Info from your last RD Power Company bill?

494kwh in Bavaro area (CEPM) is about 9000 pesos.

2700 on avarage, 85" TV for about 6-7 a day, on fan, espresso maxhine morning and nite, was one a week, one juicer once a day, water heather twice a day, no ac yet lol

The big drivers of your bill: air conditioner, electric water heater, Water pumps, fridge, freezer and some appliances.

Mine averages 4,200.  18btu air conditioner every day 8 hours, electric water heater once a day, fridge, freezer, coffee maker every day.  Air fryer several times a week.  2 ceiling fans 24/7.  Tv and other fans as needed.  Internet 24/7.

I am on Edesur.   

All of the EDE distributors have the same price structures.  Private companies charge what they want!

The big drivers of your bill: air conditioner, electric water heater, Water pumps, fridge, freezer and some appliances.
Mine averages 4,200. 18btu air conditioner every day 8 hours, electric water heater once a day, fridge, freezer, coffee maker every day. Air fryer several times a week. 2 ceiling fans 24/7. Tv and other fans as needed. Internet 24/7.

I am on Edesur. 

All of the EDE distributors have the same price structures. Private companies charge what they want!
-@planner

Thanks, that is essential information that was not available to us until you put it out there for all of us to see!

"Mine averages 4,200."

Is that RD$ per month? kWH per month?

RD  per month yes.  KWH  ..... no idea but i am checking......

Last bill   4,646 RD   as I had company a few days so extra Air conditioner in guest room:

Cargo fijo  128.59

Energía

200 kWh X RD$ 6.05   1,210

100 kWh X RD$ 8.59  859.00

190 kWh X RD$ 12.89   2,449.310

@planner

Here's what I see when I compare your EDE bill combined with how your house consumes electricity with mine.

Our EDEs charge essentially the same rates. I pay a slightly lower rate than you for the first two levels and a somewhat higher rate for the last.

I'm confused by the fact that I used and paid more than you, even though I do not have any AC or electric water heating.

How do we explain that? Can we assume that our EDE meters are accurate? If so, it seems my water pumps use more electricity than your AC unit and electric water heater.

My read is that the lights, fans, TVs, and refrigerators use so little that we can ignore any differences. One thing that might explain it is that the person who cleans our concrete patio, sidewalks, etc. used a lot of water many times a week. So much water that the water pumps were operating 12+ hours a day refilling the tinactos. BTW, they are no longer allowed to do that! (FWIW, getting them to agree to that change was a battle. Cleanliness OR padding the bill, I don't know)

Could that explain the difference between our bills?

My A/C is high efficiency. I paid a lot more for it than normal as I use it every day.

Water pumps use a lot. I live in an apt so do not pay for water pump or backup electricity. However it rarely goes out where I am. 

And 12 hours a day for a water pump to fil tinacos?? BIG  PROBLEM with that! 

@planner

Thanks!

The info you posted shows all of us that efficient AC units can be used on a daily basis without causing the electric bill to become outrageous!

To me, that is important information,

My A/C is high efficiency.
-@planner

What model/brand of AC did you buy, and what is their efficiency rating? 

(Sorry about littering this place with posts; I hit the button too soon!