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Perhaps. Although, I'd pay for it if it were offered to me as an option.
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I'm spewing. Just got my power bill for this quarter.
$950 which includes $200 off for discounts and fast paying. There are only 2 of us in the house and we have gas hot water and hotplate. Both work full time so nothing on through the day. Big house with ducted air but we used to have 2 split systems which we took out for the ducted. I am tempted to tell them to shove everything and go off the grid at this rate. I'll shop daily and use eskies and cheap ice, cook on the BBQ, shower at work, recharge the phones and iPads in the car. I'll show em!!! It will come to this for sure at this rate.
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have you checked your daily usage data?, are there any discrepancies or mistakes?. make sure everything is above board and if you find a blue contact your supplier.
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This is what Im doing of late - Switch off all appliances at the switch even if they are on standby. Standby uses power. Consider fitting fans in the house. I already have them fitted and they work well. They are far more energy efficient than a/c and will still make life bareable in moderate heat. Only consider using the a/c in heat waves and only in spurts during off peak times. Apply a 'no pants' rule to the house to accommodate the no a/c rule. ![]() I am also considering an external mist kit for outdoor use to use during gatherings. Has a timer to operate in time intervals and drops the temp in an alfresco or balcony by up to 10deg compared to the ambient temp. Uses little water.
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You do realise that each company would make with locking systems different to keep you with their brand and you would have to buy their ducting. It'll become more fun if the brand went under.
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Going back to the article this concept is not new it has been happening for years.
Look at your bill, the more power you use the higher the cost per step is. Step 1 cheapest, step 2 middle, step 3 most expensive. Interesting article http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/s...ridliving.html |
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regardless, its hard to escape the thieving ******, you find a cheaper one , eventually the sods will up the price. |
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Is the solar rebate still on? If so, whats stopping someone claiming solar rebate, getting the install done, then unplugging the setup from the grid, and going off-grid altogether?
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When in doubt, GAS IT!!
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Stand alone solar uses a different inverter than on grid plus it need all the batteries. You'd need enough battery reserve to last 3-4 days to allow for overcast winter days. The upshot is that on grid might cost $7K where as stand alone will still cost $20k+ to do it properly.
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I see Tesla (leading electric car manufacture) has just made batteries to run your house on?
Solar during the day (no one home) charging batteries Batteries at night (off the grid) They want to be careful as tech gets better, there will be alternatives Cheers Steve
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Touch my aircon in summer and Ill break your fingers.
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Isn't it obvious?
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our water bill has been 150 bucks
we just hooked a pump up to our rain water tank so we are now on rain water for the entire house im interested to see how much the water bill drops by and how much the power bill increases the way elec prices are going it might be cheaper to pay the water bill from mains water and not run an elec pump! ill find out when both bills come thru next qtr
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