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That lot makes British electricity bills look quite simple -- Just the per-unit rates and associated sub-totals for day/night, then 5% VAT (tax) added on to the total.

Here's my latest bill for your perusal. The calculation on the last sheet is a little more complex than usual because the rates went up (yet again) during the billing period, hence the two sets of figures with estimated meter readings to apportion:

Electricity bill, 1

Electricity bill, 2

Electricity bill, 3

I have to dive in my archieves but i have a look if i can find one of the older WEPB bills from 1988 and the current ones we receive with all the disguises in it.

Privatisation certainly has NOT worked to make it cheaper for the end users.

In the 18 years i live in New Zealand now, the cost of power per kWh has doubled and daily line charges have quadrupled.

My electricity bill breaks down to

The product
Normal rate 0,0765 Euro / kWh = $0.10 taking a euro = us$ 1.30
Cheap rate 0,0450 Euro / kWh = $0.06

Plus-
Poco charges 19.44 Euro / month
Tax. 8% municipal + 4% Departmental, on 80% of pre-taxed totals.
Value Added Tax is then levied at 5.5% of Poco charges, 19.6% on the rest, including the other taxes.
Plus a local ‘contribution’ [ ie tax.], which is also taxed with Value Added Tax.

Last year the bill broke down to, in Euros, to – [ figures rounded to nearest euro ]

Electricity 422 = 2715kWh @ 0.045 + 3923kWh @ 0,0765
Poco charges 233
Taxes, local 63
Contribution 30
TVA 111

Total 859 Euro of which tax + charges = 437 Euro

As you can see, taxes and charges are 51% of the total.

If I apportion the smoke and mirrors to each; 6638 kWh total, cheap rate 2715 kWh = 41% of use

Normal rate = 300 + [ 0.59x 437] = 558E for 3923 units = 0,14 Euro per kWh = $0.18
Cheap rate = 122 + [0.41 x 437] = 301E for 2715 units = 0,11 Euro per kWh. = $0.14


Alan

Single male household, oil heat, electric water heater (300 liters) heating in the night only (low rate):

Winter (October to March)
Day 477 kWh
Night 2191 kWh
makes approx. 15 kWh/day

Summer (April to September)
Day 352 kWh
Night 1859 kWh
makes approx. 12.3 kWh/day

The "Night" rate also applies on weekends when I do all the washing, drying (Tumbler), welding, lathe work, milling etc. I just LOVE to build things

Oh yes, oil heat: about 1700 liters (375 gallons) per calendar year, averaged over the last 12 years.