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Well just had the PV solar panels fitted today. A 2kW system, not a big system but not a small one, not the cheapest but not the dearest.
Average yearly usage about 24 kWh a day, single income and bills around the $500+ range but the last one almost $600, usage was up a bit though. Wifey is at home all day though.
All the usual electrical bits and pieces, wireless this and that and the associated battery chargers but gas cooking and instant gas boosted solar HW using tanks to reduce water consumption.
Biggest killers are fridge, freezer and by far the reverse cyc AC for heating / cooling as we are on bottled gas, way too exy for heating.
Wood heating on those very cold winter nights but at $130 a ton for wood not cheep by any stretch of the imagination.
All energy efficient lighting and lights off where not needed, cloths dryer rarely used but do use the dishwasher on a regular basis.
So will be interesting to see if my investment was worth it as I also believe that we will be paying more for less in the future as the more of us able to fit solar panels will only reduce the power sold overall so the unfortunate ones without solar will wind up paying more to make up the short fall to keep those profit margins up. I believe I'll be on the 33c feed in tariff, I hope that hasn't changed in the last month or so since ordering this stuff but I also believe that I will also be paying a higher usage rate as well as it jumps to a higher rate for those with solar.
Who knows what's right but I do agree with a lot of the comments re the shift to private supply and feel we are just overloading a system with overheads and hangers on to provide a so called competitive market place, I think not.
We shall see I guess.
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