Multi-tariff counter

Accounts for services often occupy the lion's share of the income of a simple consumer. This applies, including payments for electricity. It is clear that the question of the possibility of saving bills for this resource becomes more than relevant. Supporting organizations offer a multi-rate counter. Let's see how this meter works and whether it really helps to save.

What is a multi-tariff counter?

Such a meter takes into account the division of the day into phases and the increasing (or decreasing) use of the supplied electricity. It is known that most electrical appliances work in the morning and evening hours. As a rule, at night the minimum of devices is included in the network. The two-tariff meter considers the increased electricity consumption from early morning (7:00) and late evening (23:00). This is a conventional day phase. Accordingly, from eleven o'clock in the evening and up to seven in the morning (conditionally the night phase), the tariff is reduced, often twice. This means that if you turn on the washing machine or the dishwasher after eleven hours, the electric multi-tariff meter counts at a lower tariff.

Also on sale is a three-rate counter. The day for this meter is divided into the following zones:

• night, which lasts from 23 pm and until 7 am);
• peak, it is counted from 7 to 10 hours and from 17 to 21 hours;
• semi-peak, which lasts from 10 to 17 hours and from 21 to 23 hours.

Thus, in the morning and in the evening, the consumption of electricity will cost the most. In the semi-peak zone (in the afternoon and late evening) you will pay a little less than in the peak phase. And at night, energy consumption is as cheap as possible.

A multi-tariff counter is advantageous or not?

Economical profitability of multi-tariff electricity meters for many remains questionable. And this is understandable, because most consumers are just missing at home or they are sleeping at a time when the tariffs on the resource are minimal. Therefore, it is advantageous to install such devices for homeowners who have electric appliances with the possibility of programming the operating time. This is, first of all, washing machines, bread makers , multivarques, dishwashers, air conditioners, etc. To reduce electricity bills in the peak area, we recommend setting the night mode.

The economical advantage of multi-tariff meters depends on those tariffs that operate in your region. The more the difference between the peak zones, the more money you save as a result.