Basis for computing the estimated electricity consumption of home appliances for the Meralco Appliance Calculator (Meralco AppCal)
Sample Assumed Meralco Residential Electricity Rate per Bill Amount Bracket Bill Amount (Php)
Price per KWh (Php)
P0 to P108
P0.33
P109 to P338
P5.18
P339 to P573
P6.64
P574 to P1,021
P8.08
P1,022 to P2,109
P10.12
P2,110 to P3,271
P10.50
P3,272 to P4,625
P10.87
P4,626 to P7,684
P11.54
P7,685 and up
P11.80
Important Note About the Assumed Rate per Kilowatt-hour: The price per kWh shown above is based on June 2010 Meralco electricity rates. The assumed price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is derived statistically and uses representative rate per bill amount bracket group. These assumed data are updated on a regular basis as deemed necessary by Meralco AppC al application administrators. This computation may vary from the actual consumption and rates reflected in the customer’s Meralco monthly electric bill and therefore, this computation should not be used in any way for billing purposes, complaints or concerns against Meralco. This computation should not be used by the customer to estimate electric consumption of appliances and/or equipment used for non-residential or business or commercial purposes. 1.
FOR REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS Formula: Estimated cost per hour = [Rate per kilowatt-hour x (appliance wattage/ 1000) x 14 hours ]/ 24 hours per day Example: For a 6 cubic feet refrigerator for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00. C ost per hour = [Rate per kilowatt-hour x (appliance wattage/ 1000) x 14 hours] / 24 hours per day C ost per hour = [P10.50 x (100 watts /1000) x 14 hours]/ 24 hours per day C ost per hour = [P10.50 x (.10 kilowatt) x 14 hours]/ 24 hours per day C ost per hour = [P14.70]/ 24 hours per day C ost per hour = P00.61 C ost per month = P00.61x number of hours used in one month
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FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS Formula C ost per hour = Rate x [(appliance wattage x 0.8 x 0.8) + (appliance wattage x 0.2)] / 1000) Example: For a 1 horsepower (944 watts) air conditioner for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00. C ost per hour = Rate x [(appliance wattage x 0.8 x 0.8) + (appliance wattage x 0.2)] / 1000 C ost per hour = P10.50 x [(944 watts x 0.8 x 0.8) + (944 watts x 0.2)] / 1000 C ost per hour = P10.50 x [(604.16) + (188.8)] / 1000 C ost per hour = P10.50 x [792.96] / 1000 C ost per hour = P10.50 x 0.79 kilowatt C ost per hour = P8.30 C ost per month = P8.30 x number of hours used in one month
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FOR ALL OTHER APPLIANCES Formula: C ost per hour = Rate x (appliance wattage / 1000) Example: For a 29-inch color TV set for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00. C ost per hour = Rate x (appliance wattage / 1000) C ost per hour = P10.50 x (145 watts / 1000)
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MAC | My Appliance Calculator
C ost per hour = P10.50 x (.145 kilowatt) C ost per hour = P1.52 C ost per month = P1.52 x number of hours used in one month Sample MAC Computations
Type of Appliance
No. of Hours Used Per Day
C ost Per Hour
C ost Per Day
C ost Per Week
C ost Per Month
1 horsepower air conditioner (944w)
6
8.12
48.75
341.24
1364.96
6 cubicfeet refrigerator
24
0.61
14.69
102.86
411.44
29-inch color TV set
5
1.52
7.61
53.27
213.07
Twintub washing machine (6 kg)
4 hours per week
2.91
11.63
11.63
46.52
3-blade ceiling fan
5
1.47
7.35
51.43
205.72
Desktop PC with Monitor
4
2.36
9.45
66.12
264.50
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE MERALC O APPC AL C OMPUTATION SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON JUNE 2010 MERALC O RESIDENTIAL ELEC TRIC ITY RATES. THIS C OMPUTATION IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON ASSUMED DATA. THE C OMPUTATION RESULTS OF THE MERALC O APPC AL MAY SLIGHTLY VARY FROM THE AC TUAL C ONSUMPTION REFLEC TED IN THE MERALC O C USTOMER’S MONTHLY ELEC TRIC BILL AND THEREFORE, THE MERALC O APPC AL C OMPUTATION RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ANY WAY FOR BILLING PURPOSES, C OMPLAINTS OR C ONC ERNS AGAINST MERALC O, ITS OFFIC ERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE MERALC O APPC AL SHOULD NOT BE USED BY ANY PERSON TO ESTIMATE ELEC TRIC C ONSUMPTION OF APPLIANC ES AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL OR BUSINESS OR C OMMERC IAL PURPOSES.