Electricity bill rant

[scoupedy]

Why is my electricity bill so F@#$%$#$#$%ing high?
This is for a storage shed:
15 kWh @ 19.4100 c/kWh $2.91
Service to property $30.36
Ambulance cover $26.58
Sub total $59.85
+ origin green BULL SHHHHHH $0.18
Late fee???? $12.00
Grand Total $75.38 for 15 kW in a storage shed over 89 days

THIS country sucks a$$ what a bloody rip off thanks Peter Beattie and Anna Bligh $300 to power a storage shed (per year) use to be able to run a whole house on that where is my wage rise eh

USE $2.91 worth of electricity and it costs me $75.38

[Springfield_Johny]

If the account is in a storage shed, do you have power to your house as well? You only pay the ambulance cover on one account, so that would reduce it by that amount at least

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by Springfield_Johny

If the account is in a storage shed, do you have power to your house as well? You only pay the ambulance cover on one account, so that would reduce it by that amount at least

Tried that, as it is on another property to the one i pay at home they don't combine them......just have to get the ambulance home from the pub

[buggerlugs]

Love my solar power.............;-)

[mik]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Love my solar power.............;-)

bloody show off

[duaned]

Originally Posted by mik

bloody show off

Dunno about that! It make take money saved on electricity over 10 years to pay for it!

[buggerlugs]

Originally Posted by duaned

Dunno about that! It make take money saved on electricity over 10 years to pay for it!

Paid for both solar power and hot water. Pretty happy with the results.........Much rather my electricity bill than yours

[dave289]

Originally Posted by buggerlugs

Paid for both solar power and hot water. Pretty happy with the results.........Much rather my electricity bill than yours

The solar scheme seems like a bit of a rort, they make out like the government pays you money but they dont, it just reduces your bill after spending thousands to set it up.My neighbour has recently installed one on his roof so I will ask him what the go is.

[Springfield_Johny]

Yep, having a sales guy over this arvo to talk about solar install, I cam wait to be running my air con for free

[cs123]

Originally Posted by Springfield_Johny

Yep, having a sales guy over this arvo to talk about solar install, I cam wait to be running my air con for free

It would need to be a pretty big one.......

[wrongwaynorris]

Originally Posted by cs123

It would need to be a pretty big one.......

Massively huge one actually , will only take you 100 years to pay it off from the savings over base load power . If every day is bright and sunny .

[ebxr8240]

Originally Posted by wrongwaynorris

Massively huge one actually , will only take you 100 years to pay it off from the savings over base load power . If every day is bright and sunny .

Check out his usage ..Very little..Going by actual KW usage...

[Iggypoppin']

Don't complain. My parents average quarterly bill for the last year has been over 1200.

[Mr Hardware]

I don't think that's the point iggypoppin, there's plenty of people with high elec bills
but the OPs point is that it cost him $75 to use $2 worth of electricity

[irlewy86]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

I don't think that's the point iggypoppin, there's plenty of people with high elec bills
but the OPs point is that it cost him $75 to use $2 worth of electricity

Would it be worth it to check a meter for $2 a quarter?

[Iggypoppin']

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

I don't think that's the point iggypoppin, there's plenty of people with high elec bills
but the OPs point is that it cost him $75 to use $2 worth of electricity

I should learn to read...
Apologies OP

[ebxr8240]

The meter read right... It's all the add on's that tally up...
How far is the shed away from house ???
I know what I'll be doing ...

[Jim Goose]

Storage shed on the same property? or elsewhere?

Going solar for a shed isnt viable, youll pay a lot of money for little return.

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by Jim Goose

Going solar for a shed isnt viable, youll pay a lot of money for little return.

Depends on what he's doing - if it's just for lighting or such then solar is a great alternative provided you store it in batteries

[rag top]

Run a generator?

[Yellow_Festiva]

What sort of current demand is needed when you do use the power? Are we talking lights? Fridge always running?

Say you disconnected from the grid and used a generator while there? (assuming that when you are not there, all appliances are off and no current is drawn).

Power prices will continue to go up, and perhaps the generator will pay for itself after a few years?

Edit: beat me by 1 minute Ragtop ;)

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

What sort of current demand is needed when you do use the power? Are we talking lights? Fridge always running?

Say you disconnected from the grid and used a generator while there? (assuming that when you are not there, all appliances are off and no current is drawn).

Power prices will continue to go up, and perhaps the generator will pay for itself after a few years?

Edit: beat me by 1 minute Ragtop ;)

Just the floro lights a radio and the occasional power tool...im going to use battery power have cancelled the connection - but they probabaly won't actually disconect it for a while

[nstg8a]

if its only for lighting id cut the power off and run a small generator. can get small ones pretty cheap now, yeah it might take 12-18 months to pay for it self but at least your not paying $75 for $2 worth of power...

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by scoupedy

Why is my electricity bill so F@#$%$#$#$%ing high?
This is for a storage shed:
15 kWh @ 19.4100 c/kWh $2.91
Service to property $30.36
Ambulance cover $26.58
Sub total $59.85
+ origin green BULL SHHHHHH $0.18
Late fee???? $12.00
Grand Total $75.38 for 15 kW in a storage shed over 89 days

Be thankful you don't live in NSW.

I don't know about city folk, but here in the bush I pay 22.12 c/kWh.

Service to property $83.38 (and seeing as we have a separate provider for Gas thats another service fee)

Ambulance cover, that's on the car rego.

Oh, you forgot GST on you total

[GreenR]

Your with Origin. That is half the problem. When it went private in QLD, Energex customers went to either AGL or Origin. They are the default retailers and paid for that. They is also why they are expensive. Move yourself to a non-default retailer.

[FGII-XR6]

his power usage averages at 7 W so I am assuming there is minimal peak load if this is the case you can get cheap DIY solar systems that would fill the bill. the panel would only need to be small and even if you have a short term load of 1 to 1.5 KW you can use a larger battery bank and inverter

these items will get you started
http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=409

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=912

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView...T&SUBCATID=680

just add some batteries and you have 1 KW of power for $650 plus your batteries

[ebxr8240]

Um ?? How far away is the shed ??
I know you get voltage drop over distance...
But I would be running some overhead wire.
16mm sq XLPE can run 200m easy with two poles...

[scoupedy]

Originally Posted by ebxr8240

Um ?? How far away is the shed ??
I know you get voltage drop over distance...
But I would be running some overhead wire.
16mm sq XLPE can run 200m easy with two poles...

Its about 8 km away but there is a business nearby but they won't help

[FG XR]

What the hell is ambulance cover on an electricity bill for??

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by Nitro XR6

What the hell is ambulance cover on an electricity bill for??

My thoughts exactly. I need to start charging that on all my invoices.....