Hi All, a few things i wanted feedback on to control the electricity charges that seem to be sky rocketing.
I've been through two billing cycles averaging $500 per quarter.
Pool - motor runs 8 hours a day, no solar.
Hot water is on T31 meter that supposedly powers on in the evening only.
Energy company
Currently with Origin and have now switched over to Alinta as their supply rate and use charge & discounts are much more attractive.
This will give back about $150 per quarterHot water charges
In both billing cycles the hot water use exceeds the entire home use i.e. the latest bill has the hot water at 1156 kWh T31 Night vs 992 kWh for the Peak use.
Sure we use hot water in the morning and on returning from work, but do not consider the use to reflect as high as it does in the bill.
Moving to Alinta will give a better rate, and i am also wondering what else I can do?
I keep seeing Solar Panel adds on my facebook feed which sets back about 6K for a 6KWh system (break even estimate about 5-6 years), so this is something i may look into in near future.
I've thought of getting an electrician to install a timer with power board inside the house that I can manually turn on and off - I've used this in the past (in NZ) which worked really well.
Can you suggest other areas to investigate?
And any suggestions for the electricians in South Brisbane area?
Cheers fellas.
Similar situation, given that I had no gas in my area.
So I was force to used Electric Hot Water Tank
So this is what I did
Electric Hot Water tank + Solar Panels + ***[Paladin Solar Power Diverter]! = Decrease Utility Bill
Speak to Matt from Paladin, i deal with him when he came to my house
Very Friendly, easy to talk too
He is base in Brisbane too
Refer my name - MarK