Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Woodie said:

What’s you lecky bill like?

About $200 for the last 2 months. Still got about $150 credit left from the $500 the state govt gave me last year. My usual bills are around the $150-ish every two months, but I went silly with the aircon over summer because it was free,

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

We have two houses on the same meter. Our combined usage is less than a single 2 person household.

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Isn’t privatisation grand.

Woodie said:

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

So, extrapolating a little, by 2030 you will be carbon negative.

An example to us all.

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Doesn’t your ‘lectricity get cut off for a week every time here’s some distant mild sheet lightning?

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Doesn’t your ‘lectricity get cut off for a week every time here’s some distant mild sheet lightning?

Isn’t privatisation grand.

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Doesn’t your ‘lectricity get cut off for a week every time here’s some distant mild sheet lightning?

After Larry they scrubbed that quarter’s bill entirely.
Can’t remember what happened with Yasi.

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Doesn’t your ‘lectricity get cut off for a week every time here’s some distant mild sheet lightning?

Happened twice last night.

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

sibeen said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Just comparing stuff with old lecky bills.

This year compared to same time last year. Usage down 22.8% Dunno what I’ve done to do that.

Let’s go back to July 2013.

Total bill 3 months 2013 – $731.03
Current bill 3 months 2021 – $356.78

Daily usage 2013 – 19.84 kWh
Daily Usage 2021 – 7.84 kWh

Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

Same house, same me.

2013 costs – 31.290 cents/kWh
2021 costs – 25.082 cents/kWh

20% reduction in kWh prices

Am I doing my bit for carbon footprint reduction??

What’s you lecky bill like?

Doesn’t your ‘lectricity get cut off for a week every time here’s some distant mild sheet lightning?

Isn’t privatisation grand.

Plus I get Woolies points for every $ of the lecky bill. Better turn all them lights back on, hadn’t I and get one of them Air McDitioner thingies and turn it on full blast. Gotta get them Woolies points up.

…… and they gave me 6000 Woolies points just for signing up my lecky bill. Got $70 off my Woolies shop yesterday.

Spiny Norman said:

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

Jaysus, what are they paying you per kWh?

Spiny Norman said:

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

That might be my next step, Mr Bill. My new lecky plan offers 7c kWh feed in tariff, if I had a feed in. Need to do some sums, but yet.

What’s your feed in tariff?

I’m not doing solar without batteries or feed in tariff. (or both).

There’s nobody here during the day when the sun shines. It’d be only running the fridge, a cuppla beside digital clocks, and everything that has a “standby” mode such as the tele and what not.

Woodie said:

Spiny Norman said:

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

That might be my next step, Mr Bill. My new lecky plan offers 7c kWh feed in tariff, if I had a feed in. Need to do some sums, but yet.

What’s your feed in tariff?

Dunno.

sibeen said:

Spiny Norman said:

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

Jaysus, what are they paying you per kWh?

$0.50 per kWh.

When did you get your new fridge?

Spiny Norman said:

sibeen said:

Spiny Norman said:

We used to have a quarterly bill of about $800, so about $3,200 per year.
About ten years ago we put 5 kW of solar panels on the roof and we haven’t had to pay for electricity yet, so that’s a saving of about $32,000. But it gets better, as we are on the high rebate rate and we make about $3,300 per year, so all in all we’ve saved about $65,000. The yearly rates bill from the council totals about $3,300 so the solar rebate pays for that nicely.
We just have to pay for water.

Jaysus, what are they paying you per kWh?

$0.50 per kWh.

Jaysus.

Michael V said:

When did you get your new fridge?

‘bout 2 years ago. So “this time last year” includes the new fridge.

14 Feb 2013

Current Account Details
HOME PLAN (A1) TARIFF
296.0000 units 22.624200 cents per unit $ 66.97 Supply Charge $ 27.19 *WA Government Cost of Living Payment $ 39.45CR Plus GST 10% $ 9.42
Total $ 64.15 $ 64.15
Total Payable $ 64.15

JAN 2021

Home Plan (A1) tariff
Charge period: 18 Nov 2020 – 19 Jan 2021 Units

Unit price (cents) Amount 26.2026
Residential Anytime consumption 304.0 kWh $79.66
Supply charge 63 days $59.18
WA Government Energy Assistance Payment $47.90cr
Plus GST @ 10.00% $9.09
Total new charges $100.03

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

When did you get your new fridge?

‘bout 2 years ago. So “this time last year” includes the new fridge.

Hmmm.

Now…… for the bills due this month.

Council Rates – $329 for the quarter
Trailer rego – $187 + “inspection required” (yep, I’ve that and the Golden Girl more than 5 years now)
Car rego – $547 + “inspection required” Last service Mr Mechanic said it won’t pass pink slip without new brake pads etc. Quote $600.
Green Slip – $362

WTF is the point of living with bills like that?

