UAE: 7 steps to reduce AC bills this summer

UAE: 7 steps to reduce AC bills this summer

Some residents' bills go up 50-70% due to the air conditioner being on most of the time

Published: Thu 3 Aug 2023, 6:00 AM

With the rise in temperatures that marks summer in the UAE, the air-conditioner bills of the residents also record a spike.

Masoom Fatima, a UAE resident for 20 years, says her AC monthly bill goes up by around 50-70 per cent during summer because the air-conditioner is on most of the time.

But there are many steps that consumers can take to bring down the cost and save a decent amount, which can run into two – and sometimes three – digits.

Local utility services providers such as Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corp. (Empower), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) issue guidelines time and again for the consumers on how best to use resources to reduce bills.

District cooling services firm Empower has launched its Summer Campaign "Set at 24°C Auto mode" to rationalise district cooling energy consumption.

Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, said a passive customer tends to be careless about consumption rationalisation and often wastes this luxury because rationalisation of district cooling energy consumption helps reduce heavy loads on the national grid.

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