How to save on electricity using the “Day/Night” meter, – tells DTEK Grids DSO

Thermal power generation24 November 2023

DTEK Grids Distribution System Operators recommend purchasing “Day/Night” meter* to save on electricity. All the customer has to do is order a new meter, and our specialist will do everything else in one visit. We are constantly working on making services as convenient and useful as possible.

With the onset of cold weather, families use more and more electrical devices: heaters, electric kettles, boilers, etc. Installation of “Day/Night” meter will help save on the consumed electricity due to a more favorable night tariff: from 23:00 to 7:00 kilowatt-hours cost 50% less. This requires programming all possible equipment to work at night. Then, you will save 79 UAH on electricity bills, providing overall monthly consumption of 200 kW-h, 198 UAH at 500 kW-h, 317 UAH at 800 kW-h.

Installing “Day/Night” meter is enough to start saving on electricity. The fastest and easiest way to do it is via the Distribution System Operator of your region. The specialist completes all required works in one visit.

“For customers convenience, we offer a complex service. You buy a meter from us – we do everything on a turnkey basis: program the meter for day/night tariff, dismantle the old meter, install and seal the new one. The customer does not have to go in details and spend his personal time to arrange connection of the meter,” – told DTEK Grids Customer Relations Director Ruslan Volynets.

You can order installation of the “Day/Night” meter via the “For customers” — “Complex service” section on the DSO website by following these three steps:

select a service and fill in the application;
receive the bill and the date of request fulfilment on your email;
pay the bill;

The cost of the complex service that includes the meter itself, services related to dismantling of the old device, installation of the new one, sealing and programming for work in the day/night mode is:

for 1-phase meter (220V) –3,499 UAH;
for 3-phase meter (380V) – 6,199 UAH;

* “Day/Night” meter is a two-zone meter that registers volume of electricity consumption separately during the day and during the night. From 23:00 to 7:00 the cost of consumed electricity for owners of the meter is 50% less than during other periods of the day.