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Hi Barney867i had a hot water system with rooftop solar tubes connected to Controlled Load1 previously. I have since replaced with a hot water heat pump that is not currently connected to controlled load so I can use solar panels for it. In my area of northern nsw the distributor Essential Energy reserves Controlled Load for heating and some other specific appliances such as pool pumps. This means I am not able to connect my air conditioner to it. There is more information in this link. Hope tha ...

Thanks @NeilC. I have since contacted Essential Energy, who are the distributors in my area of NSW. They confirmed that I am not able to connect AC to CL. My intent was to change to CL2 that provides 16 hours per day but will need to look at other options for AC. It might be time to upgrade my solar system after all.

HiI have ducted air conditioning that needs replacement. The existing hot water system was connected to controlled load 1. Am I also able to connect the air conditioner to controlled load and change both to controlled load 2?Cheers

I think I have the same problem. After12 months of trying to find out why my solar system was not delivering savings I checked the Australian energy regulator fact sheet. It appears that my system was installed under the original rebate scheme and I have not been switched over to net metering instead of gross metering. Why are customers not made aware of this? Especially when asking about why the system is not delivering savings as expected. A frustrated customer.