In our homes, electricity runs the Do you know that ... ? you spend only P8.

83for
an hour use of a 1000-
lights, television, toaster, and more. It’s
watt flat iron (1.5 kWh)...
hard to even imagine what your life would 18 - watt CFL for 6 hours
be like without it. (0.11 kWh) as compared to a 350
It’s easy to see what electricity does for ml of bottled mineral
us. When you want to use electricity, you water at P11.00?
plug an electrical appliance, toy, or tool 14” desk fan (55 watts)
into the tiny holes in an outlet. for 4 hours (0.22 kWh) watching your favorite movie in
Does electricity come from these tiny your living room (TV and VCD
holes? player, 305 watts) for 2 hours will
16” colored TV (85 watts) only cost you P5.39which is
Well, yes and no. for 3.5 hours ( 0.30 kWh) less than a small pack of
Electricity travels in a circuit that begins at a power plant.
potato chips at P6.00.?

Generation Transmission
1 L rice cooker (450 for doing your laundry in
watts) for 30min (0.225 an automatic washing
Fuel kWh) machine (585 watts) for
Substation

using all of these at the same 3 hours, you’re spending

Power Plant

Distribution Lines time costs only P7.51 only P15.50 an amount less
which is just equivalent to than the cost of a bottle
a one-min. call on your of beer?
Substation

cellphones?
Customers Distribution
surfing the net for 12 hours
for running a 7 cu ft (PC at 225 watts) will
refrigerator (120 consume 2.7kWh amounting
The POWER PLANT. watts) for 24 hours to only P23.84 which is
(2.02 kWh) only costs cheaper than what you’re paying for
Electricity is generated/produced in a P17.80 almost equivalent to a can to the service provider at approx.
power plant through large power
of softdrink? P50 for 12 hours?
generators. The power plant burns a fossil
fuel, such as coal, Note: using your 0.75 hp room
natural gas or oil, to
produce a lot of
1 kWh of electricity costs P8.83 airconditioner (727
heat. The heat is (average) watts) for 24 hours
used to boil water (12.21 kWh) costs less
to run the steam 1 kW = 1,000 watts than a cup of your favorite
turbine that drives the electric generator. 1 kWh = 1000 watts/hour Starbucks coffee at P107.85?
The TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION.
From generators to consumers, electricity
must travel long distances. To travel
efficiently, its voltage is increased to very
high levels through step-
up power transformer in
the transmission
substation.

Have you ever

The TRANSMISSION LINES.
wondered
From
transmission
the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY how electricity
substation,
electricity is
Consumer Welfare and Promotion Office
Energy Center, Fort Bonifacio,
gets to your
brought to different Taguig, MM homes?
towns through high voltage transmission Hotline: (02)840-2267
lines. Trunkline: (02) 840-1401 to 21 loc. 329

The DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION.

At the end of the high-
voltage transmission
line in town or city, bulk You may also text in your suggestions,
power or delivery point comments, queries and complaints.
substation is Just type: DOE <space> <message>
connected. The power transformer in this and then send to 2920
substation lowers the voltage to (for Globe and Smart subscribers only)
subtransmission level.
“ we are now enjoying
The DISTRIBUTION LINES. check our website at: the benefits
From the distribution
www.doe.gov.ph
of the economical servant,
substation, distribution lines
go out to the streets to carry
ELECTRICITY ...”
the electricity to different June 2005
places where the consumers
are located.