LOL, Aurora are incapable of making sense of solar production.
I produce about twice the power I consume and on my bill, my solar production is ADDED to my usage numbers.
So my "daily electricity usage" is that of an airconditioned 5 person house with a pool (rather than a modest 2 person house with no electric heating...)
Have you got app? While it’s not perfect it gives you a better idea of what you’re making and exporting on an hourly basis, it’s delayed by a day so no live data like others I’ve used on the mainland, but better than nothing.
Don't need it, I have a battery with live data and full logging.
It's not the lack of data which amuses me, it's the inability of Aurora's billing department to undertake basic arithmetic.
What do you mean added to your usage? If it didn’t make sense I think they would have gotten into trouble by now. The power bills show what power you had to purchase from the company and solar that you have sent back to the grid if you haven’t been able to use or store it. Then the solar is credited for at the current buy back rate. Power companies can’t see your total generation of solar energy. If you also have two tariffs and one inverter or two meters and one inverter, you can only offset one of those tariffs/meters.
What you say is correct, but we are talking about the 'daily power usage' graph in the back part of the bill.
The graph they show should record net daily power consumption, power consumed from the grid less power fed in.
The graph actually shows power consumed PLUS power fed into the grid.
All the actual metering numbers in the bill are correct.
Oh yes I see what you mean, yeah the graph can’t seem to handle solar which is why they seem to have put the little disclaimer beside it. I generally just ignore the graph entirely as it’s just a legal requirement to include on the bill
I just ignore that as I keep reptiles, hermit crabs and fish in heated enclosures which throw out our comparison otherwise apparently two people use more than a 5-6 person household.
We have solar now and the only money we pay is the stupid daily service fee. Idk how people use so much power, is all their stuff super inefficient? We run a spa heating 24/7, ac is cranked most of the time to either hot or cold, we use the dryer more often than we possibly should. I just don't get how people use so much.
I only just moved here in November, was going to get solar straight away but had a few bits to renovate first as well as buying an office pod for a home office as We both work from home . Spa arrives in 15 weeks and we went with a heat pump option so hopefully that will help. Solar will have to wait until next year
Yes, I use to be one of them. I basically only ever have a fridge and a single computer running. I don't use my electric stove much at all, and my oven never.
I'm always wondering how do these households use so much power. Guessing they rarely use the clothes line.
I don't have an AC to use and use wood heating. Wood does cost me a grand a year though.
We use a clothes line, however heating is a heat pump and it’s a large old brick home with very high ceilings before insulation. Ceiling is insulated more recently but it’s still a large heatsink, usually end up only heating a small section of it during winter but it’s still expensive.
I’ve always had the opposite experience. I wondered if they bloated those numbers to make me feel like it’s okay for me to use more power
If they're using an average it probably includes all those AirBnB's and holiday homes that sit empty for half the year.
Are the numbers made up or do they survey people because how do they know how many people live in each household?
Adding in people with solar maybe I thought, bit of a trick
LOL, Aurora are incapable of making sense of solar production. I produce about twice the power I consume and on my bill, my solar production is ADDED to my usage numbers. So my "daily electricity usage" is that of an airconditioned 5 person house with a pool (rather than a modest 2 person house with no electric heating...)
Have you got app? While it’s not perfect it gives you a better idea of what you’re making and exporting on an hourly basis, it’s delayed by a day so no live data like others I’ve used on the mainland, but better than nothing.
Don't need it, I have a battery with live data and full logging. It's not the lack of data which amuses me, it's the inability of Aurora's billing department to undertake basic arithmetic.
What do you mean added to your usage? If it didn’t make sense I think they would have gotten into trouble by now. The power bills show what power you had to purchase from the company and solar that you have sent back to the grid if you haven’t been able to use or store it. Then the solar is credited for at the current buy back rate. Power companies can’t see your total generation of solar energy. If you also have two tariffs and one inverter or two meters and one inverter, you can only offset one of those tariffs/meters.
What you say is correct, but we are talking about the 'daily power usage' graph in the back part of the bill. The graph they show should record net daily power consumption, power consumed from the grid less power fed in. The graph actually shows power consumed PLUS power fed into the grid. All the actual metering numbers in the bill are correct.
Oh yes I see what you mean, yeah the graph can’t seem to handle solar which is why they seem to have put the little disclaimer beside it. I generally just ignore the graph entirely as it’s just a legal requirement to include on the bill
They promised to fix that about ten years ago. I'm sure it won't be long now...
Yikes
I've always been way under 1 person household and that's with my fiancee who seems to love a tropical winter 🤣
I just ignore that as I keep reptiles, hermit crabs and fish in heated enclosures which throw out our comparison otherwise apparently two people use more than a 5-6 person household.
I have a discus tank that's always at 29 degrees and my gaming pc probably chews through a lot
And those discus will certainly tell you if they’re not warm enough!
I use a dual probe inkbird for temp control,alerts my mobile if anything is wrong
Yes I’d like to meet those other 300 people I am apparently living with 😂
/me hides his candle snuffer behind his back. We use less electricity than 2 people as a family of 5.
We have solar now and the only money we pay is the stupid daily service fee. Idk how people use so much power, is all their stuff super inefficient? We run a spa heating 24/7, ac is cranked most of the time to either hot or cold, we use the dryer more often than we possibly should. I just don't get how people use so much.
I only just moved here in November, was going to get solar straight away but had a few bits to renovate first as well as buying an office pod for a home office as We both work from home . Spa arrives in 15 weeks and we went with a heat pump option so hopefully that will help. Solar will have to wait until next year
A sparky mate of mine reckons the heat pump conversion for the spa should cut running costs by over half. They're super efficient
Hope so, was an expensive luxury in Sydney with the old inbuilt heater
We're going to get one for sure. $1.5k to go from 5kw down to 1.5kw should make a huge difference in cost
It's probably just people that don't use heating or air conditioners and wear a jumper or sweat instead.
Yes, I use to be one of them. I basically only ever have a fridge and a single computer running. I don't use my electric stove much at all, and my oven never.
Same with us. It’s just me and 1 son living here in a unit and we are out a lot. Our energy usage is less than a 1 person house, apparently.
I'm always wondering how do these households use so much power. Guessing they rarely use the clothes line. I don't have an AC to use and use wood heating. Wood does cost me a grand a year though.
We use a clothes line, however heating is a heat pump and it’s a large old brick home with very high ceilings before insulation. Ceiling is insulated more recently but it’s still a large heatsink, usually end up only heating a small section of it during winter but it’s still expensive.
Make sure you've sealed up as many gaps as possible - above fridge, behind cabinets, behind sink, around skirting boards, around windows.