Why is your electricity bill more expensive this month?

How does an outdated power grid result in higher electricity bills? Watch this report by Rappler researcher-writer Shay Du to find out.

MANILA, Philippines – Is your skyrocketing electricity bill really just because of your air conditioner?

The summer season may push consumers to use more power, but most of what we pay for goes to expensive generation charges. These are the fault of our outdated power grid, which was mainly built to run on imported fossil fuels.

How does this result in higher electricity bills? Watch this report by Rappler researcher-writer Shay Du to find out. – Rappler.com

This story was done in collaboration with the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities.

Writer, presenter, video editor: Shay Du
Animator: Nico Villarete
Videographer: Randall Rosales
Producer: Camille Zarate
Script editor: Isagani de Castro Jr.
Supervising editor: Jee Y. Geronimo
Supervising producer: JC Gotinga