29/06/2026
FROM P8,000 Meralco Bill to P300 - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
I have seen post from social media ranting about the increase in Meralco Bill. Syempre Nakakagalit yung sa tingin mong hindi makatarungang Spike sa Bill mo.
Some Reasons include, “we have the same routine everyday”, “same appliance”, “same hours of usage” etc. which if you hear or read them seems a very valid questions as to Why My Meralco Bill Increased.
Im no Expert but i base this post on my experience and knowledge so if you see any info you think is wrong please feel free to correct me.
Ok let’s move on to my experience, last March our total consumption was 558Kwh which would estimate to P8,381, which I say is my average bill, but there was an applied credits of P7049 for the bill deposit and interest refund which i guess most of you also experienced. I was only charged P1,333.
Come April, using the same reasoning as everyone, i had the same appliance, time of use, and mostly we are out during days. Our consumption rose to 711kwh coming from previous month of 558kwh and paid P11k.
Somehow i did have the same reaction as most of you are. Though I know there’s nothing I can do about it. So what i did is i promised by May we will have our average bill back.
I analyze my April Bill to be ready for May. What i concluded is that my average consumption everymonth is around 550-600kwh. so in a day around 18-19kwh should be my consumption. Since our electric Meter is the “digital” one ( not the Dial meter) i can read my electric consumption anytime i want.
So I made a record of everyday reading of our consumption and made sure that we will not go over our average daily consumption of 18-19kwh. I Read every morning, 3pm and 8pm, to the point na kala ng kapit bahay namin sinisilip namin bahay nila kasi yung metro namin sa subdivision nakalagay sa isang poste na malapit sa pintuan ng kapitbahay. ( but eventually we explained it them na we are monitor our daily consumption)
And yes because of that we were able to lower our bill to P7697 or 495kwh. And heres what we did:
1. Made sure na hindi kami lalagpas ng 18-19kwh daily
2. If lumagpas man, made it sure na babawiin namin sa ibang araw na tipong lower consumption like 13-15kwh para mabawi namin ung sobrang gamit namin
3. Set Aircon to 26-27 degrees
4. Some days of the week, we go out to gym stayed there most of the time. Duon naren nag tratrabaho as long as we can.
5. Stopped using my electric kettle and heater for a while. Used gas stove instead.
6. There are times we open our window and tinatapantan ng electric fan para humigot ng malamig na hangin sa gabi.
7. Luckily we have “LG thin q” aircons na namomonitor sa app ung current and previous consumption by hour. So we are able to forecast until what time we can continuously use the ac’s
8. During weekened, my kids sleep with us para makatipid ng aircon.
9. At night, yung aircon namin automatic na namamatay ng 3AM. Tapos by 4am automatic na mag oopen yung electric fan using smart plug.
Some key takeaways:
Even if you have the same appliances, same settings, time and hours used, it will not be the same as last month. Because there are other factors that you need to consider such as weather, climate, humidity etc. for AC, the higher the room temperature is, the more power your Ac consume to meet the temperature goal that you set. This is one big factor that people forget to apply to their conclusions or assumptions. Google it to verify.
The Next Step:
Oo nga, nakatipid nga, na ilower nga namin yung consumption and bill, however, nagdegrade naman ang quality of life namin and because of this we made one big decision, we installed solar power system which we just received our first full month bill from around P8k bill down to P300 Pesos only.
Pero kala mo ba dahil nakapag solar ka na bababa na agad ng drastic na katulad ng sa amin ang bill? NO NO NO.
This is one big misconception about Solar Power System.
For our installation we chose Hybrid with 16kwh battery. Sa araw nag chacharge yung battery from the sun plus ung current usage ng bahay. Sa umaga walang problema kahit naka bukas aircon mo. Napupuno namin ung battery usually by 11am-1pm.
During the day we do the following power intensive tasks:
1. Charge VF3 EV
2. Laundy
3. Iron clothes
4. Vacuum
5. Baking
6. Aircon is on
7. Work during the days(edit and shoot videos)
8. Cook rice for lunch using rice cooker
9. Cook rice for dinner by 3:30pm
10. Cook dinner by 3:30pm using an induction stove.
By 4pm or 5pm we slowed down sa pag gamit ng kuryente. We stop using AC and used electric fan instead. Kung kaya, bare minimum lang tlga para hindi mabawasan ang battery.
By 7pm we start AC and have our dinner. Then by 9am time, to wind down and prep for sleep by which we will now have two AC open.
Why do i need to tell you these routines? It’s because kahit naka Solar ka na, if you want to reach a lower bill like us, BATTERY MANAGEMENT IS STILL A MUST. Kasi kung hindi, kukuha ng kuryente sa meralco during the night at malaki paren ang babayaran mo.
Do freely correct me if my nasabi akong info na mali, but most of the things na sinabi ko are based on my experience.
So my point is, if you are in the same situation na malaki ang bill mo, then try to understand your bill, your appliances, your consumption your meter, from there be conscious with your usage, limit them or not at least you know the consequence na the more you use the more you get charged.
