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Electricity Bill Change Explainer

An electricity bill can rise even when the home feels unchanged: the billing period may be longer, daily consumption may have moved, the effective usage-linked rate may have changed, or fixed charges may be different. Enter the totals, kWh, billing days and fixed charges from two actual bills. GharGanit reconstructs the usage-linked amount for each period and then walks from the previous bill to the current bill one factor at a time. The four effects add back to the exact bill difference, while a visible warning explains that tiered rates, taxes, credits and one-off adjustments still depend on how you classify the bill lines.

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Previous bill totalUser-entered value — example shownThe full amount on the older bill after removing old balances, deposits or unrelated one-off items.

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Helpful tip: Use the amount for one completed billing period. Remove arrears or deposits if they do not belong to that period.Current bill totalUser-entered value — example shownThe full amount on the newer bill after removing old balances, deposits or unrelated one-off items.

USD

Helpful tip: Use the comparable total for the newer completed billing period.Previous billed electricityUser-entered value — example shownThe electricity in kilowatt-hours charged during the older billing period.

kWh

Helpful tip: Copy the total billed kWh, combining time bands only if you want one effective usage rate.Current billed electricityUser-entered value — example shownThe electricity in kilowatt-hours charged during the newer billing period.

kWh

Helpful tip: Copy the total billed kWh from the current period using the same boundary as the previous bill.Previous billing periodUser-entered value — example shownThe exact number of calendar days covered by the older bill.

days

Helpful tip: Count the exact days shown on the previous bill.Current billing periodUser-entered value — example shownThe exact number of calendar days covered by the newer bill.

days

Helpful tip: Count the exact days shown on the current bill.Previous fixed chargesUser-entered value — example shownThe part of the older bill that does not change when its electricity use changes.

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Helpful tip: Add bill lines that do not change with kWh for the previous period. Do not include usage-linked taxes or credits here.Current fixed chargesUser-entered value — example shownThe part of the newer bill that does not change when its electricity use changes.

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Helpful tip: Classify the current bill using the same fixed-charge rule used for the previous bill.CurrencyUser-entered value — example shownThe currency used on your bill or quote. It changes the symbol, not the formula.

Helpful tip: Choose the currency printed on your bill or quote. No exchange-rate conversion is performed.

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Your result

Bill change

$0.00

The entered bill totals are equal. The component effects can still offset one another, so review each line rather than assuming nothing changed.

Billing-days effect$0.00

Daily-usage effect$0.00

Effective-rate effect$0.00

Fixed-charge effect$0.00

Previous daily use16.67 kWh/day

Current daily use16.67 kWh/day

Previous usage-linked rate$0.00/kWh

Current usage-linked rate$0.00/kWh

Classification matters: apply the same rule to taxes, credits, fuel adjustments, tiers and one-off items on both bills. The breakdown explains the entered amounts; it does not identify the real-world cause of usage or tariff changes.

How this was calculated

Formula used

Bill change = billing-days effect + daily-usage effect + effective-rate effect + fixed-charge effect; each effect is applied sequentially from the previous bill to the current bill

Your values in the formula

Previous usage-linked rate = ($0.00 − $0.00) ÷ 500 kWh = $0.00/kWh. Days: (30 − 30) × 16.67 kWh/day × $0.00 = $0.00. Daily use: (500 − 500) kWh × $0.00 = $0.00. Rate: 500 kWh × ($0.00 − $0.00) = $0.00. Fixed: $0.00 − $0.00 = $0.00. Total = $0.00.

Assumptions and rounding

The decomposition is sequential and order-dependent: days, daily usage, effective usage-linked rate, then fixed charges.
Usage-linked rate is reconstructed from each entered bill; it is not a tariff supplied by GharGanit.
Classify taxes, credits, fuel adjustments, tiers and one-off items consistently across both periods.

The four effects reconcile exactly when each bill is represented by total = usage-linked charges + entered fixed charges. Results depend on consistent classification; taxes, credits, tiers and one-off adjustments may need their own comparison.

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What the result means

Use it as a scenario

Illustrative check: if the four displayed effects are +20, +14, +15 and +10 in the selected currency, they add to a 59 increase. Replace every amount with two comparable bills.

What can change

Check before deciding

01Billing days are separated before daily consumption is compared.
02The rate effect uses each bill's implied usage-linked charge per kWh, not a national tariff.

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