Average electricity consumption rises in June

Average electricity consumption rises in June

    By Chng Kheng Leng and Sara Grosse
    POSTED: 03 Jul 2013 9:03 PM
 
The average electricity consumption in June has increased as compared to May, but Singapore Power said there is no evidence that it was due to the haze.

SINGAPORE: The average electricity consumption in June has increased as compared to May, but Singapore Power said there is no evidence that it was due to the haze.

According to Singapore Power, the average electricity consumption of domestic customers in June 2013 was 520.23 kWh, compared to May, which was 509.57 kWh.

Based on statistics over the past four years, consumption in June tends to be higher. This is likely due to the hot weather during the month.

Electronic stores MediaCorp spoke with said they received about 30 per cent to 50 per cent more requests for aircon installations in June.

Aircon servicing companies also saw an increase in requests last month.

According to Gain City, it saw double the requests for aircon servicing, while Absolute Solutions saw 40 per cent more servicing requests.

Stan Toh, operations manager at Absolute Solutions, said: "We would actually recommend our customers to do a three-month normal servicing. And at the same time, we also recommend them to keep their temperatures at 25 degrees Celsius. They should also be using an inverter unit. If they do all the above, they can actually look at up to S$350 savings in their electricity bill per year."

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