Got an Unexpected High Electricity Bill? Here’s What You Should Do!

Getting high electricity bills even though you are not using any appliances in your house is not an easy thing to tolerate. Suddenly one month you get a high electricity bill, we think we might have used excess current so the bill is high, eventually we decrease our usage for the next month. Even though our consumption is reduced we get the same high electricity bill next month.

 

 

Further we contact our local office for the solution, they say there may be some issues with the meter so asks us to replace the meter. Even after replacing the meter, the issue will be the same. So what can one do in this helpless situation?

What should you do?

Check Your Electricity Usage

The first step you should do is to do a recall on your electricity usage. Check whether you have been using high power consumption devices like AC, geyser.. Etc.

Cross check the meter reading

Sometimes incorrect meter readings also cause high bills. Cross check your meter reading with what is mentioned on the bill. Check out the slab rates and calculate the bill. Bharat Smart Services offers an AI-Powered meter reading solution, with our self meter reading app you can know the expected electricity bill of the month based on the current usage.

Detect hidden power drains

If the meter reading matches your current bill reading, then there is no problem with the bill generated. So here is the next step you need to take is to audit your home to find out the hidden electricity drains. Bharat Smart Services offers auditing services using our AI-Powered Smart Devices to find out which appliance is  most of the electricity and ultimately gives you the reason for the high electricity bills.

The reasons might be an old and inefficient appliance might be consuming more power or you might forget to turn off the appliance while moving out for a vacation or few appliances might be consuming more than required power and many more…Our team also gives you an insight on how to reduce electricity bill and the simple measures to be taken to avoid high electricity bills.

Take preventive measures 

After finding out the reason for the high electricity bill all you need to do is to take steps to prevent them. Switching off the appliances after using them is not the only solution, few appliances may consume power even if they are switched off but plugged in.  

It becomes very difficult to take care of all these things in our busy schedule. In order to save you from high electricity bills and reduce electricity consumption to protect our environment by reducing carbon footprint. We offer AI-Powered Smart Devices like Bharat Smart Plug and Bijli to monitor, control and reduce electricity consumption. 

Using our bijli auditor you can monitor the overall consumption of your house and track progress by setting the limit. Get insights and alerts on your home's overall consumption. With Bharat Smart Plug control all pluggable appliances. Schedule appliances to operate only when required and turn off automatically. Set an energy consumption limit so that you stay in your budget. 

Conclusion

Saving electricity is our responsibility, every watt you save today is a step towards a greener future. If you are also facing the problem of unexpected high electricity bills contact us today and reduce your electricity bills. If you are also in the dilemma of paying only for what you use, Download our app now and know your expected electricity bill for free.