Saturday, March 29, 2014

Quirky Singapore XVIII - Utilities

There is some blogging going on about Singaporean utilities bills.

I write this post on account of the news that: Singaporeans can soon compare water usage with their neighbours
"Are you and your family using more or less water than your neighbours? The authorities will soon provide households with this information, as part of a new tactic to spur water conservation.
Currently, water utility bills give information on the average water consumption of households of the same housing type across Singapore. But in the second half of this year, national water agency PUB will include data on the average water usage of households of the same housing type in your block or on your street." (Source)

And then I find this: What do Singapore utility bills look like?

With a pointer to this: Sample utilities bill

Btw, hasn't this "comparison with your neighbors"-business turn out to increase consumption of some people in the Netherlands?