When Davita says it was [COLOR="#FF0000"]cheaper to build [/COLOR]so then that isn't quite true - the price is all graded according to what level you are taking:
900W (locals)
3.5 (locals and us)
4.4 (only us or business)
etc.
That isn't what I said Markit...of course construction/internal wiring is similar.
The residential PLN rates I'm talking about include the subsidies from the Government. The amount of subsidy was on the CAPACITY of the meter. The lower the capacity KW the more the power was subsidised...I believe it was at 5.5KW when no more subsidy was available, whereupon the rate reflects the true cost. That is why some kept the capacity at the meter at the lower end.
It doesn't matter the usage. My WNI neighbor (his villa is a mirror image of mine) didn't upgrade his capacity, as I did, so each KW he uses is at a lower rate than mine, because of subsidy. It has nothing to do with nationality/race.
It isn't difficult to measure how much KW will be needed. Add all the A/Cs/Pool pump/electric appliances together and see the total. Of course not all run at the same time...a Pool pump only when needed for example and a refrigerator compressor only runs about 20% of the time...same with A/Cs, depending on temp selected and temp achieved.
Here is how PLN charge (R3) on my pulsa voucher. I gave Rp500,000.
Admin Bank......2,000
Meterai...........3,000
PPN (VAT)......43,044
PPJ (lights).....21,522
Voucher.......430,434
So when I input the voucher number to the meter I get 301.8 KWH for my Rp500,000 = Rp1656 per KWH. That's around US 13 cents/KWH.
This compares with the average throughout the USA. In Massachusetts it's nearly US 20 cents and N. Dakota a little over US 8 cents.
EIA - Electricity Data
