The operating principle of the two-tariff meter
Soon the cold will come. And this means that the overwhelming majority of the population will use electric heaters, electric floors, air conditioners and much more for additional heating of the dwelling. They are included, mainly, at night. As a result, in winter time, electricity consumption increases several times. Accordingly, the payment for electricity at this time is badly hitting the family budget. Just for such cases, the night rate is provided. Of course, it is less than the daytime. It is for this reason that you need to think about purchasing a two-rate single-phase meter.
How does this device work? Electricity is supplied with different voltages depending on the time of day. This is the so-called ragged schedule. A microprocessor chip is built into the two-rate counter, which forms statistics on the principle of a closed loop. It works at the expense of pulses received from the power system. Thanks to such a clever system, it became possible to take into account daytime and nighttime electricity.
From seven to twenty-three hours the meter counts electricity at a daily rate. After that, the device switches to night rate. The size of the night tariff is set by local authorities. Local authorities also set preferential days - weekends and holidays. Each region has its own tariffs.
For whom is it advantageous to use a two-rate counter?
Opinions differ here. Some people consider the purchase of such a miracle device unprofitable. And there are those who say: "Without it we'll fly out into the pipe."For example, an entrepreneur who owns a bakery shop works at night. Therefore, paying for the night rate is much less. It is clear that without this, production would become less profitable.
It is believed that in private homes to put this device does not make sense. After all, as a rule, at 23.00 everyone is already asleep, and no one needs extra noise from a washing machine or other household appliances at night.
Another logical question: why did the electricity suppliers decide to give us such a gift? It turns out that multi-tariff accounting is beneficial for energy companies. How? The fact is that at night the energy consumption drops sharply, and during the day it increases dramatically. Due to such extreme changes, the service life of equipment at power plants is reduced. And in order to save money on equipment repair, people are encouraged to use electrical appliances at night.
How to pay for electricity using a two-tariff meter
At the beginning of the month, the indications are recorded. If the counter is two-tariff, then the readings are T1 and T2.It is not necessary to write out the complete data, only one decimal place will be enough. For example, the readings of 234.567 can be written as 234.5.
Tariff for payment in the presence of a two-rate meter and an electric stove, for example: T1( day) - 2.66 rubles, T2( night) - 0.67 rubles.
After the meter reading and payment rate became known, fill out the receipt. In the presence of a two-rate counter, the payment code is as follows: T1( day) - 1, T2( night) - 2. After that, record the indications for the current and previous months. The actual flow is obtained, that is, the difference between the received data.
Now it remains to calculate the amount of payment. For this, the actual cost for each payment code is multiplied by the corresponding tariff.
All sums add up and determine the total amount to be paid. Pay the receipt in a way convenient for you.
