There's been a fair bit of noise about the so-called "sun tax" that solar households in the Ausgrid network (Sydney/Hunter/Central Coast) will soon be subject to. (more…)
2024-25 DMO electricity price pause
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has today announced its final determination for the 2024-25 DMO electricity price. The good news is electricity prices rises are on pause - with a small decrease! (more…)
Ausgrid Time Of Use Tariff changes
Nearly half of households in the Ausgrid network are on the Seasonal Time of Use tariff, also called EA025. From July 1, there's a big change coming. (more…)
2023-24 DMO electricity prices surge
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has today released their final determination for the 2023–24 DMO (Default Market Offer) prices. Sure, there is only a small percentage of households on the DMO offer. But, like the canary in the coal mine - when the DMO price goes up, it's a clear signal that...
Market-linked electricity plans – My wildly successful experiment – Part 2
In this article, I'll share how we doubled our returns by moving to a new two-way trial tariff with a 27.8 cent per kWh feed-in tariff and adding more storage to our home. (more…)
Market-linked electricity plans – My wildly successful experiment – Part 1
There's been lots of hype surrounding market-linked electricity plans from retailers like Amber (and, to a lesser degree, the defunct Powerclub). Some customers posted images of negative prices, boasting they were getting paid to charge their car or run the dishwasher. I was curious, but the periods of very low...