https://www.mytnb.com.my/tariff/index.html







Not much details yet eg:
Can opt out after applying?
How to apply?
Need additional deposit?

If don’t use much energy during the day and average monthly consumption is <500kwh, is it worth applying?

Let's discuss and share here



FAQS -

Which public holiday is included for off-peak rate -



Why my bill kena SST after switching to ToU -

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 4 2025, 08:56 PM

What is the rate, and what is the time?

If peak = 5.0, off peak = 4.9. Then DLLM lah.

dunno why make many things so complex pi

Malam eletrik lagi murah? So tenaga ni sokong clubbing? Tolong halalkan bagi kito.

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This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 23 2025, 03:32 PM

Malam less industrial usage so technically should be cheaper

Serious /k btw

this month bill very high sia, panas sia. hopefully this will change a bit lah

the rate is floats rite? based on gas prices...

So how?
My may-jun is 310kwh

Type	per kwh	subtotal
Electric charge	0.2852	RM88.41
Capacity charge	0.0455	RM14.105
Network Charge	0.1285	RM39.835
ICPT	-0.25	-RM77.50

So total is RM 64.85

Vs now is RM 77.25

If you are away from house during weekday, children going to school during weekday - yes, opt in.

If you work from home, children at home regardless weekdays or weekend - perhaps opt out.

If at home but no use aircond? I believe the consumption from lights and fans should be negligible

With calculation above even at standard cost, it's cheaper by more than RM 10

Home has parents, 2 person stay at home
12pm to 2pm tv, another 3.30 to 9pm tv

Fan usually on
Aircon have, but rarely use

Weekdays cook at home lunch dinner

Usually RM 70 to 90 per month

If cheaper by RM 10 is gooding

No other appliances like washing machine, dryer , water heater, iron , oven ?

If from light & fans - yes, very small consumption.

i still dont get it, if during peak but already low consumption since no one at home, why opt in?

Question is how to qualify insentif cekap tenaga?

All it says pengunaan tenaga cekap di luar waktu puncak

Means i can blast my 2.5hp inverter aircond until morning and get <600kwh per month and still qualify for this incentive?

Washing machine - not using everyday, twice a week only. And I believe with inverter it shouldn't consume too much

Dryer - Combo with WM. Used once a month for drying bedsheets only

Water heater - Yes but I personally dont use it unless cold weather

Iron - steam iron, not using everyday also

Oven - seldom use also

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jun 23 2025, 05:56 PM

So you get the lower off peak hour rate

You can download your hourly usage at TNB website and do your own calculations whether worth it.

Tnb tou applications now opened

As my most power consumption is at night, I plan to get tou. But knowing how Malaysians do things and all the possible billing bugs and gov u-turn, I probably will only apply a few months later.

4 cen't difference really not so exciting if you compare to our neighbour country's tou.

Super no0b question. So if not opting-in, the fare would be the same as previous months? e.g. dunno how many kw/h is 21.60cent, etccc

Follow the standard rate after July revision

https://www.lowyat.net/2025/356689/tnb-tou-...u-need-to-know/

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Jul 2 2025, 06:34 PM

Anyone changed to TOU already? What is your ratio of off-peak/peak usage?

I changed to TOU a few days ago. TNB took 2 days to complete the change. After that only I found out that I can download hourly usage from myTNB website (the "View Energy Usage" link.)

Based on 52 days of usage, I'm getting this.


This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 9 2025, 02:42 AM

Was the final bill cheaper compared to last time before TOU?

Based on the numbers alone, seems like you will benefit a lot from ToU. Can share what's your usage during peak hours like? Nobody at home during those hours?

how did you see the percentage? I can only read kWh usage

Using the website (app dun have), you can download CSV file with daily usage data. After that, will need to paste into Excel and do some calc there.

Just changed only so have to see next month's bill which will be the first full month on ToU.

There's a very handy spreadsheet by mcchin https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=5531435 Once you have an estimate of the %, you can use that to compare $$$ for old tariff vs new tariff vs ToU for x amount of kWh.

I think so too. Water heater in the morning & aircon at night are the bulk of the off-peak usage. Need to remember to ensure washing machine usage in the morning instead of afternoon. I WFH so only person in the house during the day and the only extra appliance that is on is the fan. My computer is on 24/7 so no difference there.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 9 2025, 11:02 PM

Where can i download the csv? I can't find it in the website.

Thanks. I'm WFH as well and was thinking maybe ToU is not for me.... but looking at your usage it seems we are quite similar. I seldom use aircond during afternoon as well unless really cannot tahan like heatwave few months back

I dont even use water heater when I bath only my gf does in the morning

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 10 2025, 02:35 AM

Wanted to change to ToU, but the bill rm 2 cheaper. So within margin of error. So not bothering to change to ToU. Using solar with 2 TNB street lights. So minimum of rm 20 for lights.

Last time month bill rm34, 2 months ago rm36. If bill goes up significantly, then will apply ToU.

