>> Staying in a high-rise apartment as you do, I just ordered a solar
>> panel off ebay to try to get rid of my "not switching off" sin. =A0I
>> figure the main "conversion" efficiency of my solar charging station
>> shall be in cutting the "not switching off" waste. =A0In SGP, the cost
>> of this waste is very expensive, 2nd in the world after London (2005
>> data).
>
> Not sure I understand this right.. does the Singapore gov'ment monitor yo=
ur
> electricity usage, and penalize you for not switching stuff off after a
> certain time?
>
> Or are you talking about the cost of the extra kW-hrs? If so, would you m=
ind
> sharing what the rate is?

No monitoring, the rate of the residential electricity was the 2nd
highest (2005 HK CLP Power survey), it is at S$0.2169 per KWH, before
7% tax, now.  Londoners, how do we compare?

For water, after a certain amount there are penalty tax on the excess,
in additional there are consumption tax impose on these taxes.

Ling SM

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