agl seems keen to have me Join AGL Peak Energy Rewards and you could get bill credits for reducing your home energy use during peak times, when the grid needs a helping hand.

 

it's a leap of faith to participate when i am already pretty energy frugal, and have no real time way to see if i am meeting an invisible target

 

i note that victorians are able to receive a powerpal device simply by applying, and thus can undertake real time monitoring which would certainly make it easier to see what differences we can make in peak use events

 

plan b is to attempt to conserve power by switching things off, or ramping up the ambient temperature on the aircon, and perhaps getting rewarded (or not) for accepting less personal comfort in that period.. and no way of telling till we have already restricted our use and get assessed

 

surely if you wish to encourage participation, you might consider either supplying the device to people who agree to sign up for the program, or negotiate a decent discount for them by making a bulk purchase to distribute at cost or less

 

i'm motivated to help in times of peak load, but reluctant to do so without any available timely feedback on whether my actions will be rewarded, or the warm glow will be simply be that the aircon is off and i'm hotter and no better off financially

 

surely you would get much higher compliance if it was obvious that the effort will be paid for

 

thanks for any response to this simple and effective suggestion to improve uptake of the program