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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...

I think it will be closer to an 80/20 split for me, so lets say average cost is just below 30c/kWh using your rough estimates. My current fixed tariff is 30.86c and in June that will increase to 33.616c/kWh. And I have a very high daily supply charge currently (135c increasing to 136.653c in...

But if you have already made the battery investment, then its really just the cost difference between off-peak and peak tariff rates (less a little for efficiency impact) on the days where solar generation is low due to environmental conditions. Justify the battery investment cost based on say...

only considering charging from the grid on low-generation days when it would not be sufficient to charge the battery sufficiently to cover peak tariff period consumption. Certainly not feasible if doing that every day. But there are days almost every month, and sometimes up to 5 consecutive...

If there is insufficient charge in the battery to supply my needs during the peak tariff period, then I am paying the peak tariff rate for the additional power consumed during that peak tariff period. As an example, my battery at say 2kWh (~15%) charge at the beginning of the day and its an...

I am still struggling with the numbers. With my 6.6kW of panels and 5kW inverter (the biggest for grid connection permitted in my area), I have setup my consumption to self-consume as much of my generation as possible, through scheduling major consumption activities as much as practical. But...

I totally agree when travelling in the QF A330 economy cabin, but this tread is specifically about business class cabin, which has some different "measurements" when it comes to to bulkhead seating accommodations.

Its great to have Christmas sorted by the beginning of May :)

Qantas has been making some aircraft and schedule changes related to A330 operations. It is possible that your flight was "adjusted" temporarily to a different seating configuration and then back again. While the end result is the same aircraft type/configuration, there can sometimes be seating...

There wasn't any on-line options for different flight times. Just the new 10am to Confirm, or cancel the ticket. So i don't think that was a consideration from Qantas' perspective, but I will neither confirm nor deny any such consideration my part. QF domestic J has booze for all flights. A G&T...