TTEC Tax ?

[RedVEVO]

Although the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has spent more $60 million in the last five months to improve its service, it is hampered by $225 million in arrears, with business and government entities among the biggest debtors.

Chairman Keith Sirju said hospitals and ministries had not paid their electricity bills for several months and this was affecting T&TEC’s cash flow and its ability to carry out certain operations in a timely manner.

He said T&TEC had implemented a plan to recover the arrears but was mindful of the fact that some of the delinquent institutions were not ones where “you just can go and take off the electricity.”

He explained: “Some of these customers that are owing T&TEC are providing services to the country and to citizens. I don’t want to call the names out in public.”

Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said T&TEC had been trying to do more with less and in the last six months its board has implemented measures, including increasing in-house work and reducing overtime.

He said the public could help by reducing their electricity usage.

Le Hunte said a 15 per cent reduction in customer consumption would save the country $100 million in three years. This means less gas used to produce electricity which would increase the supply that could be sold internationally at a higher price.

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2018-04- ... 25-million

" .. T&TEC has applied to the Regulated Industries Commission for a review of its rates.
Le Hunte said the rates citizens paid for electricity was one-sixth of the average paid in other Caribbean countries .. "

Is this another form of "taxation" ?

[Cantmis]

Does t&tec operate in other Caribbean countries?

[daron]

T&TEC owed $225 million
Date:
Monday, April 30, 2018 - 14:15

Although the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has spent more $60 million in the last five months to improve its service, it is hampered by $225 million in arrears, with business and government entities among the biggest debtors.

Chairman Keith Sirju said hospitals and ministries had not paid their electricity bills for several months and this was affecting T&TEC’s cash flow and its ability to carry out certain operations in a timely manner.

He said T&TEC had implemented a plan to recover the arrears but was mindful of the fact that some of the delinquent institutions were not ones where “you just can go and take off the electricity.”

He explained: “Some of these customers that are owing T&TEC are providing services to the country and to citizens. I don’t want to call the names out in public.”

Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said T&TEC had been trying to do more with less and in the last six months its board has implemented measures, including increasing in-house work and reducing overtime.

He said the public could help by reducing their electricity usage.

Le Hunte said a 15 per cent reduction in customer consumption would save the country $100 million in three years. This means less gas used to produce electricity which would increase the supply that could be sold internationally at a higher price.

T&TEC has applied to the Regulated Industries Commission for a review of its rates. Le Hunte said the rates citizens paid for electricity was one-sixth of the average paid in other Caribbean countries.

“The whole message is that of conservation. As I said, it is a win-in situation and if people reduce their consumption, they will benefit.

In some cases, based on how people utilise electricity, they might be able to reduce by more than 15 per cent and that is not only for our consumers, even the employers.

“I have spoken about the air conditioning units in buildings, so we all have to work towards exercising or inculcating a culture of conservation. Businesses are leaving units on after working hours,” he said.



http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/tte ... 25-million

[cueball1990]

everytthing raising but man salary boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[redmanjp]

Get ready to pay double or triple your electricity bills. To be fair it is a lot lower than other countries so we need to conserve, especially regarding use of the energy hogging equipment like air conditioning. Set it to 25C and use a fan in conjunction with it and you will feel just as cool as for instance 22C and no fan. Every degree lower is more power being used. And of course turn it off when you leave the room. An AC uses anywhere from 1000-4000 watts whereas a fan uses less than 100!!!. Thats between 10-40 times what the fan uses.

[wickedtuna]

Le hunt ....mc start with all govt offices 15% less usage ...give lasco fans no more ac

[hydroep]

Le (unte...

[skylinechild]

Get ready to pay double or triple your electricity bills. To be fair it is a lot lower than other countries so we need to conserve, especially regarding use of the energy hogging equipment like air conditioning. Set it to 25C and use a fan in conjunction with it and you will feel just as cool as for instance 22C and no fan. Every degree lower is more power being used. And of course turn it off when you leave the room. An AC uses anywhere from 1000-4000 watts whereas a fan uses less than 100!!!. Thats between 10-40 times what the fan uses.

but then you will hear the ac men jump in and say "ah air condition doh pull current...it does only pull plenty current when it start up...."

i would like to think instead of "taxing" the citizens more - which may come in the future.....

why not allow home owners to own their own solar equipment ( not just cells - remove taxes on converters and storage batteries make it easier to obtain / purchase)

or invest in some windmills along the northern range or up on the eastern side of the country from mathura to grand rivere??


agreed ton asking consumers to conserve but dont ask consumers to conserve - in order to sell the "saved" gas internationally......

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Wait for the review...short man not using grease this time

[redmanjp]

And price is one thing. The other is we recently ratified the Paris Climate agreement, so you know conservation is a must to lower carbon emissions

[redmanjp]

Wait for the review...short man not using grease this time

And it legal now

[supernedd]

hahahhaha . nah them can't be serious.. this country in a mess.. . them starting to sound like wasa

[~Vēġó~]

Yes we may be paying less than other countries but how do salaries in those other countries compare with salaries here in terms of value/ purchasing power?

[boxy]

Get ready to pay double or triple your electricity bills. To be fair it is a lot lower than other countries so we need to conserve, especially regarding use of the energy hogging equipment like air conditioning. Set it to 25C and use a fan in conjunction with it and you will feel just as cool as for instance 22C and no fan. Every degree lower is more power being used. And of course turn it off when you leave the room. An AC uses anywhere from 1000-4000 watts whereas a fan uses less than 100!!!. Thats between 10-40 times what the fan uses.

but then you will hear the ac men jump in and say "ah air condition doh pull current...it does only pull plenty current when it start up...."

i would like to think instead of "taxing" the citizens more - which may come in the future.....

why not allow home owners to own their own solar equipment ( not just cells - remove taxes on converters and storage batteries make it easier to obtain / purchase)

or invest in some windmills along the northern range or up on the eastern side of the country from mathura to grand rivere??


agreed ton asking consumers to conserve but dont ask consumers to conserve - in order to sell the "saved" gas internationally......

these solar equipment are already exempted and can be reclaimed in full through your tax returns.

It isn't hard to conserve electricity men does want to have on lights inside in their house whole day run A/C whole day even when u not at home. You would be surprised in some instances that you may actually qualify for the T&tec rebate if your bill is less than $2-300. u get I believe 25% off your bill if I'm. not mistaken. So on top of paying the lowest rate in the Caribbean you get a quarter off your bill for conserving electricity what else allyuh want again? Free current?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Get ready to pay double or triple your electricity bills. To be fair it is a lot lower than other countries so we need to conserve, especially regarding use of the energy hogging equipment like air conditioning. Set it to 25C and use a fan in conjunction with it and you will feel just as cool as for instance 22C and no fan. Every degree lower is more power being used. And of course turn it off when you leave the room. An AC uses anywhere from 1000-4000 watts whereas a fan uses less than 100!!!. Thats between 10-40 times what the fan uses.

but then you will hear the ac men jump in and say "ah air condition doh pull current...it does only pull plenty current when it start up...."

i would like to think instead of "taxing" the citizens more - which may come in the future.....

why not allow home owners to own their own solar equipment ( not just cells - remove taxes on converters and storage batteries make it easier to obtain / purchase)

or invest in some windmills along the northern range or up on the eastern side of the country from mathura to grand rivere??


agreed ton asking consumers to conserve but dont ask consumers to conserve - in order to sell the "saved" gas internationally......

these solar equipment are already exempted and can be reclaimed in full through your tax returns.

It isn't hard to conserve electricity men does want to have on lights inside in their house whole day run A/C whole day even when u not at home. You would be surprised in some instances that you may actually qualify for the T&tec rebate if your bill is less than $2-300. u get I believe 25% off your bill if I'm. not mistaken. So on top of paying the lowest rate in the Caribbean you get a quarter off your bill for conserving electricity what else allyuh want again? Free current?

show me a bill for $300 and show me the house that is attached to it....

