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Default Power factor and domestic electricity billing in the UK?


"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
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Can someone confirm that power factor is NOT taken into consideration for
domestic supplies? I have a feeling it isn't, but I can't find any
information on the internet. If it matters, it's a modern (5 years old)
electronic meter I have. The power factor in my house is an average of
0.7 so depending if it's charged for or not, my bill could be completely
different.



The very fact that you pay for kilowatt hours (Kwh) not kilovoltamps hours
(Kvah) tells you that power factor is not accounted for.
Only commercial organisations might be asked to pay for Kvah.