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MAC | My Appliance Calculator

Basis for computing the estimated electricity consumption of home appliances for the Meralco Appliance
Calculator (Meralco AppCal)

Sample Assumed Meralco Residential Electricity Rate per Bill Amount Bracket
Bill Amount (Php)

Price per KWh (Php)

P0 to P108

P0.33

P109 to P338

P5.18

P339 to P573

P6.64

P574 to P1,021

P8.08

P1,022 to P2,109

P10.12

P2,110 to P3,271

P10.50

P3,272 to P4,625

P10.87

P4,626 to P7,684

P11.54

P7,685 and up

P11.80

Important Note About the Assumed Rate per Kilowatt-hour: The price per kWh shown above is based on June 2010
Meralco electricity rates. The assumed price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is derived statistically and uses representative
rate per bill amount bracket group. These assumed data are updated on a regular basis as deemed necessary by Meralco
AppC al application administrators. This computation may vary from the actual consumption and rates reflected in the
customers Meralco monthly electric bill and therefore, this computation should not be used in any way for billing purposes,
complaints or concerns against Meralco. This computation should not be used by the customer to estimate electric
consumption of appliances and/or equipment used for non-residential or business or commercial purposes.
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FOR REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS


Formula:
Estimated cost per hour = [Rate per kilowatt-hour x (appliance wattage/ 1000) x 14 hours ]/ 24 hours per day
Example:
For a 6 cubic feet refrigerator for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00.
C ost per hour = [Rate per kilowatt-hour x (appliance wattage/ 1000) x 14 hours] / 24 hours per day
C ost per hour = [P10.50 x (100 watts /1000) x 14 hours]/ 24 hours per day
C ost per hour = [P10.50 x (.10 kilowatt) x 14 hours]/ 24 hours per day
C ost per hour = [P14.70]/ 24 hours per day
C ost per hour = P00.61
C ost per month = P00.61x number of hours used in one month

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FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNITS


Formula
C ost per hour = Rate x [(appliance wattage x 0.8 x 0.8) + (appliance wattage x 0.2)] / 1000)
Example:
For a 1 horsepower (944 watts) air conditioner for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00.
C ost per hour = Rate x [(appliance wattage x 0.8 x 0.8) + (appliance wattage x 0.2)] / 1000
C ost per hour = P10.50 x [(944 watts x 0.8 x 0.8) + (944 watts x 0.2)] / 1000
C ost per hour = P10.50 x [(604.16) + (188.8)] / 1000
C ost per hour = P10.50 x [792.96] / 1000
C ost per hour = P10.50 x 0.79 kilowatt
C ost per hour = P8.30
C ost per month = P8.30 x number of hours used in one month

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FOR ALL OTHER APPLIANCES


Formula:
C ost per hour = Rate x (appliance wattage / 1000)
Example:
For a 29-inch color TV set for a household with an average monthly bill of P2,500.00.
C ost per hour = Rate x (appliance wattage / 1000)
C ost per hour = P10.50 x (145 watts / 1000)

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C ost per hour = P10.50 x (.145 kilowatt)


C ost per hour = P1.52
C ost per month = P1.52 x number of hours used in one month
Sample MAC Computations

Type of Appliance

No. of Hours Used Per


Day

C ost Per
Hour

C ost Per
Day

C ost Per
Week

C ost Per
Month

1 horsepower air conditioner


(944w)

8.12

48.75

341.24

1364.96

6 cubicfeet refrigerator

24

0.61

14.69

102.86

411.44

29-inch color TV set

1.52

7.61

53.27

213.07

Twintub washing machine (6 kg)

4 hours per week

2.91

11.63

11.63

46.52

3-blade ceiling fan

1.47

7.35

51.43

205.72

Desktop PC with Monitor

2.36

9.45

66.12

264.50

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE MERALC O APPC AL C OMPUTATION SHOWN ABOVE IS BASED ON JUNE 2010 MERALC O
RESIDENTIAL ELEC TRIC ITY RATES. THIS C OMPUTATION IS AN ESTIMATE BASED ON ASSUMED DATA. THE C OMPUTATION
RESULTS OF THE MERALC O APPC AL MAY SLIGHTLY VARY FROM THE AC TUAL C ONSUMPTION REFLEC TED IN THE MERALC O
C USTOMERS MONTHLY ELEC TRIC BILL AND THEREFORE, THE MERALC O APPC AL C OMPUTATION RESULTS SHOULD NOT BE
USED IN ANY WAY FOR BILLING PURPOSES, C OMPLAINTS OR C ONC ERNS AGAINST MERALC O, ITS OFFIC ERS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE MERALC O APPC AL SHOULD
NOT BE USED BY ANY PERSON TO ESTIMATE ELEC TRIC C ONSUMPTION OF APPLIANC ES AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED FOR
NON-RESIDENTIAL OR BUSINESS OR C OMMERC IAL PURPOSES.

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