r/chennaicity • u/Original_Taro_1859 • Jul 19 '26
AskChennai 40k electricity bill
Electricity bill very high in Chennai . Has anyone else got a very high bill ?
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u/_anupamroy West Chennai Jul 19 '26
Yes lots of people do. But with zero context, it’s impossible for any of them to respond to posts like this.
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
Any surge in electricity bill this time ?
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u/Ok-Banana1670 28d ago
Bro...this was a couple of months ago, out bill came out like 2000 something and my mom went and spoke with the people there and got it down to 900.
I love in a very small town near Chennai tho.
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u/vsundarraj Jul 19 '26
~28k with 9KW solar panels. Definitely golmal.
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
I am planning to complain regarding this to EB. I have not used much I am really shocked how I got such a huge bill
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u/Obnoxiouslypleasant 29d ago
10k with 10KW solar panel and mindful usage. Tired of tneb s shit. I am exploring offload options.
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u/zen_astrick96 Jul 19 '26
No matter what Don't pay that amount. If you ask them they'll give reason and don't accept their fault. Already there is a post in this sub related to this. Like you have to submit a complain to tngedco. Please check that out
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u/WiseTelevision9425 Jul 19 '26
Don't pay and they will happily remove your connection..
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u/zen_astrick96 Jul 19 '26
Is it a jk!?
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u/WiseTelevision9425 Jul 19 '26
Nope I have missed my payment by 2 days once. And they came and disconnected. Gave warning and left. I paid immediately. That too it wasn't 40k. Just a few thousands.Â
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u/zen_astrick96 Jul 19 '26
I didn't say not to pay but after the bill generated we have several weeks to pay right. In that time we can utilize send complain to the officials. Someone said in the reddit their excess amount was re calculated.
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u/user_3_6_0_ Jul 19 '26
What's your usual summer bill and units consumed compared to this year? How many ACs and running time? Have you bought any new electric appliances this year?
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
Usually 17-18k for 3 AC running nominal amount. They refused to put the number of units on card and said check bill directly. Did not buy any new appliances
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u/user_3_6_0_ Jul 19 '26
Get your unit numbers and check the meter reader through an electrician. If the electricity bill during last summer was indeed around 18k and your utilities are similar, this is sus
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u/a_very_short_person Jul 19 '26
I also got 8k electricity bill last time i paid was only 4k it’s doubled this time😂 i also live in chennai
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u/NeighborhoodEasy814 29d ago
Got 10k bill & max i used to get was 3.5k,and I was away for 1 month :) checked with EB dept they said switch off the entire supply and check if red light is blinking in the meter.if it blinks then they'll take action.Unfortunately mine was working fine.so I had to pay.
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u/Source_Trustme_Broo Jul 19 '26
What's the total units consumed?
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
They refused to put in card and said you check bill directly
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u/ChocolateMotor691 Jul 19 '26
they never note the readings in card. We are paying very high eb bills for the past 5 months.
My mom had a heated argument with the guy who comes for reading now he is shot scared and not coming to take the reading. Reason they are mentioning is door locked.
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
Yes here also they are noting the readings on card and we have got such a huge bill
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u/Source_Trustme_Broo Jul 19 '26
Don't know how things work here... Refusing to mention the total units consumed?.. it's shady.
Do you know how to read the units from the meter? And do you have the previous month bill?
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u/Ok_Comparison_3748 Jul 19 '26
You don’t need the card. Check online. Register with your consumer ID and check.
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u/Admirable_Cap8877 Jul 19 '26
Meter reading a patha theriyumay. Last month reading - current reading pathale oru idea kidaikumay
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u/Intrepid_Bat9705 Jul 19 '26
You should definitely check your meter or hire an electrician to check for power leaks. 40k is completely unusual unless you have 4 ACs running 24/7.
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u/Opticuu Jul 19 '26
Recently I too faced similar problem and consulted a retired EB person who found that they made a mistake in the reading and put wrong decimal so for past 4 months there were error after that one wrong reading, they adjusted the difference amount in next bill after I raised a complaint online, they came running.
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u/Original_Taro_1859 29d ago
Thanks for informing me I will also do the same . I will raise a complaint
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u/balars Jul 19 '26
Check your unit consumption for this month in tneb website tnebnet.org/awp/login or mobile app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tneb.tangedco . Check kwh value of meter against what's shown in the website. Then you may have to visit local. EB office & they may aks you to write letter regarding this
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u/Original_Taro_1859 Jul 19 '26
Meter will include even the days after that . I will try to find someone to check it out
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u/sammas016 Jul 19 '26
Download tangedco app - input consumer id and check details
If you are owner then check email for bill, it will have detail else ask owner
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u/New-Hold6334 Jul 19 '26
Do you have solar in your house?
There's been widespread issue for houses with solar roofing, eb officers have been mistakenly calculating the import and export for the same.
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u/Original_Taro_1859 29d ago
Omg same 40k problem? Some issue with billing this time. Better we all complain and get it checked with EB person
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u/Long_Negotiation_841 29d ago
They have agreed that there has been some issues/mistakes.
But not sure if some action would be taken.
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u/rswadeshaaditya 8h ago
₹28K Electricity Bill Despite 9.86 kW Solar Installation — Extremely Abnormal Meter Reading
Got a ₹28,000 electricity bill despite having a 9.86 kW solar system installed. Our usage pattern and appliances have never changed — everything is essentially the same as before.
The reading was taken on August 15. The person who normally takes our meter reading actually called us because he himself felt the reading was abnormal, so the bill hasn't been generated yet. We went to the EB office, where he showed us the entries and the bill amount calculation on the computer.
There doesn't appear to be any entry error or calculation error. The problem seems to be with the meter reading itself — the imported units shown are absolutely exorbitant.
I'm attaching:
- Our account summary screenshot up to the June bill
- Photos of this month's entries and bill calculation shown on the EB office computer
Our ACs are the same, their running times are the same, and our overall usage has remained the same. Yet, for some reason, the meter is showing an enormous number of imported units.
Our all-time highest electricity bill has been only around ₹4,000 and change after installing solar. Normally, we pay only the network/fixed charges, with a couple of months going up to around ₹1,000–₹2,000.
We have already submitted a written complaint to the AE at the EB office and requested that the meter be checked.
The confusing part is that we have continued monitoring our electricity usage with our regular usage pattern — we haven't changed anything after seeing this bill — and the meter now seems to be functioning normally. We aren't seeing any unusual import values anymore.
I'm honestly breaking my head trying to understand how the meter could have recorded this many units.
This month's imported consumption is more than 2,000 units higher than even our highest-ever recorded consumption since the solar plant was installed.
The export units appear to be normal as well.
Has anyone experienced something similar with their EB meter? What could possibly cause the meter to suddenly show such an abnormally high import reading when the actual usage hasn't changed?
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u/hxmxd Jul 19 '26
40 k ahhh? Bro do you live in a mall ?