Power bill

[bpb02]

Has the cost of power gone up massively over the last few months our normal power bill is around $300, got the bill today and its bloody $525 we haven't being using any more power than normal

So confused

 

[Mrs I]

I am not looking forward to my power bill, we installed a spa !!

 

[TahneeMaree]

I am not looking forward to my power bill, we installed a spa !!

LOL oh you're screwed!

Umm didn't they privatise the power supply? I think there was stink about how they could charge more etc, but I dunno lol I don't pay power bills yet so I only know what drifts into my brain on the breeze.

 

[bpb02]

haha that damn breeze drifts alot or crap through my brain, but yes you are right power companys can charge what they want when they sell out

 

[junglepython2]

Prices have gone up, well at least in vic they have, but not by that much.

 

[Daryl_H]

I remember hearing something about smart meters costing a heap more

 

[channi]

Mine has nearly doubled and I have used less power, did you miss the electricity rate rise debate?

 

[leighroyaus]

airconditioners people. summer ur enclosures should be loosing far less heating.

 

[sara_sabian]

We used less power as our last bill was huge and I wanted to avoid that happening again, this time it was $200 more expensive.

 

[TURBO8]

Just got my dreaded powerbill today (hands were shaking whilst opening envelope) and coped a $1138 bill for 3 Months , thats for 3 people in a house with gas cooking/heating (no pool or any other appliences that suck the juice!) has risen by $297 since last powerbill!

 

[Sel]

i just changed power companies, forget the name..havent got a bill yet. Energy australia annoyed me too many times. 1138 is crazy!

 

[webcol]

Last bill period we used almost half the amount of power, but the bill had doubled...

 

[Slats]

Ha HA im up in Katherine NT, I run the air conditioning in the snake rooms through the wet so keep the temp below 35 inside haha.

I havent had a powerbill under 850 for at least a year and a half

 

[Blondie84]

I was very lucky and pleasantly surprised.... i was dreading my bill coz my current house/unit is so old and poorly insulated i was running my air con for almost 20 hours a day for at least a month of the 3 month period. But i had just combined my gas and electricity for a discounted rate so that could have helped!

 

[bundysnake]

and they reckon power will cost around 45cents per KwH by mid year.

 

[Mrs I]

no way bundysnake i better start saving now !!

 

[smeejason]

iN QLD THIS IS WHY YOUR BILL OS SO HIGH.
THE GENERATORS ARE GOVERNMENT OWNED CORPORATIONS SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE A LARGE PROFIT FOR ANNA TO GET A DIVIDEND AND THEN TAX ON THE REST
NEXT
POWERLINK TRANSMIT THE POWER TO ENERGEX/ERGON WHICH ARE GOVERNMENT OWNED CORPORATIONS SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE A LARGE PROFIT FOR ANNA TO GET A DIVIDEND AND THEN TAX ON THE REST
NEXT
ENERGEX/ERGON WHICH ARE GOVERNMENT OWNED CORPORATIONS SO THEY HAVE TO MAKE A LARGE PROFIT FOR ANNA TO GET A DIVIDEND AND THEN TAX ON THE REST.
ONCE WE WERE TO SOME EXTENT ONE BIG BOARD THAT SHARED ANY PROFITS BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. ANNA DID NOT BRING IN CORPORATION THE LIBS DID BUT SHE SURE HAS NOT REVERSED IT

 

[tonesanlainie]

I know around here they dont check the meter every bill. In between readings they "average" it. Which means when they actually do read it - it can be out heaps. So bills don't necessarily fall in line with usage....

Cheers

 

[PSimmo]

my last one was $1439 for the 1/4, 4 of us in the house....3 of them girls

 

[garthy]

Here in NSW, peak energy costs 36 cents/kwhr, the shoulder rate is 14cents/kwhr, off peak is 11 cents/kwhr. My energy bill has risen around 30% int last 12 months. My average bill is now $600 per quarter. My family and I have reduced consumption by approximately 25% however the bills have still crept up. We now set the AC at 26.5 deg (still feels cool when you come in from outside) we wont use the dishwasher unless really necessary and if so only after 10pm. I once switched to AGL however that automatically added around 10 % to my bill. This includes my solar hot water..... we will never win.