[boxy]

Get ready to pay double or triple your electricity bills. To be fair it is a lot lower than other countries so we need to conserve, especially regarding use of the energy hogging equipment like air conditioning. Set it to 25C and use a fan in conjunction with it and you will feel just as cool as for instance 22C and no fan. Every degree lower is more power being used. And of course turn it off when you leave the room. An AC uses anywhere from 1000-4000 watts whereas a fan uses less than 100!!!. Thats between 10-40 times what the fan uses.

but then you will hear the ac men jump in and say "ah air condition doh pull current...it does only pull plenty current when it start up...."

i would like to think instead of "taxing" the citizens more - which may come in the future.....

why not allow home owners to own their own solar equipment ( not just cells - remove taxes on converters and storage batteries make it easier to obtain / purchase)

or invest in some windmills along the northern range or up on the eastern side of the country from mathura to grand rivere??


agreed ton asking consumers to conserve but dont ask consumers to conserve - in order to sell the "saved" gas internationally......

these solar equipment are already exempted and can be reclaimed in full through your tax returns.

It isn't hard to conserve electricity men does want to have on lights inside in their house whole day run A/C whole day even when u not at home. You would be surprised in some instances that you may actually qualify for the T&tec rebate if your bill is less than $2-300. u get I believe 25% off your bill if I'm. not mistaken. So on top of paying the lowest rate in the Caribbean you get a quarter off your bill for conserving electricity what else allyuh want again? Free current?

show me a bill for $300 and show me the house that is attached to it....

Easy.
show me a bill for $300
(Your next bill. cycle if u conserve electricity)

show me the house that is attached to it
Take a selfie in front yuh house with the bill when u surprise even yourself with what u can do by taking lights off when not in use.)

[Jesu]

Saving electricity is one thing. Why aren't there incentives for people to switch to LED lighting or alternative power sources? They all would have the effect of reducing consumption, decentralising power generation so maintenece costs to T&TEC would be reduced, also creating alternative sources of income for T&TEC by way of certification and inspection services.

[boxy]

the incentives for people. are built in via LED u literally save hundreds via consumption every year it's just that filament bulbs are much cheaper but cost more in the long. run.

There is already incentives for solar power units where u get generous tax exemptions and refunds
Same thing with Air conditioning the inverter units pay back for themselves within the first year of owning one. but people usually buy the $2500 10k btu that China dumps here.
The people that pay 8-900 in electricity need to be cognizant for one bill cycle and they will. see exactly how they were throwing away money

[RedVEVO]

The Guardian article claims TTEC in debt because of "hospitals and ministries" customers NOT PAYING their TTEC arrears.

So why Le Hunt Ketchup does not focus on clearing up these "hospitals and ministries" arrears ?

Why he does not do his job and stop the mamaguy ?

[abducted]

T&TEC owed $225 million
Date:
Monday, April 30, 2018 - 14:15

Although the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has spent more $60 million in the last five months to improve its service, it is hampered by $225 million in arrears, with business and government entities among the biggest debtors.

Chairman Keith Sirju said hospitals and ministries had not paid their electricity bills for several months and this was affecting T&TEC’s cash flow and its ability to carry out certain operations in a timely manner.

He said T&TEC had implemented a plan to recover the arrears but was mindful of the fact that some of the delinquent institutions were not ones where “you just can go and take off the electricity.”

He explained: “Some of these customers that are owing T&TEC are providing services to the country and to citizens. I don’t want to call the names out in public.”

Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said T&TEC had been trying to do more with less and in the last six months its board has implemented measures, including increasing in-house work and reducing overtime.

He said the public could help by reducing their electricity usage.

Le Hunte said a 15 per cent reduction in customer consumption would save the country $100 million in three years. This means less gas used to produce electricity which would increase the supply that could be sold internationally at a higher price.

T&TEC has applied to the Regulated Industries Commission for a review of its rates. Le Hunte said the rates citizens paid for electricity was one-sixth of the average paid in other Caribbean countries.

