Power bill

[Glimmerman]

The solar panel rebate ($8k) is means tested so those who can afford to install the panels dont get the rebate. Pretty stupid planning by the govt and no wonder no one is taking up the offer. If they removed the means test I would certainly fork out the $15k to install panels.

Hey Steve, In NSW means testing fell out last year. Subsidies are now available for family under $250k pa. Look up Solar Choice for further details on systems (Solar Power, Solar Energy & Solar Home | Solar Energy Systems).

We just had our energy consumption audit and the assessor fell over when he walked in to the herp room :lol: "Yep there's the culprit" was his comment. I saw the humour but not so much my wife. He told us that if I was to remove the herps our bill would be approx $600 per quarter... not $1100.

She has now given me the green light to install a 3.0 kW solar panel system ($10k subsidised)

 

[thebraddles]

yeah i got min yesterday aswell, mines gone up about 200 bucks aswell, and we didnt really have that much of a summer down here in melbourne. those smart meters are costing us i think like 20 bucks per bill we get and we have to pay even if we dont have them installed yet. apparently all vic homea are getting them in the next 4 years....

 

[redbellybite]

One good thing about our electric bill is ,our AMBO cover is included ..so the panic of ringing for one is never a problem cause you know the bill is already covered

 

[CodeRed]

Hey Steve, In NSW means testing fell out last year. Subsidies are now available for family under $250k pa. Look up Solar Choice for further details on systems (Solar Power, Solar Energy & Solar Home | Solar Energy Systems).

We just had our energy consumption audit and the assessor fell over when he walked in to the herp room :lol: "Yep there's the culprit" was his comment. I saw the humour but not so much my wife. He told us that if I was to remove the herps our bill would be approx $600 per quarter... not $1100.

She has now given me the green light to install a 3.0 kW solar panel system ($10k subsidised)

thanks Damo, i am going to look into that right now. Especially since we just put in a pool so I expect to top $2k per quarter

 

[wokka]

In NSW the whole idea of smart meters is to discourage power use in peak periods so as to even out demand.The cheapest rate is about one third the dearest rate. If you care about the cost of heating your snakes a simple $9 timer to prevent heating in the peak power time period should cut you power cost by at least half. If snakes dont have heat in the morning or evening peak period it should not worry them.

 

[Jonno from ERD]

Wow, some of you guys chew through power! My last bill was around $950, which is my first under $1000 in about 6 years. That's for a six bedroom, two bathroom, two kitchen house running multiple heated fish tanks and a few hundred reptiles with an airconditioner going 24/7!

 

[Ozzie Python]

you got the meter reader on the payroll jonno?

mine jumped from $300 to $550 last 1/4, i check my reads and i did use a bit more power when i was on holidays, but not much at all.
A/C runs most of the time when i am home, the snake rooms ambient day time temps most of the year usually makes the dimming thermostats turn almost all the heating off until night so they can't be blamed for the rising bill.

 

[shellfisch]

I am just about due to receive the next bill,and you guys are scaring the cr@p out of me :cry:

 

[CodeRed]

Just got my first quote for solar panels. $3k out of pocket for a 1.5kW system after the rebate. They are claiming a saving of $300 per quarter. Even if thats a bit optimistic the system should pay for itself in a few years.

 

[Hemiaspis]

Wow, there's some serious money being paid out for electricity. Fortunately my wife is a manager with our major power company, so we enjoy a 25% staff discount. Even with this, we still pay about 600 a quarter.

 

[wizz]

So $5,469,37 is big one then for 3 months lol
gota love. Qld

 

[wizz]

That's not my bill it's a mates mine is $900 most of the time

 

[redbellybite]

So $5,469,37 is big one then for 3 months lol
gota love. Qld

Is that for domestic use ? or you being funny and its a business bill :lol::lol::lol:

 

[CodeRed]

So $5,469,37 is big one then for 3 months lol
gota love. Qld

whats he growing?

 

[redbellybite]

whats he growing?

tomatoes of course

 

[Jonno from ERD]

I know of a collection that costs the owner $40,000 a year in power, and that was 5 years ago!

 

[ShaunMorelia]

does anyone have any links they can share about the peak and off-peak times?
Im curious as our bill has jumped up $100 as well and might have to do some reasearch to find out where our excess use is.
We usually turn everything off at the point at night or when we aren't using it to cut the costs a little.
We have even gone to the extent of using candles for light.....

 

[GSXR_Boy]

I have a gut feeling that theres a lot of guess work and averaging in peoples electricity these days. years ago someone actually physically read your meter and these figures were used for the calculation of your usage.. but I honestly cant see every meter being inspected and read several times a year and from my bills I received in the last year think this is a strong possibility.
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They only have to inspect the meter once a year

 

[wizz]

Is that for domestic use ? or you being funny and its a business bill :lol::lol::lol:

Gold coast snake catcher

 

[redbellybite]

Gold coast snake catcher

wouldnt be T.H would it .....