Thread: The FT charge on your electricity bill, what is it this month?

Could somebody have a look at their residental electricty bill and tell me what the FT charge is these days please?

The PEA website is out of date at the moment

Thanks

7% should be VAT (I think)

I know my bill was about 1200 Baht this month, but I don't know why.

A fridge, 3 fans and a PC is all that's on it really.

^ 6568.32 for me.

(Ft of 1499.31)

dunno about the FT charge, they dont give you a bill here, you just pay the amount they say you used... take it on good faith like

$50 this month.

Originally Posted by November Rain

What's the FT charge?

The FT charge is like a "multiplier" that is used to calculate part of the bill. Its based on the price of oil and varies. The weblink to the electricity companies website (in the op) shows the ft value as 0.6285 baht per unit (out of date 2008). It looks like the FT value for you is 0.9255

They multiply the ft value by the number of units you use and add that to the total.

The way they calculate bills here is ridiculous.......

FT 0.9255 multiplied by your 267 units gives you the 247 baht you mentioned.
In your case the first 150 units of lecky cost 1.8047 baht each = 270
The other 117 units (267-150) cost 2.77 baht each = 324
324 + 270 = 594, then there is a 40.9 baht surcharge added which gives the 635

add 635 to the ft charge of 247 = 882, add on VAT at 7% (61 baht) gives a grand total of 943 baht.

they dont do straightforward here do they.

Originally Posted by November Rain

Any of that help?

Perfect, thanks

Originally Posted by Gerbil

(Ft of 1499.31)

Thats quite a bit more than NR's, oil has shot up recently and we are getting shafted for that on our lecky bills as well as at the pump

Is that a very recent bill? and perhaps NR's is last months?

Originally Posted by Gerbil

6568.32

Christ on a bike, what are doing to use that much, is it minus 25 round the clock in your place?

Originally Posted by kingwilly

they dont give you a bill here, you just pay the amount they say you used

Do they operate an Indo people price and a foreigner price type of thing down there?

Originally Posted by Spin

Do they operate an Indo people price and a foreigner price type of thing down there?

not on the lecky bill as far as I know, they rip off everyone equally.

I;ve had some issues with internet company lately.

normal unlimted price was about $50 a month.

then they upped it to $90

I told them to fuck off.

plenty of other companies offering MUCH cheaper deals eg $20 or $30 p/m one even includes your cable tv for that price.

but they dont do my area yet....

then they changed my plan to $20 p/m for 1 gig - without telling me.

2 months at $20 is ok.,

then the next 2 month I apparently used 3-4 gig.

so the bill was $140 p/m

I refused to pay, so cut off. the next day the same company rings me, can we interest you in a special deal we have, unlimited internet for $15 p/m.... !

grrrrr.

but cannot connect to that deal until i pay them the $300 outstanding.....

FT 1534, Bill was near 7K...

The counter of the neiighboor blow the other day ! Big bang followed by a smoke cloud, no electricity in the full street, broken plastic parts and glass all around, box was black and open...

Took them around half an hour to come and connect the elctricity in the street, quite efficient !

The neighboor still has no new Meter, they just connected the wires with tape and 1 week later, not yet fixed a new KW/H meter...

I think i'll blow mine as well...

Mine was just under 1 baht
Can't remember exactly, so about 0.98 baht

This months bill:

1124 units a' 2.8133 baht

+

FT 1124 units a' 0,7770 baht

+ 7% VAT

gives a total of 3.84 baht per unit

Originally Posted by Spin

Is that a very recent bill? and perhaps NR's is last months?

That's my current (no pun intended) bill. I'm just off to pay it later this morning. Could this charge be different in different provinces?

Originally Posted by November Rain

Could this charge be different in different provinces?

it's different for every landlord, let alone province...

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by November Rain

Could this charge be different in different provinces?

it's different for every landlord, let alone province...

Not when you're getting the elecrticity direct from the supplier and billed by them. This is about the bill from them, not some made up one from the condo or landlord.
My FT is 0.9255

My FT is 0.9255 in Suratthani (Koh Samui)

My total bill is 1417.19 (Still acclimatising)

Originally Posted by chassamui

My FT is 0.9255 in Suratthani (Koh Samui)

My FT is 0.7770 in Suratthani (Koh Samui)
Prolly because we have a 3-phase meter which has a different tariff from 1-phase.

Originally Posted by lom

Prolly because we have a 3-phase meter which has a different tariff from 1-phase.

I'm on 3 phase as well.
I wonder why my FT is higher than yours

Originally Posted by Spin

Christ on a bike, what are doing to use that much, is it minus 25 round the clock in your place?

2 PC's on 24 hours a day and the aircons account for most of it I think.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by lom

Prolly because we have a 3-phase meter which has a different tariff from 1-phase.

I'm on 3 phase as well.
I wonder why my FT is higher than yours

Is that value not also determind by usage? i.e between so many and so many units, you pay FT of VVVV. Use more than that and it goes up?

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by lom

Prolly because we have a 3-phase meter which has a different tariff from 1-phase.

I'm on 3 phase as well.
I wonder why my FT is higher than yours

So what is your unit cost, all included?
I don't even know if I have a lower price on the first 150 units, it is not specified.

Originally Posted by lom

So what is your unit cost, all included?

3.88 baht per unit in March