut this and that and the bill still high. so, finally give it up.

[RockyBoy]

Now need to hunt better paid jobs liao...

[sky107line]

Now need to hunt better paid jobs liao...

Yeah! Right....You might want to try applying for a Ministry Of Finance job bro.....hehee

[RedStar]

whats your average monthly bill before and after starting reefing...???

my bill has been hovering near the 300 range for the last 6 months!

and its only a 3ft tank.

Terrible..

[achillies]

Damn.... saw the news after i just redo/changed my tank!!!!!

just replaced my 2 yr old tank as algae were seeping into the silicon and there were some bubbles in the silicon.lousy tank maker...better replaced b4 it collapsed. took me 3 days n nights to do the bloody job...nearly gave up in the wee hrs when i am so dead tired. only slept 3 hrs for 3days! Add another 10 cm for the height as i cant change the other dimension..ie., the new tank is 117x95x70cm

hope my bill dont shoot up too much!!! mine so far is around 300plus. we don't on aircon.

[Solo77]

Bro Achillies, long time never see your tank update. Change a new tank...and can add more stocks...hehehe. Mind pm me your new tank maker and who was your ex. tank maker? hehe.

[loster]

whats your average monthly bill before and after starting reefing...???

my bill has been hovering near the 300 range for the last 6 months!

and its only a 3ft tank.

Terrible..

same as your... 3ft and it is around 300.

after shut it down, it is around 160++

[uLtRaMaN]

Wanted to go for corals initially but dropped the whole damn idea when i saw the huge increase in electricity tariffs, nb

[Solo77]

Bro, still can go into coral lar...unless u totally want to eliminate chiller requirement. Maybe go for mushroom tank...hehehe.

[Vlamingi_cont]

as long as you run your pumps 24/7 and chiller, you electicity bill still up even without HM. tried that before... been trying to cut this and that and the bill still high. so, finally give it up.

Now photoperiod become 9 hrs oredi instead of 10...

[vt_snowman87]

i think the main issue is the chiller.. mine 2ft cube + dad's 4ft, add up also 300++ per month..

[uLtRaMaN]

i think the main issue is the chiller.. mine 2ft cube + dad's 4ft, add up also 300++ per month..

Chiller n lightings are the killing factor..............light heats up ur water and chiller has to work extra hard.

[loster]

Now photoperiod become 9 hrs oredi instead of 10...

with my sps bare bottom tank, i runs my 2x250W HM with only 6 hrs a day

[alexgo310038]

hi bros you guys are right if you want to reef on the red dot PAY AND PAY/. thats one of the reason iam now working in the BIG red land. (china) reefing here bill is lower and coral is cheeper.

will bros i do have one suggestion change your light to LED. less heat. save the bill on both chiller and light.

[Vlamingi_cont]

hi bros you guys are right if you want to reef on the red dot PAY AND PAY/. thats one of the reason iam now working in the BIG red land. (china) reefing here bill is lower and coral is cheeper.

will bros i do have one suggestion change your light to LED. less heat. save the bill on both chiller and light.

This one?? Solaris