T&TEC & WASA rate increase coming?

[MaxPower]

Yeh but ent allyuh just get a minimum wage increase?

Didnt allyuh vote for this?

[PariaMan]

Batteries expensive snd don't last.. Neighbor have one and by 10pm it stop.
Could modify it to add more batteries to last the night... But might as well pay the rate increase

I have one bought from Amazon . Did my research it last whole night at full brightness, similar to a 100-watt bulb. 3 years now, and it has never not stayed lit at its brightest for the entire night.

I paid 1000 for it . Your neighbor probably bought a cheap one

With these higher electricity rates I am gonna buy another one to replace my dusk to dawn

[shake d livin wake d dead]

@smash the ones on amazon which kinda pricey, works well. I have one at another compound at it runs the entire night(paid $750 for this one)

[Chimera]

i have some portable ones from amazon that working well as well, not really spot lights but smaller ones that are strapped to trees/posts with motion sensors

some of them i have 3-4 years

but would you ever realize the savings of paying $750 for ONE solar light?

if a wired equivalent is 200 or 250?

[PariaMan]

i have some portable ones from amazon that working well as well, not really spot lights but smaller ones that are strapped to trees/posts with motion sensors

some of them i have 3-4 years

but would you ever realize the savings of paying $750 for ONE solar light?

if a wired equivalent is 200 or 250?

I also like the idea when current gone my place still well lit

That must have a cost in the times we living in

[Chimera]

yeah true that
i have a bunch of these from
2019 that are all still working

https://amzn.to/4925Usk

then i got these last week to add to it

https://amzn.to/4925SAI

[PariaMan]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07PQP47 ... UTF8&psc=1

Got these in 2019going strong still

[PariaMan]

Charging time only 6hours and good sized battery

[zoom rader]

Meanwhile Laventille and Beetham jumpers cables on TTEC post for free, no one dare remove the jumper cables for free electricity.

Take bull

[zoom rader]

Kamala kamala...

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PNM Victory 2025

I never seen one set ah dotish trinis.

Continue

[The_Honourable]

Is either pnm (through t&tec) implement the rate increase now so we have time to forget, or after elections 2025.

After all the froth, we going to pay our bills...

...monthly.

[dogg]

All this PNM and UNC ole talk.
If weakling, appeasing Kamla was in charge we would've been under IMF rule all now.

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Is either pnm (through t&tec) implement the rate increase now so we have time to forget, or after elections 2025.

After all the froth, we going to pay our bills...

...monthly.

I say january 2024 is good time

[redmanjp]

Now they need to actually give rebates for solar power installations. Not just have it tax free.

[paid_influencer]

Now they need to actually give rebates for solar power installations. Not just have it tax free.

they give tax credits, not so?

basically paying you for going solar, since it directly reduces your income tax

granted the large proportion of the population makes under the personal allowance (and therefore gains $0 from this incentive, is not for poor people, poor people don't benefit. great is the pnm and it shall prevail)

[pugboy]

do these rates make solar heaters competitive?

[death365]

Yeah boy yuh keep think like that ... pnm forever!!!!


BTW how exactly did you come to this conclusion?

Because the only time we went to the IMF is after pnm run the country to the ground ... al la 80s.


But then u maybe too young (and ignorant) to know bout that ...


Anyhow carry on my wayward son !!!

All this PNM and UNC ole talk.
If weakling, appeasing Kamla was in charge we would've been under IMF rule all now.

[matix]

My KWh consumption for 62 days is 3798. Every damn thing is gonna go up.

[FrankChag]

My KWh consumption for 62 days is 3798. Every damn thing is gonna go up.

CORRECTED. See thread below.
At that consumption rate, according to my recalcs, if you were paying $1500 for 2 months, you will now be paying about $2200 for 2 months, or $1100 per month. At that level, basically $350/per month more.

[alfa]

I'm running an 18000 BTU ac about ten hours every day plus I use hot water everytime I use the shower and have two 100 watt street lights running for 12 hours every night, freezer and two fridges and my bill is still less than 400 each cycle. I think some people may need a meter check from ttec

[FrankChag]

I'm running an 18000 BTU ac about ten hours every day plus I use hot water everytime I use the shower and have two 100 watt street lights running for 12 hours every night, freezer and two fridges and my bill is still less than 400 each cycle. I think some people may need a meter check from ttec

...or maybe you're being estimated, and someone from t&tec should come out and chk your meter

Good for you though, although that's only one AC. Imagine having one of those in each room, and 36000's in the living areas.. that adds up. AC's are by far the worst energy hogs; even worse than a small water heater, fridges, etc.

CORRECTED. See thread below.

[adnj]

.....

[Chimera]

i guess i hadda wait and see what the new bill look like yes cuz i cant estimate or guesstimate or calculate at all

[FrankChag]

My KWh consumption for 62 days is 3798. Every damn thing is gonna go up.

At that consumption rate, according to my recalcs, if you were paying $1500 for 2 months, you will now be paying about $1750 for 2 months, or $875 per month. At that level, basically $125/per month more.

Column E does not seem to account for the fourth teir (>1400). Without the fourth tier, the total still appears inaccurate.

No, you're right thanks. It did, but the ranges in the formula were off. Here's it is, corrected. Manual chk below.

The hike is nearer to $350/month at that rate, incl. VAT.

[Rovin]

Meanwhile Laventille and Beetham jumpers cables on TTEC post for free, no one dare remove the jumper cables for free electricity.

Take bull

dise a good strong point eh, ppl teefin current & water illegally for yrs but d govt with all its mouth cant send up a heap of police or d army with d ttec\wasa workers to remove all illegal connections & keep passing back now\then to see if they reconnect it

but peter hadda pay for paul ent ...

[death365]

also most of the money being owed is govt to govt

not millions but billions - ok ah not sure how much but this has more dramatic effect

Meanwhile Laventille and Beetham jumpers cables on TTEC post for free, no one dare remove the jumper cables for free electricity.

Take bull

dise a good strong point eh, ppl teefin current & water illegally for yrs but d govt with all its mouth cant send up a heap of police or d army with d ttec\wasa workers to remove all illegal connections & keep passing back now\then to see if they reconnect it

but peter hadda pay for paul ent ...

[zoom rader]

Meanwhile Laventille and Beetham jumpers cables on TTEC post for free, no one dare remove the jumper cables for free electricity.

Take bull

dise a good strong point eh, ppl teefin current & water illegally for yrs but d govt with all its mouth cant send up a heap of police or d army with d ttec\wasa workers to remove all illegal connections & keep passing back now\then to see if they reconnect it

but peter hadda pay for paul ent ...

In the pass they did disconnected those pest.

Same night the pest reconnected.

[Rovin]

govt paying rent for space from certain ppl but yet d space was never occupied by d govt ... who does do dem kinda madness

[death365]

pretty soon the middle class that had 3 sub strata * will be minimized. only lower middle class will remain.

* upper middle - middle - lower middle

(Edited to add more info)


BTW the Government isnt doing this for spite, they listen to the 1% and accept their advice as gold. one of the reason to minimize the middle class is so that the 1%-ers dont have anyone opposing their businesses, using their US$, creating viable alternatives for their products and services, etc.

[TrinidadSigns]

Did they posted the commercial rates as well or only residential for T&TEC