This post has been edited by mystvearn: Aug 10 2025, 06:19 AM

I think ToU will benefit those staying in high rise the most. Landed with solar probably dont need ToU in the first place

My monthly usage is around 400 kwH...Monthly bill around 110 or so...not sure to change or not to change...I also cannot find any detailed split between off peak and peak in the portal...

Click on the "View Energy Usage" link on the Home page of myTNB.


This will open the Energy Dashboard (old web app is quite painful to use.) You should see Electric Usage, click Details button.


Once the next page, which defaults to monthly usage, loads up, click on "1 Day" to see daily usage and there'll be a "Download" link at the bottom to download the csv for that date.

The problem with this page is that it errors out a lot, refreshes on its own or just plain doesn't load. I seem to have the best luck when using Opera browser. Safari, Chrome & Firefox all cannot tahan the page.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 10 2025, 01:06 PM

I dont see the old Energy dashboard..Hence cannot dload the csv file....

What happen when you click on View Energy Usage?

If dont have maybe because you dont have smart meter?

I guess it not available for me. I am using smart meter. Also already change to TOU tariff on 29 July.

You need to make sure sign in as owner in myTNB.
If the address of myTNB "*, Jalan ...," and when you open the bill as "XX, Jalan ....," Then you didn't sign in as owner just as tenant.

In order to see smart meter data, need to be Owner.

This post has been edited by LaiN87: Aug 10 2025, 09:29 PM

I have smart meter for years...

When I clicked on View Energy Usage, I am seeing this dashboard only

When I clicked on "View Energy Usage", the energy dashboard opens in a new tab. Is your browser blocking new popup windows?


This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 11 2025, 11:11 AM

Browser not blocking anything...

It will redirect me to another tab showing the same dashboard that I shared just now...

Try a different browser. For me, so far it works on Safari, Firefox, Chrome & Opera. Opera gives the least problems.

Tried Edge and Chrome. Same results. Scratching my head...

I can see my bill with peak and non peak usage. Using Safari iMac or iPad. Very good that we can easily calculate the difference between ToU and non-ToU. It won't save much but every ringgit counts

This post has been edited by N9484640: Aug 11 2025, 04:36 PM


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you already changed to TOU?

Yes

Do we need to head to a TNB outlet to apply for this TOU ?

Fill form and email je. Check tnb website for guidance

Noted, thanks bro

apply via your mytnb account (website not app)
press the Switch to ToU on the right panel

So old fashioned you all.
Click "Switch to ToU" and do online je.

But still need to scan IC back & front, maybe later got eKYC.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 12 2025, 04:06 PM

Try private window see can or not.

Unfortunately, cannot see that before changed to ToU.

Have to download daily and calc myself.

Perfect ! Thanks for the heads up

Aiyo last time I check I don't think this button was there

I gave them front of IC only....haha...

Ya, online apply started August. Before that have to fill-in form and email.

Let me reconfirm this: I havent switch to ToU..So can I view the daily usage before switching ?

can if you already using smart meter
can see every 30mins consumption break down (only from PC web browser, app cannot), from the data you can estimate whether or not ToU suitable or not

1. Download the daily usage from July till Now.
2. Merge the CS file into 1 CSV File.
3. Open Google Gemini and upload the Merge CSV file.
4. Select "Deep Research"
5. Given the prompt [This is my daily electricity consumption from July to August 13. Please help me analyze whether I am suitable for applying for TNB ToU.]
6. Just wait for the result.
7. Lastly double check the result.

we same lvl. not yet apply.

After looking at my daily usage pattern, I've decided to apply see if new tariff can save money. My monthly bill before new tariff is around 140 ~ 180.

This post has been edited by ericong77: Aug 13 2025, 03:03 PM

Ok. I also not keen for now..

Is it worth to apply ToU for low usage 190-210kwh?

if your low usage is mostly during off-peak hours, why not

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 13 2025, 05:47 PM

Smart! Later I try.

Mine's about the same, average 439kWh for last 9 mths. If 450kWh and 14% peak, this is what I get using mcchin's spreadsheet. If haven't calculated your own yet, just agak-agak the % peak.



About 12% saving. Will take 3 months to recover back the stamp duty.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 13 2025, 08:05 PM

Nice. Thank you for sharing.

Bill out. Cheap cheap again this month. Transition between non-ToU to ToU so usage was split to a lower tier of non-ToU and max discount for ToU. But only 6 days for ToU. Probably better if can time your changeover somewhere in the middle.

Oops, need to add RM10 for stamp duty.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 14 2025, 11:23 AM

All these change of T and NT is going to earn tnb a lot of money. 1 mil ppl doing that will just earn them 10mil out of thin air. Tnb should instead at the end of the month automatically apply the cheapest for everyone.

I think ToU should be better for most households. For 450kWh, you need to use 63% peak for both rates to be equal. Maybe that’s why TNB default to non-ToU since consumers will pay more.

my guess
TOU is put out to be seen like there's an option

TOU works for those country with tethering energy supply, so proper Peak hours are like during industrial / office work hours
where energy is needed for business purposes

while home use should be normal
and true off peak is like the midnights, where lesser demand like passed 12am till morning 6/7am

plus the rates along with eh times are not really deterring or forcing bad habit changes
it is more like an afterthought

In theory yes. But now people have know in depth a out their usage. Then change once. All these testing and switching is just plain money grab. People should start complain about the rm10 charges. It should be free to change.

hahaha, my taman group already complain kaw-kaw:
1. Why need stamp duty? (ask LHDN for exemption)
2. Why not straight change to ToU?


