How do electric companies calculate electric energy used-?

Answer 1

they calculate your bill by seeing how much energy you use here are the items that use the most energy: fridge, tv, plasmas, video games, electric furnance,heaters, and lights. It differs from state to state but in Texas we are deregulated and have the power to choose our provider which saves us some money, you also have transmission and delivery charges which apply to all electric bills which include meter reading, maintenance and the cost of keeping you connected to the network. They also cover our operating costs associated with the supply of electricity for our discounted rate customers.

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The utility company has a meter that is installed in series with the supply service. This meter reads out kilowatts that are used by the service. The wattage in kilowatts is multiplied by the amount of hours that are used in specific given time. This is represented as kw/h. This value is then multiplied by the rate that the utility company charges for a kw/h. In my area I am charged .0856 cents a kilowatt/hour.

Answer 2

Usually by kW/hour. Also the kW/hour/year.

The Watt is the measurement of power, i.e. the rate of conversion of energy where 1W =I Joule/second.

The values for gas are rather tricky because they depend on the calorific value of the particular gas, so it is common to measure actual gas consumption instead, by (cubic volume)/time rates.

Answer 3

On your electrical bill there will be two figures that you look for. One is the cost you are paying for a kilowatt hour and the other is the total hours from the previous reading to the latest reading. This reading will be in kilowatt hours used between readings by the meter reader. Multiply the cost per kilowatt hour times the amount of hours used will give you the bare cost. Surcharges and taxes are usually added to this bare use cost to give you a final bill.

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Figuring out an electric bill can be no easy task. There are many electronic items used throughout the day, and tallying up the time used can be a hassle. The best way to figure the bill out is to itemize every item that uses electricity, how many watts it uses, and how long it was used in the day.

Answer 4

Depending on your country, most companies will charge by the kilowatts per hour. In many cases there will be a 2 level charge, i.e., the first x amount of kilowatts are charged at a certain rate then it will drop to another rate for over that usage. Usually, there is a service fee (what you pay for just having power) and a commodity charge (what you use).

Answer 5

Electric companies calculate the amount of electric energy by using special consumption meters.

Answer 6

it's measured by a flow meter. Basically - the meter registers how much power is flowing through it - and records the usage by either a digital or analogue display.