As a current and longstanding QLD AGL electricity customer, if I change/ upgrade to a new digital smart meter (from my current standard single rate electricity meter), could you please answer and confirm the following questions:
1. What are the ongoing billing charges associated with the installation of the new digital smart meter at my premises?
2. Is a single rate electricity plan (including T31/CL1 controlled load for offpeak HWS) still an available AGL SEQ electricity plan option after smart meter installation?
3. Will my current 5kw solar system feed-in electricity via the new smart meter?
4. Will I still be eligible to receive the Queensland Government Solar Bonus Scheme 44 cent feed-in tariff?
5. Does AGL offer a retailer feed-in tariff if a smart meter is installed?
6.Will my current (separate) controlled load electricity meter still be required (in addition to new smart meter) to ensure access to the best/cheapest offpeak controlled load tariff? And if not, how can I be assured a T31/ CL1 tariff can be applied to my offpeak HWS via the new smart meter?
7. Is the installed smart meter universally compatible with competitor electricity retailers billing/ reading software in the event I choose to switch to another supplier at some future juncture?
8. What costs would be incurred if I installed a smart meter and then, at some future juncture, decided to switch to an alternate electricity supplier?
Thanks for your assistance.