And the dishwasher is busted. Well it still washes, but heating element is bust.

Woodie said:

Now…… for the bills due this month.

Council Rates – $329 for the quarter
Trailer rego – $187 + “inspection required” (yep, I’ve that and the Golden Girl more than 5 years now)
Car rego – $547 + “inspection required” Last service Mr Mechanic said it won’t pass pink slip without new brake pads etc. Quote $600.
Green Slip – $362

WTF is the point of living with bills like that?

And the dishwasher is busted. Well it still washes, but heating element is bust.

Looks like you’re going to have to go full eco warrior and do the dished by hand.

ChrispenEvan said:

14 Feb 2013

Current Account Details
HOME PLAN (A1) TARIFF
296.0000 units 22.624200 cents per unit $ 66.97 Supply Charge $ 27.19 *WA Government Cost of Living Payment $ 39.45CR Plus GST 10% $ 9.42
Total $ 64.15 $ 64.15
Total Payable $ 64.15

JAN 2021

Home Plan (A1) tariff
Charge period: 18 Nov 2020 – 19 Jan 2021 Units

Unit price (cents) Amount 26.2026
Residential Anytime consumption 304.0 kWh $79.66
Supply charge 63 days $59.18
WA Government Energy Assistance Payment $47.90cr
Plus GST @ 10.00% $9.09
Total new charges $100.03

Do you live in the dark, Mr Evan?

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

When did you get your new fridge?

‘bout 2 years ago. So “this time last year” includes the new fridge.

Hmmm.

But just thought, the dishwasher heating element has been busted for the current period compared to last year. But only use it 3 – 4 times a week.

Woodie said:

ChrispenEvan said:

14 Feb 2013

Current Account Details
HOME PLAN (A1) TARIFF
296.0000 units 22.624200 cents per unit $ 66.97 Supply Charge $ 27.19 *WA Government Cost of Living Payment $ 39.45CR Plus GST 10% $ 9.42
Total $ 64.15 $ 64.15
Total Payable $ 64.15

JAN 2021

Home Plan (A1) tariff
Charge period: 18 Nov 2020 – 19 Jan 2021 Units

Unit price (cents) Amount 26.2026
Residential Anytime consumption 304.0 kWh $79.66
Supply charge 63 days $59.18
WA Government Energy Assistance Payment $47.90cr
Plus GST @ 10.00% $9.09
Total new charges $100.03

Do you live in the dark, Mr Evan?

Only at night time.

If I am in my computer room then in the rest of the house I have one light and the fridge running. My house is very small. I turn everything off except modem and router and fridge when I go to bed.

sibeen said:

Woodie said:

Now…… for the bills due this month.

Council Rates – $329 for the quarter
Trailer rego – $187 + “inspection required” (yep, I’ve that and the Golden Girl more than 5 years now)
Car rego – $547 + “inspection required” Last service Mr Mechanic said it won’t pass pink slip without new brake pads etc. Quote $600.
Green Slip – $362

WTF is the point of living with bills like that?

And the dishwasher is busted. Well it still washes, but heating element is bust.

Looks like you’re going to have to go full eco warrior and do the dished by hand.

I look at it, Mr Beeny Boy, that if you can do the dishes in the sink with the tap hot water, then it’s good enough for the dishwasher as well.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

‘bout 2 years ago. So “this time last year” includes the new fridge.

Hmmm.

But just thought, the dishwasher heating element has been busted for the current period compared to last year. But only use it 3 – 4 times a week.

Makes sense.

ChrispenEvan said:

Woodie said:

ChrispenEvan said:

14 Feb 2013

Current Account Details
HOME PLAN (A1) TARIFF
296.0000 units 22.624200 cents per unit $ 66.97 Supply Charge $ 27.19 *WA Government Cost of Living Payment $ 39.45CR Plus GST 10% $ 9.42
Total $ 64.15 $ 64.15
Total Payable $ 64.15

JAN 2021

Home Plan (A1) tariff
Charge period: 18 Nov 2020 – 19 Jan 2021 Units

Unit price (cents) Amount 26.2026
Residential Anytime consumption 304.0 kWh $79.66
Supply charge 63 days $59.18
WA Government Energy Assistance Payment $47.90cr
Plus GST @ 10.00% $9.09
Total new charges $100.03

Do you live in the dark, Mr Evan?

Only at night time.

If I am in my computer room then in the rest of the house I have one light and the fridge running. My house is very small. I turn everything off except modem and router and fridge when I go to bed.

….. and cold showers?

Oh…. and my modem, router etc are on only when I’m using it.

Woodie said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Woodie said:

Do you live in the dark, Mr Evan?

Only at night time.

If I am in my computer room then in the rest of the house I have one light and the fridge running. My house is very small. I turn everything off except modem and router and fridge when I go to bed.

