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電気代を節約する 10 の方法

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先ほど最新のメラルコ請求書を受け取りましたが、3月から4月にかけて請求額が60%増の1万4,000ペソとなりました。マニラ首都圏に住んで以来、初めて1万円を超えた請求額です。

さて、今月の電力使用量は1,004kWhに上昇しましたが、これは前年比で28%増に過ぎません。この大幅な増加は、料金値上げと使用量増加の両方が組み合わさった結果です。

家庭の家電や機器の電力消費を減らす方法について考えていたところ、電気を節約するための10の方法を考えました:

  1. エアコンの使用を減らし、電気ファンに切り替えましょう。室温を下げるには、日中はドアや窓を開けて空気の流れを良くしてください。
  2. 使用していないガジェットや家電はコンセントから抜いてください。単に電源を切るだけでなく、そこそこの電力を節約できます。
  3. 家に複数のテレビがある場合は、一度に一つだけ使いましょう。できればリビングのテレビがおすすめです。
  4. 電子レンジの使用を避け、ガスコンロで食品を加熱または再加熱しましょう。炊飯器やコーヒーメーカーについても同様です。
  5. デスクトップPCの使用を控えめにしましょう。自宅ではノートパソコンを使いましょう。あるいは、画面スペースが必要であれば外部モニターに接続することもできます。
  6. 車内でガジェット(ラップトップ、携帯電話、MP3プレーヤーなど)を充電する場合は、AC/DCアダプターのいずれかを使用してください。
  7. 余裕があれば太陽光充電器への投資を検討しましょう。大型は高価かもしれませんが、ポータブルタイプでも十分な役割を果たします。
  8. 一部の家電やガジェットには消費電力を削減するエコモードが備わっています。これにはモニター、LCDテレビ、冷蔵庫などが含まれます。
  9. 家庭の照明にCCFL(冷陰極管蛍光灯)への投資を検討しましょう。より効率的です。
  10. ドアと窓を開けましょう。日中は自然光を活用してください。電力節約のための最良の方法です。

それよりも、屋外で働きましょう。その間はスターバックスを仮のオフィスとして活用してください。

他の人々はディーゼルで稼働する発電機セットを購入することさえあります。私は正確な数字を計算したわけではありませんが、推定では燃料1リットルあたり2.5〜3キロワット時です。

ディーゼル価格がリットルあたり35ペソの場合、1キロワットの電子レンジを3時間運転できます。これにより、キロワットあたり11.67ペソとなります。これは4月の有効電力料金である13.25ペソ(メラルコ)よりわずかに安いです。もちろん、発電機の取得コストは含まれていません。また、以前ブログで取り上げたパワーセーバーマックスもあります。

皆様、追加のヒントやご提案はありますか?

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did the electricity bill increase by 60%?
The increase is a combination of a rate hike and a 28% consumption hike.
What is one way to reduce air conditioning costs?
Replace aircon with electric fans and open doors and windows for better air circulation.
How can charging gadgets help save electricity?
Charge gadgets in the car using an AC/DC adaptor or invest in solar chargers.
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Aleshire Mueller · 8 years ago

The energy will be audited yet again, and due to this, I am reminded that I need to figure out what I need to do to save on the electric bills. I do like your tips about not using the desktop while at home and stick with the laptop as it consumes less energy. I will be sure to make a note of this as I used to use the PC a lot when I am doing my research. Thanks.

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Ray · 16 years ago

Save electricity by using a 24-hour automatic On/Off power switch

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L.O.S.

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Anthony · 13 years ago

You can also use solar lights http://www.greenlytes.com/

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offshore outsourcing philippines · 16 years ago

Malaki talaga ang gastos. Lalo na ngayong Christmas season. But atleast, di masyadong nagagamit ang aircon kaso malamig naman eh. Yung pambyad sa aircon, pambili na lang ng regalo sa mga inaanak. :)

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abcdefg · 16 years ago

reply for michael ranola, hindi naman po yata pinagbabawal ang paggamit ng solar electricity sa pilpinas kuya eh.sa katunayan nga, may mga company na nag oofer ng ganito MISMO sa bansa………hehehe nice day to you

