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Understand Energy charges in electricity bill and how average monthly bill is disadvantageous

By on August 26, 2015
Understand Energy charges in electricity bill and how average monthly bill is disadvantageous
Have you received your electricity bill recently and you are trying to understand what are the energy charges on your electricity bill? If that is the case then you are not alone, as electricity bill is the most complex bill that one receives. In case you came here looking for calculation of electricity bill, you can use online electricity bill calculator in the article: Online

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Are CFLs replacements for Tube lights?

By on April 26, 2018
Are CFLs replacements for Tube lights?
We have all known that CFLs are great electricity savers as compared to incandescent bulbs. Years of campaign and successful marketing by the government have led to good penetration of CFLs in Indian market, which is great. Although it is good that we have adopted CFLs so well, but CFLs were supposed to be replacement of incandescent bulbs. Are you using it to replace tubelights? Fluorescent Lamp Technology Both CFLs

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Various modes for running air conditioners and their impact on electricity bill

By on August 7, 2017
Various modes for running air conditioners and their impact on electricity bill
Air Conditioners in past used to be quite simple with just on/off switch and high, medium and low cool options. With improvements in technology, modern day air-conditioners have lot more electronics in it and thus they provide multiple modes of operation. Most of these modes are explained in the user manuals that come along with the air conditioners, but it is very important to understand the impact of each mode on electricity savings. In

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NDPL Online Electricity Bill Payment

By on November 20, 2015
Paying electricity bills online is the easiest way to avoid standing in queues for electricity bill payment. Most states in India now have online bill payment and all utilities in Delhi have multiple avenues to make payments of electricity bills online. There are multiple ways of making online payment for NDPL. Based on convenience and ease of use people can choose

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Tata Power Online Bill Payment and Customer Portal provides offers to save electricity

By on August 27, 2015
Tata Power, one of the three electricity providers in the city of Mumbai provides offers on various electricity saving appliances as part of their DSM (Demand Side Management) program on their customer and online bill payment portal. Many people use the portal to make online bill payment, but a quick look at energy saving option in the list of menu options can take one to discounts and benefits that Tata Power provides to it’s customers.

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Choose the right Regulator for Ceiling Fan for Electricity Saving

By on April 12, 2021
Choose the right Regulator for Ceiling Fan for Electricity Saving
A ceiling fan is one of the most common appliances in Indian household. Being a tropical country, India relies a lot on the ceiling fan and there is a ceiling fan in every room in the country. When we go and buy a ceiling fan, we also get a regulator along with it. Regulators are of different types, and different ceiling fans come with different types of regulators. Most people typically do not care about the regulator, but it is very important to know that even the

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Air Conditioner maintenance and operation tips for electricity savings

By on April 22, 2016
Air Conditioner maintenance and operation tips for electricity savings
One of the best ways to make sure that you save some money in summers is by making sure that your air conditioner is running well. And to make that happen, it is very important to make sure that the air conditioner is properly maintained and it is in good shape before every summer. Once installed, we hardly make any efforts to make sure that the air conditioner is in good shape and call a mechanic only when it fails. But an air conditioner that is not properly maintained

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Fuel Adjustment Charges on Electricity Bills explained

By on November 14, 2019
Fuel Adjustment Charges on Electricity Bills explained
Have you ever wondered why your electricity bill amount is not the same even when you have the same number of units consumed on the bill? Why is it that the electricity bill is different even when you have not changed your electricity consumption? If you look at your bills you will just find that there is an amount mentioned as FAC or FCA or FPPCA, which is either positive or negative and is creating the difference.

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Domestic Electricity LT Tariff Slabs and Rates for all states in India in 2013

By on February 11, 2019
As the electricity tariff rates keep changing every year, we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our readers to know about the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for 2013. So we do our research for all the states in India regularly and publish a table that lists all the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for LT (Low Tension) domestic customers in urban centers in India. As the tariffs change, we update them in the list. Please note that

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Domestic LT Tariff Slabs and Rates for all states in India in 2012

By on February 11, 2019
As the electricity tariff rates have increased in several states in India in 2012, we at Bijli Bachao thought that it will be very useful for our readers to know about the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for 2012-2013. So we did our research for all the states in India and below table lists all the latest tariff slabs and rates applicable for LT (Low Tension) domestic customers in urban centers in India. Please note that these do not apply to commercial, rural

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