ikt@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 month agoEnergy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a daywww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11cross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkEnergy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a daywww.abc.net.auikt@aussie.zone to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square13linkfedilinkcross-posted to: australia@aussie.zone
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoIf you already do these during the day while your solar is generating enough power to do that, you’re not really saving anything though? It will also depend on the extra fees that you have to pay on these plans, and the no doubt higher electricity charge outside of these hours.
minus-squareNath@aussie.zoneMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIt may seem like everyone has solar panels, but alas we don’t. For two-thirds of us, this would not be free anyway.
minus-squareFreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd if you don’t, you’ll be paying more outside of these 3 hours to make up for the “free” 3 hours.
If you already do these during the day while your solar is generating enough power to do that, you’re not really saving anything though?
It will also depend on the extra fees that you have to pay on these plans, and the no doubt higher electricity charge outside of these hours.
It may seem like everyone has solar panels, but alas we don’t. For two-thirds of us, this would not be free anyway.
And if you don’t, you’ll be paying more outside of these 3 hours to make up for the “free” 3 hours.