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bean · 16 years ago

maganda ang solar panel lalung lalo na kung brownout kaso may kamahalan lang ata

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HEECHANG · 16 years ago

alm nyo ba bakit nagtaas ung kuryente pwera sa generation cost?i mean parang taxi yan eh may flag down rate cla kpg umabot lang ng 100kw ung kuryente mo walang patong pero kpg lumagpas ka na sa 100kw at nging 101kw pataas dagdag ult cla ng another peso it depends sa kilowatt na nkonsumo mo and besides nag taas tlga ng generation fee..example para mas lalo nyo maintindihan

100kw – 0 php
120kw – 100php
140kw – another 100php so 200pesos na kagad ung nadagdag..hndi ko sure magkano ang rate nila pero ganito ang format ng meralco..and isa pa hndi ba kau nagtataka sa mga bahay na hndi mapansin ung kuntador ng kuryente pano nila nkukuha ung reading??ung mga tao nagreread minsan kpg hndi nila mkita ung kuntador,hinuhulaan nlng nila ung reading dahil nga sa hndi nila makita ung kuntador hula hula nlang cla tignan nila ung bahay kung ano afford nilang gamit and ung ibang nagreread pinapaubaya nlng sa computer ng meralco..ung computer ng meralco sila ung nageestimate ng kuryente nyo kpg walang result na nkuha ung tauhan na nagread ng kuntador nyo,,ginagamit na estimate ung mga previous reading nyo para maestimate ng computer ung bill nyo ngaun..

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Arlette Adoreno · 16 years ago

Wow! Thanks for this timely tips! It should be the lifestyle of many. It will greatly help to cut down costs in electricity, plus it will help aid the global warming.

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boo · 16 years ago

is it weird that we didn’t feel much of an increase with our bill? we usually get around 8-10K because of our appliances which include 2 1HP aircon units that run almost 18 hours a day.

We were expecting things to double, as what most people have encountered pero imagine our surprise when our bill was 10,500. parang walang pinagbago. weird.

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Herce · 16 years ago

@Michael Ranola, do you live in the RP? Those links are useless! Besides not being anywhere near the size one would need to power a home and not offering battery and domestic lines transformers, they are in the US! I’m gonna pay thousands of US$ to import them? Where is the cost savings there? :roll:

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago

This site might help.

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Kimwell · 16 years ago

Just to let you know guys, Pareho lang tayo nga situation dito sa province. Our electric bill also increased despite same lang ang consumption namin..Kung ako lang talaga mag titiis ako sa fan kaso sa katagalan umiinit din ang fan e.

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PI Outsource · 16 years ago

Get out of the city, move to the beach!

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david · 16 years ago

Wow! I’m paying about P7.4 per kWh up north (local electric utility). And I thought that was expensive!

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago

This one site, has both solar and wind power generation. The wind turbine is still expensive, but in the long run, I think it is worth it.

http://www.energyenv.co.uk/default.asp

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago
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Adrian · 16 years ago

@michael: pwede po pa-refer ng site where to buy that. Ang taas kasi ng kuryente namin. gagamitin ko pang ref. yun. :)

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dan · 16 years ago

Power savers are scams on residential homes.Im taking up Power Engineering at UP and to tell you the truth, it’s just a waste of money buying those worthless appliances.

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Agrimensor · 16 years ago

To save electricity I replaced my 21″ TV to 14″.Thats from 110 watts to 45watts.I also Bought a timer for the ref which gives it rest for 8 hours a day.

Mas mura ang tubig kaysa kureyente kaya ligo na lang ng ligo every now and then.

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jashe · 16 years ago

our bill tripled :(

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago

To: Adrian

Wala nga sa Pilipinas kasi ayaw ng magkaroon ng Meralco, so pinepressure niya government to not allow it to be imported in mass scale. Pwede ka bumili online, at di naman kamahalan siya.

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Adrian · 16 years ago

@michael: as ko lang po kung saan nakakabili sa pinas ng solar panel? tnx po

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Pinoy Ideas · 16 years ago

Buy a cost saving air-condition and refrigerator unit.

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chrysanSID · 16 years ago

Nakakaloko talaga yang electric bill. In my case, we normally pay between 1,100+ to 1,200+ pesos a month. However, beginning the bills I got from February until recently parang rollercoaster ride! Case in point: February my bill was 938.20 pesos, March bill naging 2,280.10 (napamura ako nito ng husto), then last month I paid only 130.45 pesos. For this month, I will be paying 1,633.15 pesos.