Already sampai criminal breach of trust. I no heart tell him that stamp duty goes to LHDN.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 14 2025, 11:27 AM

Stamp duty is paid to LHDN. Tariff agreement between TNB and user is a binding contract.

Actually when change from old (Residential) to new tariff (Domestic General), this is also a new contract right? Shouldn't this also have an RM10 stamp duty?

Is it that TNB pays the stamp duty since they're the one changing the contract?

Likewise, for ToU, we pay since we want to change the contract?

Ref Stamp Act: https://phl.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/Stamp_Ac...at_01072014.pdf

I suck at legal documents. For Agreements or Contracts it says, the person to pay duty is "The person by whom the
instrument is first executed"

This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 14 2025, 11:54 AM

They should not even have implemented such thing where u can switch. Just bill us the cheapest of the 2. I believe lhdn and tnb is making money out of us. Tnb want to increase price, lhdn also greedy and want to make money out of it. They both win and citizens lose.

Ya lor, why not straight change to ToU for everybody or at least everybody with a smart meter ?

whatever TnB or the government do nowadays confirm you have people complaining on both sides....

if auto switch to ToU, will have a group of people complaining why not give the option to opt out, what if bill increased due to more usage during peak hours etc

really cannot satisfy everyone nowadays. IMO giving the option to switch is still the safest choice, up to you to decide whether to switch

but I agree the whole process should have been free

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 14 2025, 01:19 PM

Not even auto switch. At the end of the month, their system should calculate which is the cheapest and bill us the cheapest. Why even need us to monitor ourselves and switch ourselves? Doesn't make sense. Now everyone has to be an 'expert' in metering their electricity usage. Pretty dumb imo
In other words for those who don't bother to study their usage, TNB will earn more if somehow you are in the wrong ToU. Can't believe the government let them go ahead with this nonsense.

But how do you decide if someone is suitable for ToU or not? Everyone usage differs, someone might be using more power during peak period, obviously for someone like this ToU is unsuitable. Then you have those who rent our their properties where its hard to control tenant usage, and then those using solar.

Maybe there's way to calculate from our bills, but we are not experts so we dont know how complicated it is to implement such a function and how much does it costs. And as always, the costs will be reflected onto the consumers in the end anyway

The fair method would be to convert everyone to ToU so everyone follow the same peak and off peak rate. But again doing this someone who use more during peak period will complain also

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 14 2025, 04:15 PM

For those in the know can help inform your friends/relative. Even just see one day usage can already get an idea of the peak %.


I think not many ppl will go download 122 days of csv files to find average peak usage. Mine is 18.32% peak btw. Earlier posts calculated 14%, got bug in formula.


This post has been edited by soonwai: Aug 14 2025, 04:13 PM

i think just from understanding your own usage you will know whether its suitable already, no need to calculate actually unless you want to know the numbers of how many % savings

High powered home appliances -
Aircond (especially non inverter)
Oven
Microwave
Water heater
Electric stove
Dryer
Washing machine

if you use any of these heavily every weekday during peak period (2pm - 10pm) obviously ToU is not for you

those staying own house then easy to know and adjust usage if needed..... but those doing rental property more complicated

lights and fans don't really consume much. If got PC then depending what kind of PC it is and what you're doing (simple browsing or high end gaming, rendering etc)

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 14 2025, 04:24 PM

Yeah true, for myself, end up the only thing I need to adjust is make sure laundry is done in the morning.

Hmm, I just realize that TNB rounds down the kWh just before the final bill. I was wondering why my calculations got extra 2 kWh. So generous of them.

As soonwai said earlier you need to use up to 65% on peak time (2pm to 10pm) be be not beneficial on TOU

Unless you are using your home as office from 1pm to 9pm exclusively
And not staying there

Then I would think even a 50-50 is not a problem yet
You'll still get some savings

A family that don't have anyone at home before 6pm 7pm
Should have problem getting below 40%peak

I'm fully aware of how to take full advantage of ToU (refer my latest reply above)

My reply you quoted is for kopiride's suggestion that TnB should automatically decide ToU for users or apply the cheapest rate

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 14 2025, 08:34 PM

Ooo

My own guess is that TOU
It's just an option to be seen like having options

Cause the new tariff give some savings
So most wouldn't care

And to those that would like to milk it more
TOU is the only options
Other than solar that is,

I'm a heavy user during peak hrs from 8.00 to 4 pm due to WFH most days, I was considering TOU, but end up not signing up as it could cause my bills to rise further. Need to pay fixed RM10 per mth somemore.
Dont wanna be penny wise pound foolish.

U mean 8am to 4pm?

Peak is 2pm to 10pm though

And the RM10 stamp duty is only on your first bill after switching iinm

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Aug 15 2025, 11:42 AM