Watt the Actual

Choose the type that best describes the electricity supply you are calculating. A sectional title or complex resident may still be supplied directly by City Power, or may buy through a reseller. That is why we ask who actually sells or vends the electricity next.

Check the prepaid token, banking purchase receipt, vending receipt, municipal statement or complex communication. Look for the name of the organisation that vends or administers the electricity. If you cannot tell, choose "I am not sure". Watt the Actual will avoid pretending that it knows.

Look for wording such as Residential Prepaid High, Residential Prepaid Low, Residential Reseller Conventional or the relevant business tariff on your municipal statement, prepaid token, vending receipt or provider documentation. Do not infer Prepaid Low merely from household income. If the tariff is not shown, select "Not sure" and the calculator will compare the supported possibilities.

The increasing block tariff tracks how many units have been bought during a calendar month. Once cumulative purchases move into the next block, later units cost more or less according to that block. The block position starts again for a new calendar month. Only enter earlier purchases from the month you selected.

Because the tariff is cumulative. A R500 purchase near the start of a month may buy a different number of units from a R500 purchase after hundreds of units have already been bought.

Enter the total Rand amount and as much of the receipt breakdown as you can: utility or reseller charges, debt recovery, other deductions and FBE units. Watt the Actual then reconstructs an estimated previous kWh position. If your receipt shows the actual units, enter them. Supplied units are treated as more reliable than a reconstruction.

Some vending receipts show a separate amount removed from the purchase before the balance is converted into electricity. The wording varies by provider. If a previous purchase shows both the total purchase and the Utility charge, Watt the Actual can derive the percentage automatically: Utility charge divided by purchase amount.

The published City Power reseller service and capacity charges belong to the reseller tariff structure. Watt the Actual does not simply divide the full reseller-level monthly amount across residents because the actual allocation method can differ by scheme and provider.

A vending transaction may recover money that is not payment for new electricity units. Examples can include arrears, account debt, provider charges or other account adjustments. If your receipt shows one of these separately, enter it. If you leave it at zero, Watt the Actual assumes no such deduction for the estimate.

FBE is a free electricity allocation available to qualifying customers under applicable municipal programmes. Eligibility and allocation can change. Watt the Actual does not decide whether you qualify. Enter only FBE units actually shown on your token, receipt or account for the selected month.

Receipts do not all expose the calculation in the same way. If the Utility charge is removed first and VAT is contained in the remaining electricity amount, choose "Utility charge first". If the receipt shows VAT calculated on the full purchase before the separate charge, choose "VAT first". If you cannot determine the treatment, choose "Not sure". Watt the Actual calculates both and shows the resulting range instead of silently choosing one.

The approved City Power business schedule publishes separate Summer and Winter energy rates. Check the tariff period shown by your provider or current tariff documentation. If you are unsure, select "Not sure". Watt the Actual will calculate both seasonal possibilities.

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