Re: Electric Power Conservers: Scam or No Scam?
does that mean it helps anyway but since we are not penalized we don't need them? how about if I constantly run my routers, ts sander and other powertools (w/c is a daily thing), would it benefit me?
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Re: Electric Power Conservers: Scam or No Scam?
Benefit for the residential user? none.
Anyway, by being efficient, the power provider (meralco) does not have to spend on line upgrades.
A 100% Efficient system will have the Apparant Power = Real Power. which means, (apparent power) current = (real power) current.
A unefficient system will have (apparent power) current > (real power) current.
Although we, residential users, only pay for the (real power) current, Meralco has to put up wired that is capable to handle (apparent power) currents. So it would be costlier for them to use thicker wires or perform upgrades because some heavy user is inefficient. So they penalize the heavy users, which are usually industrial users.
So If you are thinking of the 'billing' benefits, in theory there are none. But if you look at it as 'wiring' benefit, maybe there is. But am sure your house wiring can already accomodate your motor usage. :).
