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Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

Tallpaul — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:01:43 GMT

Finding it strange that electricy prices are rising, but feed in tariffs are dropping seems very one sided to me

Charges

richardstanger — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 06:00:04 GMT

Australia should have some of the cheapest electricity in the world. Shutting down Coal fired power stations whilst China, India etc are building them is moronic. Please don't use the platitude that due to global energy supply issues .....

Also, when I installed solar, I was guaranteed that my feed in rate would not change for more than 20 years. Now you people are robbing us with lower feed in tares, higher tariffs and the other charges such as meterng and supply charges, which are a blatant rip off.

I agree mate,this company tell lotsm of stories but refus...

jaydee — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 07:12:10 GMT

I agree mate,this company tell lotsm of stories but refuse to toethe mark,okay I agreed to a monitor but have been treated like a child since..the rates at time 33c..then a couple weeks 38c then they send a note saying july 55c and thats only the start shifty on their peak charge,dominated the account and no controlled load daily delivery up another $10

just about run their race with me cheers Jack

Re: Latest price rise

-Olgi- — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:55:33 GMT

Hi @Tallpaul,

Welcome to AGL Neighbourhood!

You can find out more about what's happening with energy prices and what's impacting these changes, on our website. Please do let us know if you need more help with this.

Kind Regards,

-Olgi-

Re: I agree mate,this company tell lotsm of stories but refus...

jaydee — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 07:48:26 GMT

Well thanks for a reply,but as usual you do not understand that I still do not know how you handle my controlled which works in conjunction with my solar heating,agl increased my electricity costs by changing in march when controlled load cost was $5,48,then upped general ussage 33c to 38c,then no mention of controlled load,then recently tell me that the new rate effective July 1 $50.65,hey what a way to take advantage of the poor sucker,I cannot be assured that this will then be changed August 1 when the current account is due,why did agl start the price increases when the monitor wasinstalled,can you please tell me how I can read the monitor myself,NOT HAPPY ,cheers Jack

Re: Latest price rise

Tallpaul — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:05:36 GMT

Had a reply from AGL re price increase, but still doesn't explain why feed in tariffs are dropping. We are feeding into the grid the same as the major companies so why the drop.

Re: Latest price rise

thunter — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:57:16 GMT

Basically because there are so many solar users feeding into the grid at the exact time when the companies don't need power (middle of the day). In fact, all the extra power is hard on the network. Power is so cheap at those times that prices can sometimes even go negative for the energy generators, so they are paying to give away power. They arent going to pay high FIT to buy power if they have to pay again to give it away! But as I often see @NeilC saying, you get solar to save money not to make money.

https://www.afr.com/companies/energy/energy-retailers-cutting-solar-benefits-to-households-20230419-p5d1k8

https://www.esc.vic.gov.au/media-centre/how-can-feed-tariff-go-down-while-retail-prices-are-increasing#:~:text=The%20short%20answer%20is%20that,to%20lower%20feed%20in%20tariffs.

https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/9yqmpzkn

Re: Electricity pricing from 1/7/23

Jwbates — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:36:29 GMT

I agree. It is simply price gouging by AGL. My rates are increasing by this: Peak - 27.1%, Off peak - 39%, Shoulder - 48.7%.

This is absolutely absurd and the excuses given are simply not acceptable. My solar tariffs don't increase, yet the power i'm supplying to AGL then gets sold back to me at these insane rates.

Re: Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

Hartleyvale — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 05:59:49 GMT

Yes if the Govt was fair dinkum about encouraging solar they would instigate a "reasonable profit margin" percentage difference between feed in rate and rate you are charged.

Re: I agree mate,this company tell lotsm of stories but refus...

-Olgi- — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:04:10 GMT

Hi @jaydee,

We can certainly look into your account and answer any questions that you may have regarding your plan and rates. I'll send you a private message to get your account details from you.

Thanks,

-Olgi-

20% increase Zero change in solar tariff feed in

MarkTeeee — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:06:44 GMT

Who was the idiot who approved a 20% increase in Tariffs but ZERO, I repeat ZERO, change in the solar power tariff? I think we should be given their name so that the media can ask what the fxxk? Someone has too, as my asking will just be ignored as if I don’t matter

Re: 20% increase Zero change in solar tariff feed in

_Mark_ — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 04:49:31 GMT

Hi @MarkTeeee, I'm sorry if you've been badly affected by the price change. Currently, there is a lot of solar energy being supplied to the grid (both rooftop and grid-scale) during daylight hours which means wholesale electricity prices are lower and sometimes even negative at these times. Consequently, the true value of solar exports can be lower, and this can be one of the factors that reflect the price retailers pay for your solar exports.

