i just get my electricity bill and i see that my billing change from 0.25 kwh to 0.36kwh so wdf
Can anyone else confirm this?
And to any planning to buy solaar panels don't they gave me only $13 credit for using my solar energy
Does installing as`Solar panels make ur electricity bill go up?
Slide To Unlock on 08/07/2011 - 20:06
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Doesn't sound right to me.. I think you're either reading the credits column (ie power you contributed to the grid and got paid a premium for), or you're reading the price jump from one price bracket to the other.. Most providers charge in brackets, ie use less than 2000kW, pay 25c/kW, use more than 2000kW and pay 36c/kW for anything above 2000..
New financial year, heard on the news that a lot of things were going up in price, maybe electricity as well?
I remember reading somewhere someone said that when he rung up to inquire about changing to solar, the person at the other end said don't bother, electricity rate will be more expensive. It may be in one of the threads on ozbargain.
before you buy the solar panel, you opt for having your electricity from coal power generator which is cost cheaper, check again with your provider what is the cost if you use green power generator, most of them 10% + higher, especially if you use 100% green power.
This guy/girl is talking about a 50% increase.. unlikely to be the cause.
to be exact 44% increase, i mentioned 10% +, depend how many percentage do you opt for your green energy, higher percentage cost you more.
My last two electricity bills were less than half after having solar panels installed. I think they are well worth the money in the long run.
We installed several panels about a year and a half ago. They have contributed a noticeable chunk of our usage volume some months (the ones with lots of sunshine).
However, I don't think it'll be cost effective for a very long time. The sheer cost of installing the panels will not be recouped in savings on the power bills for many years, and solar panels do not operate at 100% efficiency in perpetuity - and then all it takes is a bad hailstorm (or some idiot kids with rocks) to smash a panel or three.
I paid 5k+ for 2.2kw system and have made about 1k in less than 1 year (I'm in vic.)
Minimise your electricity use when the sun's up. Do dishwashing, clothes washing, etc, overnight using a timer if you can.
Where I am it's about 10c per kw 11pm-7am. 20c 7am-3pm and 30c 3pm-11pm and 10c all weekend, but I get 60-something cents per kw I put back into the grid, so I'm losing that amount when I'm using electricity in the day time (ie. by using it, it's not going back into the grid @ 60c+.)
Hope that's helpful (for someone.) But haven't the rebates been cut recently?
That's not the way it works.. unless you have a very expensnive solar system, everything you generate goes into the grid. Doesn't matter when you use your power, cause you're getting it all from the grid as well.. you don't use your solar power and then top up with grid power if needed.
Of course it goes into the grid and you get 65c+ per kw. Not sure what you're trying to say, but everything I said is true and my account is nicely in credit to pove it.
And as for 'expensive systems'????? I stated the price and capacity of my system.
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They way you are paid for you solar power generation depends on which state you are in, there are two tariff schemes operating in Australia - net & gross.
A net feed in tariff, also known as export metering, pays the PV system owner only for surplus energy they produce; whereas a gross feed in tariff pays for each kilowatt hour produced by a grid connected system. It's a very important difference.
NSW, NT & ACT operate on a gross model, the rest of the country on net.
The payback period on gross is pretty easy to calculate using solar averages for your area, whereas the payback for net is very dependent on how much energy you use during the day (and therefore feed back into the grid).
Solar isn't the cheapest way to save money on power, reducing your excess power consumption is. It must be looked at as a 5 year investment.
I have a $10k 3kW system on the net tarrif and receive a $500 credit each 1/4 that has turned my $250 bill into a $250 tax-free (for now) cheque. Taking the time to understand the mechanics of your investment (in this case solar), will almost always result in a better payback and more realistic expectations.
Phew! I agree with that. Glad you said it tho' :)
Hi, could you tell me which provider are you with, it's so cheap off peak
You need a smart/solar meter to get these rates. They are set by the distributer not the retailer. The retailer just fine tunes them.
I've heard of stories where after panels r installed, the retailer cuts the off peak discount. I got solar panels but didn't tell retailer so I have no smart meter, this just means when the sun is out my meter goes cbackwads
my rates are above. 10c/kw off peak sounds good to me.
Meter goung backwards means you are missing out big time. You could be getting up to 68c per kw. Contact your retailer quickly to get the solar rates if you can (you may be to late, mind.)
they gave me only $13 credit for using my solar energy
could be entirely reasonable and correct if you only had your panels installed/generating power towards the end of your billing period…
was this the first month? maybe the first month used a lot of electricity to actually install the thing. drills, grinders and whatnot. just an idea?