Understand Your Electricity Bill. Find Out Why It's High.
State tariff calculations based on official regulatory orders, with verification status shown for each utility. Slab breakdowns and appliance running costs—explained in plain language for Indian homes and businesses.
Digital meter telemetry. Billed units flow progressively into tariff slab chambers.
Metered kWh consumption, sanctioned load kW, and supply phase.
Decouples volumetric energy tiers, grid wheeling, and fixed demand.
Audits telescopic slab chambers, fuel adjustment (FAC), and duty math.
Validated against official State Electricity Regulatory Commission orders.
Empowers dispute resolution, solar payback modeling, and load shifting.
How BijliWise Empowers Indian Power Consumers
Standard utility bills state a bottom-line payable amount without showing the underlying mathematical formula. Follow our 5-stage framework to take full control of your power costs.
What Is My Bill?
Estimate your monthly bill before it arrives using statutory tariff slabs and sanctioned load parameters.
How Was It Calculated?
Deconstruct your bill into 4 statutory blocks: progressive telescopic energy slabs, fixed load demand charges, floating fuel adjustments (FAC/PPAC), and state electricity duty.
Why Is It This High?
Audit against operational anomalies: 38-day elongated billing cycles, summer AC compressor draw, or incorrect multiplying factors.
Is It Consistent With Evidence?
Verify your DISCOM per-unit rate against primary Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) orders issued by your State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC).
What Can I Do Next?
Model behavioral savings: upgrade to BLDC ceiling fans, adjust AC thermostats to 24°C, or wipe out recurring bills with PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar.
BijliWise is an independent civic research portal. We are NOT operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by any State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC), Central Electricity Authority (CEA), or government DISCOM. Calculations are derived directly from published Multi-Year Tariff orders and gazette notifications. We do not collect utility payments or guarantee dispute outcomes; official utility invoices govern all statutory obligations.
The 4 Pillars of Electricity Intelligence
Whether you need to audit an anomalous invoice, predict next month's bill under statutory SERC rules, understand slab physics, or invest in rooftop solar, select a pillar to begin.
Pan-India Statutory Slab Math Engine
Every State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) mandates distinct progressive slabs, fixed capacity charges, and wheeling tariffs. We model all 36 Indian states down to the exact paisa.
- ✓Telescopic slab decomposition (0-100, 101-300, 301-500, 500+)
- ✓Connected load kW fixed demand calculation
- ✓State-specific electricity duty & cess rates
SERC Tariff Orders FY2025–26
The Anatomy of an Indian Electricity Bill
Indian utility bills are filled with statutory abbreviations like MF, MDI, FAC, and Telescopic Tiers. Tap any highlighted zone on this representative invoice to reveal the formula behind it.
Tap Any Bill Line to Audit Its Regulatory Ground Truth
Billing Period: 38 Days (Normal 30)
Your meter was read 8 days late. Because the DISCOM did not expand your 100-unit slab limits proportionately, 26.6% more units were forced into premium Tier 3 pricing, adding an unjustified ~₹320 penalty.
CEA Regulation Section 56 & SERC Supply Code Reg 6.4: Bimonthly or monthly billing must be normalized. Bills exceeding 30 days must expand slab quotas pro-rata.
The Telescopic Tariff Staircase in Real-Time
Why does using just 6 extra units (100 to 106 kWh) cause a disproportionate jump in your bill? Drag the consumption slider to see units pour into higher tiers and trigger marginal cost penalties.
MSEDCL (Maharashtra)
Detecting Unreconciled DISCOM Surcharges
When your bill spikes, what is the true cause? Bill Doctor performs a side-by-side reconstruction to isolate operational anomalies like delayed meter reading from real power consumption.
How a Household Can Save ~30% by Resolving Billing Cycle & Appliance Drift
A step-by-step hypothetical model demonstrating how delayed meter readings, compounding fuel surcharges, and worn appliance seals interact under MSEDCL tariff rules.
The Unexplained Surge
A 3BHK household in Pune, Maharashtra received a monthly electricity bill of ₹5,840—nearly double their usual ₹3,120 bill.
Standard summer baseline
+87% financial increase!
Assumed compressor was running all day
Model Appliance Power & Rooftop Solar Impact
Test how specific behavioral and equipment shifts impact your monthly bill. From 1.5-ton summer ACs to PM Surya Ghar rooftop solar net metering.
What Truly Changes Your Electricity Bill?
Operating a 1.5-Ton 3-Star AC for 4 Additional Hours/Day
In peak summer, compressor duty-cycle increases by ~1.3 kW/hr. 4 hrs/day over 30 days draws 156 additional units.
Because these 156 units sit entirely on top of your existing base load (200u), they are billed at Tier 2 and Tier 3 rates (up to ₹13.63/kWh + 16% duty), multiplying the financial impact.
Explore State & UT Electricity Tariffs Across India
Direct access to verified distribution utilities, statutory tariff schedules, and billing calculators across all 28 states and 8 union territories.
Explore State & UT Tariffs
Access statutory residential electricity tariffs, slab schedules, and fixed charges across India.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Forensic Answers to Common Consumer Questions
Standard bills deliver bottom-line payable amounts without disclosing mathematical formulas. Explore our regulatory teardowns.
Why did my electricity bill suddenly surge?
Tariff surges typically stem from seasonal cooling spikes tipping consumption into higher progressive slabs, floating fuel adjustments (FAC/PPAC), or billing cycle extensions beyond 30 days.
How are telescopic slab charges calculated?
Electricity in India is billed progressively. Crossing a slab boundary means subsequent units are charged at a much higher marginal rate—often double the baseline tier.
How can I audit every line item on my bill?
Your bill consists of 4 distinct statutory blocks: Energy Charges (slabs), Fixed Charges (sanctioned load), Fuel Adjustments (FAC/FPPPA), and State Electricity Duty.
Could rooftop solar eliminate my recurring bill?
Under PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, residential systems receive up to ₹78,000 in DBT central subsidies with grid net metering offsetting retail tariff slabs.
Estimated Bills in Maharashtra
Click any unit level below to inspect slab-wise rates, fixed charges, fuel adjustment (FAC), and duty breakdown.