Electricity Bill for MSSL Consumers
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(1) Summary of Charges
Summary of the charges for the period covered by the bill.
(2) Security Deposit
TL Bank Guarantee
Security deposit held by the Transmission Licensee (SP PowerAssets Ltd)
MSSL Bank Guarantee
Security deposit held by the Market Support Services Licensee
(3) Total Current Charges
Total charges for the current billing period.
(4) Electricity Supply Charges
This is the electricity charge (inclusive of transmission losses) for electricity consumed within the billing period indicated on the bill. The usage reflected is the Gross Electricity Usage and the rate reflected is the weighted average rate of charges levied by the wholesale electricity market.
(5) Vesting Contract Debit / Credit

This shows the vesting debit or credit of that part of your consumption that is covered by vesting contract. The portion of the consumption covered by vesting contract varies according to the consumption pattern. You can get more information on vesting contract on EMA's web-site www.ema.gov.sg or you can also call EMA at phone no. 6835 8000

GST on Vesting Charges

Vesting charges billed from 1 January 2009 was not subjected to GST.

However, with effect from 1 April 2009, vesting charges will be subjected to GST. You can refer to www.iras.gov.sg for the revised edition of e-tax guide titled "GST Guide for Market Participants in NEMS"

(6) Transmission Charges
This refers to the use of SP PowerAssets' transmission system based on regulated rates levied by SP PowerAssets. Not all of these charges may apply to you. The charges shown here are for a consumer taking high-tension supply. If you are taking supply at low-tension, only the Off Peak and Peak Period charges are charged.
(7) Recurring Market Support Services Charges
These are monthly regular charges for market support services.
Service Description of Service
Monthly Charge
Unit
Billing & Collection This is a fixed monthly charge for each bill issued for a billing period that covers bill issuance, payment collection and credit risk management.
$0.53
per bill
MSS Basic Services The charge is based per account on a pro-rated basis (based on the number of days covered in the bill) for account management and customer services.
$2.89
per account
Meter Reading and Data Management This unit-based charge is for services provided for meter reading and meter data validation and estimation. Charges are based on the number of meter Ids read per account by MSSL for each billing period.
In the event of a transfer, this charge is prorated to reflect the weighted average number of meters within the billing period.
Should there be a change in the number of meters within a billing period, this charge will be based on the weighted average number of meters within the billing period.
$2.18
per meter
Retail Market System Related Charges This is for the recovery of retail market system related costs and is based on Gross Electricity usage. The usage which is used to compute the charge is inclusive of transmission losses.
0.11372 cents (w.e.f. 01 July 09)
per kWh
Retail Settlement Uplift Usage-based charge and is applied to the total usage of electricity (inclusive of transmission losses) for each billing period.
0.1277 cents (w.e.f. 01 April 10)
per kWh
Telephone Line Subscription This is the charge for the subscription arranged by MSSL on your behalf for meter reading.

Telephone activation charge: Activation of previously laid lines that were inactive.

Telephone Transfer Charge: Transfer of telephone communication line from PowerGrid contractor to SP Services(This will be charged based on actual rates charged by the telecommunication company).
$12.50
per line
per account
(8) Non-Recurring Market Support Services Charges
Service Description of Service
Monthly Charge
Unit
Manual Meter Reading The charge is applied when a manual meter reading takes place due to a failure of communication line that prevents meters at the premises from being read remotely.
$80
per read
Supply Of Historical Consumption data The charge is billed based on per account basis and is applied on a request made by you for any historical consumption data.
$40
per account per request for 12 months' consumption data
Telephone Line Repair Charges The charge is applicable only to those telephone lines subscribed by SP Services Ltd on behalf of the consumers. Should there be a phone line problem, a contractor will be sent on-site to repair the line. The amount will be determined when the faulty line is repaired
No fixed rate
Per line per repair
(9) Non-recurring Financial Charges
This refers to one-time charge, where applicable, for late payment and pink notice sent.
(10) Cumulative Metered Electricity Usage (kWh)
This refers to the total electricity usage based on half-hourly meter reading data.
(11) Losses and Unaccounted for Electricity (kWh)
This refers to electricity losses in the transmission system and is computed from multiplying the Cumulative Metered Electricity Usage by the Transmission Loss Factor, approved by the Energy Market Authority.
(12) Gross Electricity Usage
This is the sum of 'Cumulative Metered Electricity Usage' and 'Losses and Unaccounted for Electricity (kWh)'.
(13) Peak Interval Electricity Usage (kW)
This is the maximum electricity usage per half-hourly interval recorded in the billing period.