Keeping cool can make you sweat

Foodstall owner Kamisah Badarudin, 48, from Desa Tasik, Sungei Besi, Kuala Lumpur, showing her latest electricity bill (right) of RM454.70 after she installed an aircon unit in her house last month. Her previous month

KUALA LUMPUR: Consumers who have been heavily relying on air conditioners to cope with the hot weather are finding it costly indeed. Their electricity bills have spiked, many by three times or more.

Their heavy usage was reflected in the country’s electricity consumption reaching an all-time high peak demand of 17,175MW last month, according to Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB).