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Electricity Demand Pricing

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yvesjv:
I think you are now locked to them.
If you change providers, they may not have access to that smart meter.

JS:
Be surprised if having a smart meter locked you in to anybody. I'd be pretty sure that consumers can change when and where they want.
Finding the best deal is the hassle, and then , like insurance companies, the next year everything changes again.

Cheers
Jim

tom60:
ajm it appears that if you want to achieve the lwest possible monthly bill on the existing tarriff you need to ensure the electricity consumption during the demand period doesn't exceed that of the non demand period.  You need to consider what load can be moved from the peak period to the low period.  Appliances like washing machines, dishwashers, oven, kettle, etc.  Reserve the peak period for TV, computer, lights, etc.

I have an energy consumption and production monitor fitted to our house and can see the consumption spike when SHMBO puts on the kettle for a cuppa in the morning and evening.  The kettle uses 2000W! 

WAI4WD:
In simple terms: the industry is pushing every home owner to have a roof full of solar and battery storage.

ajm:

--- Quote from: tom60 on Jul 23, 2022, 10:51:35 AM ---ajm it appears that if you want to achieve the lwest possible monthly bill on the existing tarriff you need to ensure the electricity consumption during the demand period doesn't exceed that of the non demand period.  You need to consider what load can be moved from the peak period to the low period.  Appliances like washing machines, dishwashers, oven, kettle, etc.  Reserve the peak period for TV, computer, lights, etc.

I have an energy consumption and production monitor fitted to our house and can see the consumption spike when SHMBO puts on the kettle for a cuppa in the morning and evening.  The kettle uses 2000W!

--- End quote ---
From the calculation provided by energy Australia, ANY consumption in the 4pm to 9pm slot, M - F, is used in the calculation of the new demand charge. They use the half hour with the highest amount of electricity used as the base line for your monthly demand charge.

 The only way to avoid it is to turn everything off and sit in the dark. That tells me it's as much about revenue as it is about shifting the actual demand profile. If it was just the excess demand that would be charged, there would be a threshold allowing for normal/average consumption. The demand price would then catch out those switching on the air con and all the lights.

Where did your energy monitor device come from?


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