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IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

Thinking of rather than upgrading to a unit with higher specs it would be more wiser to go for those with low performance parts with even lower power consumption like those Intel desktop boards with Atoms/Dual Core Atoms especially as a replacement for my pc being used as a 24/7 torrent/DVR system/media center. Playback will be a hastle though with the absence of an Ion chipset (can’t seem to find those Zotac mobos with Ion.

Same goes for those netcafes that doesn’t rely on gaming (imagine 300~450watts vs 30~90watts per unit)

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago

Suggestion ko nga, para makatipid sa kuryente, gumamit na lang ng solar panel/collector. Ang kaso pinagbabawal yata dito sa Pilipinas. Affordable ang solar panel/collector, dahil libre ang kuryenteng ginegenerate nito. Been trying to push the local government to allow people to install solar panel/collector, kaso ayaw e.

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Teknisyan · 16 years ago

for suggestions… just turn off the darn thing when not in use. :(

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Teknisyan · 16 years ago

yeah… our previous months was only 3k then suddenly it was way way way up… to 12k… I was checking what are the changes that we did… I don’t think adding an 1 use of AC will increase your elec. bill for 300%.. ggrrr…

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Teknisyan · 16 years ago

yeah… our previous months was only 3k then suddenly it was way way way up… to 12k… I was checking what are the changes that we did… I don’t think adding an 1 use of AC will increase your elec. bill for 300%.. ggrrr…

http://teknisyan.blogspot.com

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Pete · 16 years ago

If you cant live with out aircons. Inverter aircons offer a lot of savings because of the new hardware and process of cooling the area. These should be chosen when purchasing a new unit. In the end Natural cooling will save you more.

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Adrian · 16 years ago

aircon ang malakas sa kuryente talaga.

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daddy joey · 16 years ago

ours almost went double too.

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Herce · 16 years ago

My Meralco bill hasn’t been under 10k unless I am abroad. This month it hit the over 20k mark. I run way too many computers.

What I want is a way to go solar. I would love to see an article on the options for consumer solar power in the Philippines. Besides the tiny and small setup I see for sale at ROX, I can’t find anything that isn’t intended for industrial use (and even that is really poor and overpriced).

Please do such an article Yuga?

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Starshadow Rivaulx · 16 years ago

One way to have your brewed coffee and save electricity – use a French press. Just grind your beans (or use pre-ground, meh), add hot water, steep for five minutes, and you’re good to go. :)

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Adrian · 16 years ago

wow ang laki ng tipid 18%. ok yun.

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Doodles · 16 years ago

“Others would go as far as buying a generator set and run on diesel. I haven’t really computed the exact numbers by estimate is around 2.5 to 3 kilowatt hour per liter of fuel.”

We might save on household cost in the short term but in my opinion, this is not beneficial to Mother Earth in the long run, since in totality, we are actually increasing households’ carbon footprint. Running individual generator sets also run against the idea of “economies of scale”

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Vidar · 16 years ago

Will the rates remain the same with our next bill? Ours also increased by 50%…

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BrianB · 16 years ago

Ah, so you’re one of those people who spend hours in a coffee shop, occupying a table for 4 oblivious to other people in need of seats, without a care if the establishment looses money so you can save on your e-bills.

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Michael Ranola · 16 years ago

Well, I have a suggestion, which I hope everyone will appreciate. I suggest people to switch from incandescent/florescent tube, to energy saving light bulbs, LED bulbs better. First and foremost, they save a lot of electricity, hence lower electricity bill. Although it may be expensive, but in the long run you save more, as they are long lasting, and durable. Secondly, I suggest people to but solar chargers, for their laptops, and cellphones. This are just some of the tips, I know which I could share with you. Not only do you save electricity, and money, you are also becoming an eco citizen, as it lessens our dependence on fossil fuel, which in turn contribute to global warming.

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Gugol · 16 years ago

Ahaha. I have yet to start working on that power saver myth blog entry. With all the technical jargon simplified and whatnot. Gah!

Anyway, although these power savers work on really controlled conditions, I advise the average consumer to stay away from them.

They tell you that the products have been tested by Meralco, but how many actually tell you that they have passed Meralco’s stringent testing procedure and have the papers to back their claim? NONE. NADA. ZERO.

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Spidey · 16 years ago

Mine almost doubled….

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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 16 years ago

Based on March to April rates, it’s around 18%.

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Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 16 years ago

how much was the raise in cost of power? i calculated it at like 12-13%

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