RESIDENTIAL consumers of Davao Light and Power Co., Inc. will experience a slight decrease in their electric bills this March 2024.The reduction, which is from P9.2570 in February to P8.9975/ kilowatt this month, translates to an overall power rate decrease of P0.2595/kWh. This means that a household with an average monthly consumption of 200 kWh could get a P51.90 decrease.
“Customers are encouraged to manage their energy consumption to avoid high power bills,” the announcement said.To recall, WESM announced an increase of P0.4413 per kilowatt hour of the customer’s power consumption for the month of February.The power rate increased from P8.82 last January to P9.26 kWh in February, which also translates to a P88.26 difference from the previous billing of households whose average monthly electricity consumption is 200 kWh.