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How much electricity does your home use compared to the rest of the Philippines? Type in the kWh from your bill and swipe.

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Where do I find this on my bill?
ELECTRIC BILL sample Billing period Aug 15 to Sep 15 Present reading 12,480 Previous reading 12,262 Total kWh used 218 1 Monthly consumption (kWh) 2
  1. On a Meralco bill, it's the kWh figure next to your meter readings, present reading minus previous reading. Electric co-op bills label it kWh used, Consumption or Total kWh.
  2. The bar chart of past months on the same bill is your consumption history. Copy those bars into the optional boxes below for the 12-month card.
3 Add your past 11 months optional, for card 3

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Average household electricity use by region

The average Philippine home uses about 133 kWh a month. Metro Manila homes use the most at 245 kWh, about 7× Bangsamoro (BARMM)'s 35 kWh.

kWh per household per month, 2024

Metro Manila (NCR) 245
CALABARZON 175
Central Luzon 174
Ilocos 128
Central Visayas 119
Davao Region 110
Western Visayas 102
SOCCSKSARGEN 95
Cagayan Valley 88
Negros Island 88
Cordillera (CAR) 85
Caraga 82
Northern Mindanao 81
Bicol 76
Zamboanga Peninsula 72
Eastern Visayas 71
MIMAROPA 67
Bangsamoro (BARMM) 35

BARMM, MIMAROPA and Eastern Visayas sit low partly because more homes there are still off the grid, which pulls the per-household average down.

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