If you want to make sure you're on the best plan for you, you can reach out to us here so we can take a look for you. Thanks- Mark

5c feed in tariffs

Yjerr — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 06:32:08 GMT

don’t waste time sending us emails for money off woollies- Big W ect

your paying someone to do this while our bills are going up but not our feed in.. 5c a kilowatt is pathetic

I put in 3 times what I use and still have a bill .. I’m a widow living in my own I can’t understand why you’re making so much profit and putting prices up while others companies are struggling…

Re: 20% increase Zero change in solar tariff feed in

PungaPunga — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:28:01 GMT

Why AGL or even Ausgrid install small battery farms at every local grid station, to store excess solar power and supply back at night? Private companies with large solar farms should also store power locally and supply later at peak usage time. use some brains battery costs have come down significantly,

this excuse about excess solar does not stack up, since this issue has been around for more than 10 years, and was anticipated long ago.

just goes to show incompetence and collusion to rip people off for essential energy need.

Re: Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

Michael_2323 — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:03:13 GMT

I think if possible you are better to change to the flat rate (no peak, off peak or shoulder) just the same price all day. If you are home during the day do all the high power usage things while you are generating your own paper. Retirees cook your main meal in the middle of the day. It’s hard to beat them but a few simple things can mitigate the costs.

if you have solar hot water turn off the booster when ever you are away. I’m not always home so the nights I am going to be away I turn the booster off. Summer time I leave the booster off generally from a September to late April / May

Use LED lighting where possible.

heated throw rugs are great to keep you warm and cost very little to run.

we should not have to do all these things with our abundance of resoures but our governments are hell bent on this climate madness.

electricity is a necessity but it is becoming a luxury. Bring on the blackouts of the late 70’s and 80’s and make the government federal and various states squirm.

Re: Charges

Michael_2323 — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:03:35 GMT

Well said

Re: Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

Jaybeff51 — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 07:54:31 GMT

Hi Michael, exactly what I have just done ie. got rid of TOU and changed back to single rate. Don't care about the miserly 5.2 FIT. Will be using as much electricity as possible during the day and hopefully cost bugger all or very little. Soon going to get rid of the gas HWS as well. And probably EV in the future. And if I find a better deal elsewhere in the future AGL will get the boot. By the way I have a 10Kw system and retired couple at home only. Cheers!

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davidbrettig — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 04:07:09 GMT

agree, Im not even sure its legal. They are stealing free power and treating those customers who invested heavily differently

Re: Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

NeilC — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 08:06:35 GMT

@David_AGL

We need at first to get rid of the amounts that the Government Paid when Solar First was introduced.

AGL now only pays either YOUR SOLAR REBATE or the amount listed as your Feed In Tariff, BUT NOT BOTH.

It has me amazed as well.

In SA we are paying $0.56 for Peak Power and $0.34 for shoulder and $0.37 for OffPeak.

Yet in QLD people are paying no more than $0.25 for any power.

My solar generated is paying me 15 Cents for the first 14kW put back in to the grid and then 5cents afterwards.

AGL owns THE POWER STATION in SA and yet, besides supplying the BASE LOAD power for SA they make an awful amount of money from any SA AGL Solar Generators.

The price that is paid to SEG's ( Small Electricity Generators) should be 20% less than the cost of Shoulder Prices.

So in your state you should look at that, in SA that should be $0.34 * 80% ($0.27c) yet I have never got more than 20 cents.

No fuss has been made but AGL has been building solar batteries in SA at TAX PAYERS expense.

You may also ask, why can't we get a tax deduction for the amount of power we put back into the grid.

A SEG licence should be able to get a tax deduction once the Cost minus Income reaches the Purchase price as similar to any business can obtain.

Re: Latest price rise / dropping feed in tariff

Gaz1 — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 20:29:22 GMT

My rates are going up 10.2% from July 1. My pay doesn’t go up that much each year. So much for cheap renewables. I smell a rat, lots of rats.