topic Daylght saving hours in Energy Accounts & Plans

Daylght saving hours

Phil7 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:30:56 GMT

With a smart meter paying peak, shoulder & off rates do we work on one hour ahead of EST to get our best rate?

Re: Daylght saving hours

Lester — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:55:07 GMT

You just go by your local time, whether AEST, ACST etc . . . even though my meter clock shows EST, it's adjusted for that and DST when it's operating.

My SA data aligns with what I use for specific times of use whether in DST or not.

Re: Daylght saving hours

Phil7 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:11:37 GMT

Thank you for your reply. While you are probably correct I was hoping to have AGL clarify the situation. Thank you.

Re: Daylght saving hours

ChrisE_AGL — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:43:56 GMT

Hi @Phil7

Thank you for your post.

My apologies in not responding, I had seen that Lester provided the correct information to your question which is why I had left it alone.

Digital meters will work on your local time so you don't need to do mental gymnastics trying to convert time to maximize your usage.

Thanks, Chris

Re: Daylght saving hours

Phil7 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:30:48 GMT

Thank you for clarification re daylight saving.
Phil