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A new experiment in temperature standardization is being conducted in the direction of energy conservation. Under this, the AC temperature will be limited to a minimum of 20 degrees and a maximum of 28 degrees, said the Power Minister.

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All the old electricity dues of the poor who do not give Income Tax Returns will be waived off, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced.

Usage of Air conditioners in summer ends in hefty electric bills, however, a little care and mindfulness in the usage of AC will reduce a lot of burden on your electric bill. Check some tricks and tips

Approximately 6 lakh consumers have been caught in connection with power theft cases by the Uttar Pradesh Power Department officials, with some apprehended red-handed.

A woman in Haryana's Panipat received an electricity bill of Rs 21.89 lakh. She mockingly offered her house to the state government saying she is unable to pay such a hefty bill.

According to Twitter users, the message informing users to pay their electricity bill is typically sent via SMS or WhatsApp. The message's use of language should raise yet another warning sign. Scammers are constantly searching for such gullible users who can be easily duped.

The owner of the house has fallen ill and is hospitalized. The electricity department hastily informed that a big mistake has been made. They claim that this incident is the fault of a worker.

The move will put the common man under an additional burden. CPPA-G had sought to hike electricity prices by Rs 4.9441 per unit.

Exuding confidence for the victory of the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Shah said that Samajwadi Party has been wiped out from the state after the first and second phases of elections. 

UP Minister for Energy and Additional Source of Energy said that the money realised will pave the way for improvement. The electricity department is already running at a deficit of Rs 90,000 crore. The loan waiver scheme has been introduced as roughly 70 per cent of rural consumers are not able to deposit their bills in time.

Previously, the pension surcharge stood at 5%. Pension surcharge goes towards the pensions of retired employees. Last year, the rate was increased from 3.8% to 5%.

Charanjit Singh Channi, who was chosen by the Congress central leadership after hectic deliberations to succeed Capt Amarinder Singh, was on Monday sworn in as 16th chief minister of Punjab.

The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 seeks to propose amendments to the Electricity Act 2003. The 2020 amendment Bill has proposed the setting up of a National Selection Committee instead of a separate selection panel for the appointment of state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs). "I would like to request you to kindly refrain from the initiation of the legislation and to ensure that a broad-based and transparent dialogues on the subject is opened up at the earliest," Banerjee wrote.

65- year-old Rambai Prajapati works as domestic help Rambai uses electricity for just a bulb and a table fan Rambai has received an electricity bill worth Rs 2.5 lakh

Last Thursday, MNS chief Raj Thackeray had met the Governor and sought his intervention on the issue of inflated power bills The MNS chief accused the state government of dragging its feet Several people in Mumbai and other parts of the state have complained about the inflated bills during the COVID lockdown

Veteran India offspinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday (June 26) tweeted that the electricity bill he had received was seven times more of what he used to pay normally. The Chennai Super Kings star said his bill is worth Rs 33,900 which is shocking to say the least. Harbhajan took a potshot at provider Adani Electricity and said that it seems that his bill includes the bill of the whole neighbourhood and not just his house.

On Sunday, Divya took to Twitter and called out her electricity provider for charging her a higher rate for electricity consumption.