SSO program

jprae — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:52:39 GMT

Well it is 1 July and AGL are not giving out any information re the SSO program for NSW that was to be available from today. Very unimpressive indeed.

Re: SSO program

Lester — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:29:50 GMT

Apparently you must call to get onto the SSO offers a power retailer now must at least offer.

3 for Free is still not available in NSW (?) but that's a different thing.

Be aware though, to get a SSO you must have a smart meter and be on a TOU (time of use) plan.

While some can benefit from these SSO's, TOU tariff can be a heavy blow depending on what state / region you are in, your DNSP (electricity provider) tariffs and hours for the various times of use during the day.

It's ALWAYS more costly for power when MOST people need power, early in the morning while preparing for work, and especially late pm / evenings for when working families are home and going through the evening heavy power usage routine.

Eg, here in SA, our peak tariffs apply 13 hours a day !!

For me at least on a special plan . . . 0600-1000, and the worst one 1500 to midnight, and that peak tariff now from yesterday is 57.409c / kwh.

If you are home during the day, and you can use a LOT more power when cheaper (up to the limit of 24kwh) with a SSO (Solar Share Offer), 3 hours free power middle of each day coming online, but watch the much higher daily supply charges and higher peak time of day rates.

You must be very frugal with power use outside the 3 free hours, this can't be ignored.

Be aware of the traps you can fall into with a smart meter, mainly if you are a working family home with a TOU plan, you can only set timers so much, and still use a lot during you local peak time$ of u$e.

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