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Lester Powerhouse
Wednesday

Re: I can't submit a meter reads is this normal for first month...?

Ok Scott, so you have a solar system about a month old ??Has your meter been upgraded to digital, if it was still old analogue ?There are so many possibilities here, if there is an analogue meter still fitted to the home, you might be just getting it slowed and even winding back during solar production . . . not something the power co wants, as you benefit best from that . . . usually this is very short in time as a digital meter is fitted in 99.9% of solar installs.Without knowing what you've g ...
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Lester Powerhouse
Wednesday

Re: 3 Free hours of Energy

That's good idea @HLF and I'm pretty sure AGL is making inroads to have such things in their plan packages in future. The Solar Grid Savers trial is one where they are trialling curtailment of solar to the grid when such grid power excesses occur, but that only stops perfectly good energy going to the grid, a waste. Such a shame to just see that power dumped to nowhere, when it could be used at times it's needed in the grid . . . all it would take is that little extra demand a reverse Peak Ener ...
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Lester Powerhouse
Sunday

Re: I can't submit a meter reads is this normal for first month...?

Do you have an old analogue meter ?If not on the app or web login, it usually indicates you have a digital smart meter that does not require manual reading.
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Lester Powerhouse
2 weeks ago

Re: Withdrawals.

Are you talking general credit or solar credit ?Apparently regular credit (very low power user with govco credits, perhaps bill smoothing excessive credit, etc) can only be claimed by contacting AGL support.Solar credit can be also claimed like that too, OR you can "arrange to be paid periodically" . . . not sure how often, I know you can have an yearly anniversary date for credit refund to your bank, it could be as arranged too, perhaps twice a year or even quarterly. * I just found online you ...
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