Smart meters and pre-paid meters are being rapidly installed in urban areas by the power department. Their aim to replace old meters is to prevent electricity theft. But have you ever thought that there is a red light in this meter? Hardly have you thought that how many rupees you have to pay because of this red light? If you don't know about this yet, we will tell you about it.
You may remember that earlier houses had numbered electricity meters. But now those meters are gradually being transferred outside the houses and these are equipped with a red light. Earlier there was no such red light. Now, new technology meters are being installed in homes with the aim of preventing electricity theft. When the red light in the meter turns on and off, it is an indication that the light is coming, that is, the meter is on.
Frequency of red light increases on AC- You can easily know by seeing this red light, that the light is coming and your meter is on. As the load on the meter increases, that red light starts turning on and off rapidly. If the load on your meter is normal then the red light will turn off quickly after some time. But if you turn on the motor or AC, the frequency of the red light increases. Just by looking at this light, it can be estimated that something heavy is going on in the house or normal.
How much does it cost?- How much does it cost to run a red light in a smart meter for 24 hours? This is a big question. According to information, the cost of running this light is one to two units per month. That means 10 to 20 more rupees are spent because this light is on? Now if its cost is calculated in crores of houses, it will be many crores of rupees. But you have to pay unnecessary cost of electricity unit in this way.
Shahid Kapoor played the role of a lawyer in Shahid Kapoor's film 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu'. In this he filed a case against a power company. During the hearing of this case, Shahid Kapoor said that burning the red lamp is a minor household expense. But if this cost is multiplied by the number of consumers in the entire state, the amount goes into crores.
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You may remember that earlier houses had numbered electricity meters. But now those meters are gradually being transferred outside the houses and these are equipped with a red light. Earlier there was no such red light.
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