Beware of ‘idle load’ consuming electricity in household- BVIEC
Deputy General Manager of BVIEC Symone Penn, during an interview with an online media entity on September 3, 2022, said ultimately customers are in control of their electricity consumption and should practice measures to reduce the consumption in their homes so they can likewise see a reduction in their electricity bill.
Idle load
Penn said persons should first of all be aware of how electricity is consumed in the household.
“For example, persons may not know but just turning off your television or appliance doesn’t mean that it isn’t consuming electricity. There is what you call idle load where you see like a timer on your microwave or a light on your TV, and that means that appliance is still consuming electricity.
“So, once you are aware of how your appliances in your home consume electricity then you can apply mitigating measures to reduce the household consumption,” Ms Penn stated.
General Manager of BVIEC Mr Leroy A.E. Abraham, who was also part of the interview, said a lot of people take for granted the electricity consumption in the home.
“Most of us employ water pumps…and we don’t practice good maintenance with regards to these water pumps. Sometimes these pumps are kicking in very frequently and little things like that, once you are unaware of it, can essentially drive your consumption up,” Mr Abraham stated.
Pandemic & war in Ukraine to blame- Abraham
Meanwhile, Mr Abraham explained that the high cost of electricity is due to varying reasons, particularly the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
“At this present time, coming out of the pandemic, that has unfortunately driven the cost of oil extremely high, and more recently the geo-political issues which are taking place in Europe between Russia and Ukraine.”
Mr Abraham said those combined issues have caused the price of oil and gas to reach record figures not seen in well over two decades.
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31 Responses to “Beware of ‘idle load’ consuming electricity in household- BVIEC”
Thank you very much for your wise, and Good advice.
OPEC warned the EU in April to NOT sanction Russian energy but the EU does not listen to anyone (except Biden). I guess the EU thought they could dictate to OPEC to increase production to offset and lower prices, but why would OPEC do that? Now we all suffer.
https://www.cityam.com/opec-warns-of-global-supply-shock-if-eu-sanctions-russian-oil/
We cannot help that your job pays minimum wage. Why work a minimum wage job to start w? Why not go for something more? Is it because you didnt invest in your education or is it because your attitude sucks?
We also cannot help if shopping for groceries costing you $800 a month and your mortgage, car notes and other bills is another $4000 a month. Again you got yourself into that position.
So yeah, if your electrical bill is $950 a month cause your paying to cool 5000 sqft, while living ontop a hill in a 6 bedroom castle for u and your wife and 1 kid, then by all means you earned that bill- pay it and carry on w life.
The is no excuse why someone never got to finish school. Zero. Its free and written in the constitution. There is no reason why someone cannot learn a trade or gain experience.
gas prices went up long before the war started.
this place really full of educated dummies!!
Even Stevie Wonder can see y'all trying have us for @$$h*les.
This is the typical black on black hate we've become accustomed to hearing from black locals against black down Islanders. You wrong and strong too by stating "I from here". You use finances to look down on your fellow black brothers and sisters. The USD have you brainwashed and on a pedestal.
We may have to seriously consider researching if this level of hate is connected to slavery plantation divisions or a result of excessive inbreeding in the BVI.