What is the peak and off-peak time frame of electricity?

Your electricity bill this month suddenly increased without knowing the reason? You plan to save money, but the price of electricity is still increasing. So, let’s learn about peak and off-peak hours of electricity to use electrical appliances and household appliances in a reasonable way.

Peak and off-peak hours of electricity

According to the Vietnam Electricity Group, the regulation on electricity selling prices in the form of three prices sets out regulations on the time frame including: Normal time frame, peak time frame and off-peak time frame . If you use electricity at each time, electricity will be sold at different prices .

Electricity time frames

Normal time frame : is the period of normal electricity demand.

Regulations include days from Monday to Saturday

• From 4:00 to 9:30 (5 hours 30 minutes)
• From 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m.)
• From 20:00 to 22:00 (2 hours)

Particularly on Sundays from 4:00 to 22:00 (18:00).

Peak time frame : is the time of the day that consumes and uses the most electricity . The characteristic of this time frame is that the power consumption is large while the power plants’ ability to supply electricity is not sufficient . At the same time, the voltage drop of the power network may adversely affect the working mode of electrical appliances .

Regulations include days from Monday to Saturday

• From 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (2 hours)
• From 17:00 to 20:00 (3 hours)

Peak time frame : is the time when the demand for electricity is lowest.

Specify all days of the week from 22:00 to 4:00 a.m. the next day (6 hours).

Peak hour electricity price

Electricity price by time frame

According to regulations, the subjects applying to buy electricity in the form of three prices :

• Customers using for production, business and service purposes are supplied with electricity through a special-purpose transformer of 25 kVA or more or with an average power output of 2,000 kWh/month or more.
• Electricity retailers in industrial parks
• Units that buy retail electricity for non-living purposes at commercial – service – living complexes.

Retail electricity prices by group of objects

The electricity retail price list is divided specifically for each object and time frame as follows:

Manufacturing industries

Target group of customers

Voltage level from 110kV or more

• Normal hours cost 1,536 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 970 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 2,759 (VND/kWh)

Voltage level from 22 kV to less than 110 kV

• Normal hours cost 1,555 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,007 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 2,871 (VND/kWh)

Voltage level from 6kV to less than 22kV

• Normal hour price 1,611 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,044 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 2,964 (VND/kWh)

Voltage level below 6 kV

• Normal hour price 1685 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,100 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 3,076 (VND/kWh)

Manufacturing industries

Note
Customers buying electricity at the voltage level of 20kV are charged according to the price at the voltage level from 22kV to less than 110kV

Administrative block, career

Target group of customers

Hospital, kindergarten, kindergarten, high school

• Voltage level from 6kV or more costs 1,659 (VND/kWh)
• Voltage level below 6kV costs 1,771 (VND/kWh)

Public lighting; business and administrative units

• Voltage level from 6kV or more costs 1,827 (VND/kWh)
• Voltage level below 6kV price 1,902 (VND/kWh)

Administrative block, career

Business

Target group of customers

Voltage level from 22kV or more

• Normal hours cost 2,442 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,361 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 4, 251 (VND/kWh)

Voltage level from 6 kV to less than 22 kV

• Normal hours cost 2,629 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,547 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 4,400 (VND/kWh)

Voltage level below 6 kV

• Normal hours cost 2,666 (VND/kWh)
• Off-peak hour price 1,622 (VND/kWh)
• Peak hour price 4,587 (VND/kWh)

Business

Living

Target group of customers

Retail price of domestic electricity

• Step 1 : For kWh from 0 to 50, the price is 1,678 (VND/kWh)
• Level 2 : For kWh from 51 to 100, the price is 1,734 (VND/kWh)
• Level 3 : For kWh from 101 to 200 price 2,014 (VND/kWh)
• Level 4 : For kWh from 201 to 300, the price is 2,536 (VND/kWh)
• Level 5 : For kWh from 301 to 400, the price is 2,834 (VND/kWh)
• Level 6 : For kWh of 401 or more, the price is 2,927 (VND/kWh)

Retail price of domestic electricity using prepaid card meters is 2,461 (VND/kWh)

Living

For students and workers who rent houses to live in

• If the house is rented for less than 12 months and the landlord fails to declare the full number of electricity users, the retail electricity price of level 3 will be applied : From 101 to 200 kWh for the entire electricity output measured at meter.
• If the homeowner can fully declare the number of electricity users , the electricity seller is responsible for granting the norm for the house based on the temporary residence book or proof of temporary residence of the local police agency managing the area, every 4 hours. people are counted per household to use electricity to calculate the number of applied retail price of domestic electricity.

How to save electricity during peak hours

Take action to save electricity

Using electricity at peak hours will not consume more electricity than in other time frames, but for production and business customers, it will cost more electricity than usual. However, if it is possible to plan to limit electricity use during peak hours, it will ensure production and business efficiency and save electricity costs . At the same time, it also improves the reliability of power supply, keeping electrical equipment safe .

Here are some ways to save electricity during peak hours :

• Use energy-saving devices , especially with cooling function.
• Adjust the temperature of the air conditioner reasonably , during the day it should be from 25 – 26 degrees and at night to 27 – 29 degrees C.
• Refrigerator is not adjusted to be too cold , only open the refrigerator when necessary, make sure the refrigerator is closed.
• Choose electrical appliances with energy stars or energy labels (the more stars, the more you save).
• Use LEDs instead of fluorescent lights.

Use LEDs instead of fluorescents

• Make a plan to save, monitor the electricity index by looking up online references about monthly electricity usage through the electricity industry’s statistical system.
• Let the food cool completely before placing it in the refrigerator.
• Avoid using multiple electrical devices at the same time.
• Use pots and pans with a cross section suitable for the area of the induction hob to absorb enough heat.
• Turn off and unplug the power outlet when the appliance is not in use.

Through the useful information in the article, we hope to help you understand more about the time frames of electricity, the electricity price list of each target group. From there, you can plan to save electricity, helping to reduce your monthly electricity costs somewhat.

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