Anyone install their home charger into their controlled load?
What energy plan are you guys on? I can't find a decent ev plan - they seem to jack up the normal usage rates in order to give you a good overnight rate, overall doesn't seem worth.
EV Charger to Controlled Load? and What Energy Plan Do You Use?
echelon6 on 31/03/2026 - 08:09
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Damn taht supply charge seems crazy , but very good usage charge
Yeah I wanted to not have to be concerned about power prices. Prefer a higher supply charge and low usage charges across the board.
Nice i see
Just curious how much ur electricity bill reduced after going on the ev plan btw?
How much did it cost u to disconnect the CL circuit btw?
I haven't disconnected control load cos I'm a tenant, I would if it was my place
I see thanks
Hope you have a three phase setup. A 63amp henry block won't take much to blow (a 7kws evse is 32amp when drawing at max. 10amp socket is okay. Takes a bit of time to charge), 10 amps for dishwasher when heating.
No idea why any of this is a concern. I just plug in EV overnight on granny charger and run pool heater and dishwasher etc, it's all fine, normally less than 4kw/h overnight
Because people have more than one car and also run 7kws chargers. Every household is different. I suppose.
AGL has a couple of ev plans. One is 3 lunchtime hours free, the other is 8c midnight to 6am.
The daily charge is 96c for the second one.
Peak usage is 41c, so it isn't as punishing as some other tou plans.Did that agl ev plan also have a fit btw?
The 8c night one has 4c fit.
It varies by state and network, so best to put your address into their website.Thanks
That 3 hours free electricity seems very good to charge ev
Does home charger with the ev plug have the supercharge ones like at the shops now btw
Our home charger is 30amp, so can charge at 7kW. This is the ceiling for normal single phase homes.
If our EV was close to 0% charge it would take 9 hours to charge, but in reality it is usually more re than half charged as we just plug it in at the end of the day.
One consideration is the total power you can draw from the grid - 15kWish for a normal single phase. At our place we have electric water heating, A/C, an EV plus normal stuff like a kettle, clothes dryer and oven.
Running all these at the same time would overload the grid capacity and cause a circuit breaker to trip.
As a result I have the EV charger set to 5kW as a default (it is easy to change) so I don't have to think about what time the hot water heater comes on if I am baking a cake on a hot day.If you have plenty of solar any power generated gets added to the 15kW ceiling, so it would be likely you might have another 5kW or more.
In that case, you might never be able to max out the 3 free hours, even with everything using power full tilt.Oh thanks, curious what is the ceiling for a 3 phase home?
Is ur ev like approx 60kwh battery btw?
Oh yes like toppings up instead of full charge
Oh right, what wqs the maximum safe draw from a 3 phase btw? Would it be 45kwish?
Just curious does ur solar pv system consistently generate more than 5kw per hour?
Oh I find the electricity retailer have like different variations from their plans, with different supply charge, usage charge and other benefits its a bit confusing ( noob question but) but I think the difference between the optimal plan for personal situations ends up close? Is that right?
Oh right, it would be good if they had a plan that wqs both 3 hours free + 8c overnight
Year as you
We are with powershop in NSW rural, 5c overnight.
Rates don't really seem jacked to me, 27c/kWh most times. High supply charge at 277c/day, but we can basically use as much power as we want.
It's not a controlled load either, it's just all power 12-6am is 5c, so the pool pump and heater run overnight, we are starting to use the ducted AC to heat the house up in the morning etc, all pretty close to free, plus the car charges all our km used on a 10 amp plug in that time.