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tom60:

--- Quote from: ajm on Jul 22, 2022, 01:59:55 PM ---Thanks Tom, I understand the concept but not the mechanics of demand pricing. Some articles says that your highest peak of demand within a month sets your demand tariff for every single day within the month. So, all your power is billed at the demand price. Other articles suggest that if the highest peak demand exceeds a certain threshold, you then get charged the demand tariff. Problem I am having is being told what is definitely going to happen. Which method will they use?

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I suspect it depends upon your provider.  I think AGL calculate the highest peak as the maximum power consumed over a 30 minute period during a 30 day period.  ie:  The period (day) where you have the greatest usage during the 30 days becomes the figure used in the calculation for the month.  Other providers may calculate it differently.

ajm:
You have it. The highest half hour peak consumption is used. Take the kWh used, multiply by 2, times by the demand price, then times by the number of days in the month. Found out finally today from energy Australia. If the highest use is 4 kwhs, this will add approximately $50 to the monthly bill. There is no threshold. They deem all consumption between 4pm and 9pm excessive.  users with smart meters are to be billed the demand price on top of the standard daily supply and usage rates. Folks with dial meters are not charged the demand price. Definitely not fair and equitable.

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WAI4WD:
Glad ours is much simpler. We have two prices, one low for x kwh and when reached, it increases a couple cents every kwh after that. Strata bulk service pricing, cheaper than anything we could get if we changed our meter to a NMI.

ajm:
Ours was an old black dial meter. Single rate tariff.  Retailer changed it to a smart meter as a solution to not being able to get into the property when the dogs were out. Didn't tell us about the planned change to pricing.

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WAI4WD:

--- Quote from: ajm on Jul 23, 2022, 08:58:59 AM ---Didn't tell us about the planned change to pricing.

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They never do, cheeky buggers.

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