“The whole message is that of conservation. As I said, it is a win-in situation and if people reduce their consumption, they will benefit.

In some cases, based on how people utilise electricity, they might be able to reduce by more than 15 per cent and that is not only for our consumers, even the employers.

“I have spoken about the air conditioning units in buildings, so we all have to work towards exercising or inculcating a culture of conservation. Businesses are leaving units on after working hours,” he said.



http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/tte ... 25-million

Is he admitting that they cannot or will not bother to get the money owed?

[RedVEVO]

T&TEC owed $225 million
Date:
Monday, April 30, 2018 - 14:15

Although the T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has spent more $60 million in the last five months to improve its service, it is hampered by $225 million in arrears, with business and government entities among the biggest debtors.

Chairman Keith Sirju said hospitals and ministries had not paid their electricity bills for several months and this was affecting T&TEC’s cash flow and its ability to carry out certain operations in a timely manner.

He said T&TEC had implemented a plan to recover the arrears but was mindful of the fact that some of the delinquent institutions were not ones where “you just can go and take off the electricity.”

He explained: “Some of these customers that are owing T&TEC are providing services to the country and to citizens. I don’t want to call the names out in public.”

Public Utilities Minister Robert Le Hunte said T&TEC had been trying to do more with less and in the last six months its board has implemented measures, including increasing in-house work and reducing overtime.

He said the public could help by reducing their electricity usage.

Le Hunte said a 15 per cent reduction in customer consumption would save the country $100 million in three years. This means less gas used to produce electricity which would increase the supply that could be sold internationally at a higher price.

T&TEC has applied to the Regulated Industries Commission for a review of its rates. Le Hunte said the rates citizens paid for electricity was one-sixth of the average paid in other Caribbean countries.

“The whole message is that of conservation. As I said, it is a win-in situation and if people reduce their consumption, they will benefit.

In some cases, based on how people utilise electricity, they might be able to reduce by more than 15 per cent and that is not only for our consumers, even the employers.

“I have spoken about the air conditioning units in buildings, so we all have to work towards exercising or inculcating a culture of conservation. Businesses are leaving units on after working hours,” he said.



http://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/tte ... 25-million

Is he admitting that they cannot or will not bother to get the money owed?

Le Hunt Ketchup wanted to bottle WASA water and sell it back to Trini people.

Now he want to add stress and mayhem to people by raising TTEC rates ?

[Les Bain]

My household bill consistently under $150.00. I dunno what else I hadda do.

[redmanjp]

My household bill consistently under $150.00. I dunno what else I hadda do.

u use lasco fan i take it?

[TTCP]

My household bill consistently under $150.00. I dunno what else I hadda do.

So the government not paying its bills so the ppl hadda suffer? Again? Again we have to tighten we belt?... AGAIN????

[Les Bain]

My household bill consistently under $150.00. I dunno what else I hadda do.

u use lasco fan i take it?

Lasko fan, them spiral lightbulb, and we follow the energy conservation rules they teach kindergartners.

My household bill consistently under $150.00. I dunno what else I hadda do.

So the government not paying its bills so the ppl hadda suffer? Again? Again we have to tighten we belt?... AGAIN????

Boy I dunno what to say again. We paying for people who like arctic winds and known for leaving their chauffeured vehicle engines running at functions so the vehicle freezing on re-entry.

[wickedtuna]

So ur Internet bill is more than ur electricity bill

[Les Bain]

Yep.
Should go down even more when we roll out the LED lightbulbs.

[redmanjp]

The $150 means u get the rebate I suppose

[Les Bain]

I do. My household was trying to maintain a low light bill for some time but I took in a few lectures at a travelling German alternate energy exhibition that was in the country last year and got even more determined to get used to saving energy before the country became forced to do so.

[maj. tom]

check this out http://www.yanmarenergy.com.au/types-of-buildings/homes
Nippon made Osaka engineering.
Off the grid AC units that can run on LPG!!! Expensive as hell, but the costs will pay for itself in time.