….. and cold showers?

Oh…. and my modem, router etc are on only when I’m using it.

No air con, no dishwasher, cold water clothes washing, off peak hot water, mainly microwave cooking.

Michael V said:

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Hmmm.

But just thought, the dishwasher heating element has been busted for the current period compared to last year. But only use it 3 – 4 times a week.

Makes sense.

Also not using the big screen projector anywhere near as much since I got the new tele, and also replaced the train room 500 watt halogen lights with LED lights. But don’t think all that would account for 22% less daily usage since same time last year.

Oh………… and a brown undies flashy flashy bang bang a few weeks ago took out 6 of the LED lights. $100 to replace those off Ebay that turned up this week. Sorta bit of false economy going on there.

I had to go and find a bill. Mr buffy looks after those things. We appear to be getting about 10c/kWh “solar export”. The bills are quarterly. The last one was $439.91 after $47.20 was credited for solar export, but with a pay on time discount it was $275.56. That was for 86 days/1007kWh usage.

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Only at night time.

If I am in my computer room then in the rest of the house I have one light and the fridge running. My house is very small. I turn everything off except modem and router and fridge when I go to bed.

….. and cold showers?

Oh…. and my modem, router etc are on only when I’m using it.

No air con, no dishwasher, cold water clothes washing, off peak hot water, mainly microwave cooking.

I’ve got solar hot water, and gas cooking, so that’s not included either. But every drop of water is electrically “pressure” pumped twice. So 1200W pump kicks in every time I turn the tap on. But that usage would not have changed much since TTLY.

Woodie said:

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

….. and cold showers?

Oh…. and my modem, router etc are on only when I’m using it.

No air con, no dishwasher, cold water clothes washing, off peak hot water, mainly microwave cooking.

I’ve got solar hot water, and gas cooking, so that’s not included either. But every drop of water is electrically “pressure” pumped twice. So 1200W pump kicks in every time I turn the tap on. But that usage would not have changed much since TTLY.

I’m on rain water and only use a transfer pump for about 40 minutes per week to put water into a head tank where it can then gravity to the house etc.

Woodie said:

ChrispenEvan said:

Woodie said:

Do you live in the dark, Mr Evan?

Only at night time.

If I am in my computer room then in the rest of the house I have one light and the fridge running. My house is very small. I turn everything off except modem and router and fridge when I go to bed.

….. and cold showers?

Oh…. and my modem, router etc are on only when I’m using it.

gas instantaneous hot water.

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

Tamb said:

No air con, no dishwasher, cold water clothes washing, off peak hot water, mainly microwave cooking.

I’ve got solar hot water, and gas cooking, so that’s not included either. But every drop of water is electrically “pressure” pumped twice. So 1200W pump kicks in every time I turn the tap on. But that usage would not have changed much since TTLY.

I’m on rain water and only use a transfer pump for about 40 minutes per week to put water into a head tank where it can then gravity to the house etc.

Is that a low power low volume xfer pump, Mr Tamb?

My main tank is too big/high to collect off the roof, so roof collection goes into a separate, lower tank, then pumped into the main tank. I run that pump for about 30 mins a month to top up the main tank.

Electricity bill varies between $200 and $270 depending on time of year.

No water bill. I have bought one load of water in the last five years @ $120.

Woodie said:

Tamb said:

Woodie said:

I’ve got solar hot water, and gas cooking, so that’s not included either. But every drop of water is electrically “pressure” pumped twice. So 1200W pump kicks in every time I turn the tap on. But that usage would not have changed much since TTLY.

I’m on rain water and only use a transfer pump for about 40 minutes per week to put water into a head tank where it can then gravity to the house etc.

Is that a low power low volume xfer pump, Mr Tamb?

My main tank is too big/high to collect off the roof, so roof collection goes into a separate, lower tank, then pumped into the main tank. I run that pump for about 30 mins a month to top up the main tank.

It’s a Davey xf171
Davey XF171 TRANSFER PUMRobust & compact, 1 stage centrifugal pump with corrosion resistant componentry and driven by a TEFC motor.Designed for total head duties to 33m and flows to 225 lpm.
I’m lifting about 15m.

>Daily usage back in 2013 was 2 1/2 times what it is today.

perhaps you had a dodgy press-temp valve on electric HWS, or leak on HW line, so HWS was on lot more, or primary and backup thermostat both faulted to closed position so HWS was stuck on for some period, boiling madly

or fridge thermostat was faulty, stuck closed, or some other issue with fridge making it run all the time

it’s your secret kink, putting links across thermostats to keep things working, go on tell us

but seriously PT valves on HWS can get calcium deposits, whatever, get stuck open slightly, bleeding your hot water away requiring constant heating

just rereading the OP, I see you have solar hot water, so if it has electric boost the above would apply