When paying for utility bills, you may wonder what an ONE for electricity is and how to calculate them. Household needs (ODN) is a value that characterizes the consumption of energy resources in an apartment building, such as heat and electricity. Consumers include all lighting of non-residential and utility premises (entrance to the staircase, staircases, attics and basements, elevator consumption, intercoms). In addition, this includes the needs of housing and communal services and other technological nodes of the home supply system) for which electricity is required, as well as losses of in-house networks.
Content:
- What you need to know
- How to calculate ONE for electricity in a multi-storey building
- Electricity consumption in excess of the norm
- How to calculate network losses
- 4 tips to reduce your general house needs bill
What you need to know
All of the listed types of common house needs consume a lot of electricity, therefore, the specific consumption per apartment (by area) is calculated. And a decent amount is collected to pay for ONE, so this expense is divided among all residents of the house.
Updates in terms of calculation and accrual of amounts payable for utilities related to the above occurred in a decree dated January 1, 2017. Now general household electricity needs have become a service for which bills are charged according to established standards, the same legislation is in effect now - in 2018. Next, we will learn how to calculate consumption and payment amount.
It's important to know! The right to determine the standards for general building needs was transferred from the LSG bodies to the state bodies. the authorities of the region or republic, and the calculation is carried out according to the established formulas.
How to calculate ONE for electricity in a multi-storey building
It should be noted right away that when calculating ONE, it matters whether the meters are installed in the house and apartments individually, whether there are individual meters in the apartments. When a common meter is installed on the house, then in order to calculate the ONE for an apartment there is the following formula:
Vi one = (V vol - Σu Vu non. - Σv Vv lived n. - Σu Vw living quarters - V cr) × (Si ∕ S about)
Here:
- V about - readings on the meter, general consumption;
- Vu ne - how many kW / h was spent by utility, technical premises and facilities;
- Vv living room - consumption by an apartment, with a meter;
- Vw dwelling.p - consumption if there is no meter in the apartment;
- V cr - how much energy was spent by utilities for the production of hot water and heating, if there is no centralized supply of them;
- Si is the area of the apartment;
- S about - the total area of all apartments in the house.
As a result of the calculation, it turns out that you pay ONE in proportion to the area of your apartment and the amount of electricity consumed.
For high-rise buildings, in which there is no general electricity meter, one can calculate the ODN using a formula of this type:
Vi one. = N one × S oi × (Si ∕ S vol)
Let's decipher:
- N one - standard for an apartment;
- S oi, Si, Sob - the area of common property, a specific apartment and all apartments.
After calculating the amount of electricity consumed by each apartment, the power supply company adds this the number to the readings of individual apartment meters or to the established norm, if the apartment meter absent.
Electricity consumption in excess of the norm
If the consumption has exceeded the norm, this is equivalent to theft, because this is possible when connected to the mains, bypassing the electricity meter. In apartments where there is no individual meter, there is a calculation of ONE according to the number of residents and registered ones. In this case, it happens that in fact many times more people live than according to the documents. Little things also affect, such as the submission of meter readings not in due time and their falsification, instrument errors, and intra-house losses.
How to calculate network losses
Consumption according to the norms of general house needs is also attributed to such an item as losses on intra-house networks. The calculation is carried out in such a way that electricity losses are 3% of the total consumed kW / h. In fact, they can be divided into two groups:
- Losses in wires, transformer and power transmission networks.
- Losses not related to technical factors. These are various external influences, including theft of electricity.
To reduce losses caused by the first reason, it is necessary to update the electrical infrastructure, lay thicker cables and better contact quality in connections and disconnectors, but this is very expensive pleasure. The second reason is difficult to remove and is associated with the mentality, as well as the socio-economic situation of the inhabitants. However, more advanced metering devices are being installed and responsibility is being tightened.
4 tips to reduce your general house needs bill
To reduce your electricity bills, it is recommended to install a general meter in your home. Calculations and practice show that the cost of its installation is "saved" in this way within 1 year. We have already noted that the quality of the wiring affects the amount of losses. Therefore, it is worth replacing the cable in common house networks with a thicker one. The calculation consists in the approximate current consumption of all apartments in the house and the selection of the appropriate section.
The next step is to eliminate the "left" connections to the public network, bypassing the meter. This will eliminate the points of electricity theft. Including determine whether it is authorized to connect enterprises, shops and institutions that are located on the ground floors of the house. But how can you check? This can be done by contacting the appropriate authorities, such as the organization that supplies the electricity.
It is possible to reduce general household electricity needs if all tenants transmit meter readings in a timely manner, otherwise they are considered according to the standard.
Install automatic driveway lighting control systems and energy-saving lamps. This will reduce the consumption of general lighting at times and extend the life of the lamps, as the number of hours worked per day will decrease. You can calculate the difference in consumption yourself, the result will surprise you.
We talked about what the general building needs for electricity are and what is the method for calculating the ONE. This is an important item in the bills for KU, because you pay for the fact that your entrance in an apartment building or in a hostel is provided with all the necessary benefits of civilization. But, as we said, you can save money if you implement our tips.
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