KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says customers should expect a seven per cent reduction in their electricity bill this month.

JPS said this is a result of the company passing on savings from reduced fuel prices to its customers.

“This month, customers will see a 7.21 per cent decrease in bills, as the Fuel & IPP Charge on bills for October is $11.58 per kilowatt hour (kWh), compared to the charge of $13.75 per kWh applied to September bills,” a release from the light and power company said Tuesday.

This means that the total cost per kWh of electricity is now at a 10-year low of 22 US cents or J$26.19.

Therefore, a customer who consistently uses 165 kWh per month, will be paying $340.33 less for his bill this month, compared to what he paid last month. This customer will pay $4,378.27 for the 165 kWh of electricity used, as against the $4,718.59 that was paid in September for the same usage.

JPS said the fuel charge on electricity bills changes each month, depending on the cost of the oil that the company and other power generating companies buy to produce electricity.