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Edenorte upgrade for remaining part of Cabarete not yet 24/7
Edesur just bestowed 24/7 power to a mountain road near us that goes through three or four tiny towns. Along with the service came shiny new meters for every shack and business, most on the house, but often 5-6 bunched on a pole.
Does the area you refer to have a lot of people on flat contracts? That might be their plan, meters that can be turned off for non-payment. Where we live almost everyone has flat contracts, some paying as little as 150 pesos a month.
I think the area in question has a lot of people that just hook up to power and have no contracts. But I really don't know for certain since I don't visit the location where most of the people live. The last time they tried to install meters there, the technicians were forced out under fear for their lives. They even had guards provided by a government group that was supposed to enforce the laws regarding theft of services.
I suppose we will have to wait and see what happens next regarding payment plans.
I suppose we will have to wait and see what happens next regarding payment plans.
That's a "high rent" district in comparison to where most of the people on the circuit live.
They will raise the electric rates on the honest people to pay for the dishonest. I am sure their are other countries that have progressive rates but I've never seen flat rates.
There is a lot of theft of power and water in Puerto Rico too.
Now in the US with new smart meters they check a blocks usage vs billing and then they can isolate it down to discover whose stealing.
Had a friend, who was an electrician, got caught stealing. He had bi-passed the meter by cutting into the service in the attic. They estimated his usage of theft since he owned the property then he had to pay that plus a $10,000 fine to get a new service drop connected. Cost him over $25 K.
He's still dishonest and it always comes back on him.
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It isn't a new circuit, just new wiring (and new meters for many) to bring it up to "24/7" according to Edenorte.
Circuit CABT102 is areas of La Cienaga, La Calonia, Callejon de la Loma and Costa Azul in Cabarete.
Electricity in the DR is already expensive because of the extensive theft.
A related question is this: Will you pay more for electricity if you are in a 24/7 power area versus one where there are blackouts every day? The rates for power are the same for all circuits of Edenorte independent of how long power is on each day.
The answer is likely to be no if you have a battery inverter system. That is because you are likely to use power all day long, with some of that coming from a battery/inverter system that will only be 70 to 80% efficient and you pay for that lack of efficiency. You are paying more for the convenience of that back up system.
Of course if you run AC 24 hours a day, then you could be paying more than you did if your power was out 8 hours a day.
The answer is likely to be no if you have a battery inverter system. That is because you are likely to use power all day long, with some of that coming from a battery/inverter system that will only be 70 to 80% efficient and you pay for that lack of efficiency. You are paying more for the convenience of that back up system.
Of course if you run AC 24 hours a day, then you could be paying more than you did if your power was out 8 hours a day.
) costs us less than previous circuit type. not by much but the bills are a bit lower.in all honesty we have more things connected to the inversor than many other households: fridge, electric gate, water pump. plus all the usual stuff like lights, computers, fans, alarm and so on.
True. The electricity here is very expensive. But the DR cannot claim the highest price per kWh. There are still a few countries ahead of it. The DR does have the most unreliable electricity in this zone by far and away.