when we were being connected to 24/7 i spoke to the technicians from edenorte and they said that the rates stay the same. very clearly. they did say, however, that you may see the spike in the bill because now everything is connected and working all the time. i hope for a lower bill because i guess what was consuming most power was the backup system itself. since last bill cut on the day we were connected the new bill will be all for 24/7 power. i will report what it says.