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In SEQ, my consumption is significantly higher in summer (Air-Con is biggest consumer), but also aligns with highest generation period. So my excess solar is very low in summer. I find Autumn and Spring are the seasons with my highest excess generation, due to longer hours of generation and...

And a word of warning ... it can be addictive!!

Must be booked using the UA flight number, and be a fare type that is eligible for upgrade using UA miles, and have upgrade availability. Any VA points earning will be dependent on the eligibility of the actual fare class/type purchased (not the upgraded ticket) for points/status earning in the...

You can ONLY upgrade a United Airlines operated flight to the USA if it was purchased as a cash fare (not a reward flight) and booked using the United Airlines flight number. If the booking is using the VA codeshare flight number (i.e. booked through the VA web site or app), either as a VA...

While this event requires investment in both $$$ and time, it is probably the best possible kick-start into the world of frequent flyer loyalty programs available. https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/aff-masterclass-in-sydney-on-saturday-6-september-2025.117944/ The...

I love foxes ... but I couldn't eat a whole one.

I was a beneficiary of such a process once. AA managed to destroy a small hard-shell "brief case" I had checked-in on a LAX-DFW flight. They acknowledged the destruction was their fault and offered a solution - I was shown to a large room filled with various "used" bags/cases and asked to select...

My original 2018 solar install has 6.6kW all north facing. That was the maximum capacity our energy distributor would allow, feeding a 5kW inverter (again, the maximum they permitted per phase). Now with DC-coupled battery and permitted maximum of 10kW inverter capacity for battery-enabled...

I am absolutely certain that is going to be the case - if not this year, certainly the following year(s) as tariffs continue to increase and the energy companies find ways to protect their revenues (such as when they introduced Demand Tariff schemes). And I am willing to invest capital to...

Its a commercial decision by the energy distributors, and fine-print/rules may vary by location. In SEQ, Energex sets the rules and they have a few different types of controlled load tariffs available. The cheapest is only for Hot Water and available through the night. There is also a rate for...

Yep, that seems to be the way it works. So all the more reason to minimise the peak period consumption, and the only real way for me to do that is with a battery.

And then many retailers will add a daily charge for having the Smart Meter! In my case, the retailer claims it is an imposed charge by the distributor. What a scam that is, the Smart Meter is for their benefits so they don't need to send someone around to read the meter, but then they want to...

I expect TOU is going to work best with battery storage, but flat rate works best for me now sans-battery. I hope we are all able to select the option that works best for us rather than being forced to use a specific type of plan. I am finding limited options now for single tariff without...

Let me know if you want/need any assistance with the drink option :cool:

I hope you are correct, but my gut is telling me I'm dreaming.

so guess where the future is likely headed .... :( Hence I see this as an incentive to get in now before the requirement status is "enhanced".

Another reason for considering battery now is my expectation that with increasing popularity and demand for batteries, there will be a greater drive from the energy providers to direct consumers to VPP contracts. And it may be not too long in the future where we may not have options except to...

I am not planning on receiving the full 30% rebate off battery prices that were quoted before the rebate was announced. I expect that both the battery manufactures and the installation companies will adjust their pricing to ensure they get some of the rebate benefits, especially as demand will...

Quote is coming. Single phase with a maximum inverter size of 5kW per phase (set by the energy distributor). With battery, can have up to 10kW total inverter, but 5kW maximum to the grid. I am seriously considering a DC-coupled battery that can take DC directly from panels (replacing existing...

Of course the AEMO report will make draw that conclusion from their data. But my memory is a little longer than that report would like us to understand. The report only considers if there is a need for synchronous generation (i.e. the type available through phase-stable rotating generators such...