NewsFlashInThePan!

[jack_ryder]

but hopefully not.

A new online news website has started up - The Global Mail.

Worth reading just for Ellen Fanning's piece on electricity prices (part 1 of a series.)

Between this and The Conversation, Australia's producing some of the best online only news services in the world.

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[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

Here in W.A, if you have a smart meter you can opt for paying insanely more for your power - SmartPower - at peak times, and insanely less at trough times, and almost normal at shoulder times. We're in the summer pattern now.

What that article implies is that this choice isn't available Australia wide...is it not? I'm surprised because it really seems to be addressing the problem that the article points out.

Summer Pattern energy costs from Synergy for Week Days

7am - 11am Costs 20.42 KWh2
11am - 5pm Costs 40.14 KWh2
5pm - 9pm Costs 20.42 KWh2
9pm - 7am Costs 10.78 KWh2

High energy requirement tasks like running the dishwasher and washing machine after 9pm or even just running the pond pump on weekends only make a huge difference. Having devices that have timers is very helpful this way - load and set!

Weekend rates all year round are 16.92 from 7am to 9pm and 10.78 after 9pm.

To compare, the Standard Flat Rate is 20.83 KWh2