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Germany 2024 *More e-cars and heat pumps mean a higher demand for electricity. The problem: In many places, the local networks are not designed for this. From 2024, network operators should therefore be allowed to limit electricity - with very practical consequences for customers.* | |
https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/energiewende-wo-strom-bald-rationiert-werden-kann,TdsCbVY | |
Personally I am unaware of Australian suppliers using smart meters in the above way (that doesn't mean it hasn't happened). You can bet that just as other countries are passing laws to enable suppliers to do this, Australia will as well, if they haven't already. | |
Yh thanks for clarifying, "i don't remember " the exact thing since it was long ago. | |
We got 10kW installed and not arguing with saving money. But i don't get the gas comment. We have gas cook top, instant gas hot water and ducted gas heating and our gas bill is almost nothing each year other than the approx $1 day connection fees | |
Oh the gap has narrowed, a mate went solar first and was getting 25c/kWH feed in and buying at a flat rate of 18c. (Circa 2012) today we are lucky to get 5-7c feed in and flat rate of 30c+. And it’s getting harder to go single rate, they are pushing time of use tariffs harder and harder. They are *strongly* resisting shutting down fossil fuel plants by making renewables less competitive. | |
However depending on your usage the return on investment is still 3-5 years and a quality system should last 10-20. Financially it’s a no brainer. If you have $5-$12k to spare you should get solar. Few other small investments will give you a sure 400% return in that span | |
I had a 2.5KW system installed in 2009, had a 66c feed in tariff. I think that lasted 5 or 6 years, then it came down to 12 or 11c, but by that time the system had paid itself off. As I was an early adopter of solar, my panels/inverter only lasted until recently. Now have a 5.5kw sytem installed, but it will take a bit longer to pay for itself | |
The tariff keeps dropping. But if you use electricity during the day you can save $1000 a year quite easily. Even if your install costs $10k, you are making a 10% return on your investment (banks return 4%). | |
So are you better with 10k in the bank on on your roof? | |
Note that a decent install should only set you bank $5k, which is closer to a 20% return. | |
Looks like we have to bear plenty more years of prices staying high or higher before they come down. | |
On paper at least. | |
All that is true. But I am optimistic and believe that it will all happen. Sooner or later. | |
Interesting. I'll call it now and say in 22 years Sydney Harbour will not be underwater. And I'll follow up by maintaining what I said on solar panels | |
If we break into world war, not having a smart metre is not going to keep your power on. | |
Also not sure if you live in some crime riddled neighbourhood but I’ve never met someone that has actually had their house burgled. Such a wild thing to be so fearful of in a world of home insurance and super low crime. You sound like my grandmother….and she has dementia. | |
So you don’t want them to have the ability to do that? And consequently would prefer damage to the grid? | |
I’m pro smart meters if you hadn’t worked that out. | |
That’s all good, it just gave me a bit of a chuckle when i read it, although having that many for a house would be awesome haha. :) | |
Everyone forgets pretty simple things over time anyway! Have a good night! | |
That's also what I have. In winter We used a gas heating fireplace. After changing to splitsystem. | |
We went from 350 to 150. No expert but it's def gone down | |
So you agree with me. The ROI is worse than what it used to be | |
I'm with you on that. We're at the leading of an energy revolution, no less profound than wood, steam, coal, oil, etc. The haters of progress will die off, same as those that yelled about trains and cars scaring the horses. Future generations will generate and use energy very differently, | |
I'm not suggesting it will be, but we are facing a predicted 3-4m sea level rise if those two super-massive glaciers fail, is all I'm saying. | |
Sooner or later, with our current trajectory, we'll hit a fail cascade. But rich people will be rich for now, and thats apparently what matters. Heh | |
Haha. Right-o | |
No. The gap has narrowed for single rate, time of use makes up the difference, which is what most people are on. If you are smart about how you use energy, spend $100 and move controlled load hot water heaters to daytime inverter controlled, the payback remains the same 3-5 years. | |
Also, and most importantly, the cost of installations has dropped significantly since the good ole days. The cost of investment has shrunk. | |
No it's better because system cost has dropped like a stone. | |
Yes. So much to look forward to. | |
I have no idea what rich people have to do with anything (better swimmers?). "we are facing", "predicted" and "if" was a lot of what went into the forecasts from my time tho. And I don't think getting overpriced and ineffective solar has an impact. Hence, I'll take a wide berth on it until incentivised | |
Has anyone been through the experience of participating in the NSW Aircon rebate scheme? ([https://www.energy.nsw.gov.au/households/rebates-grants-and-schemes/household-energy-saving-upgrades/upgrade-your-air-conditioning#contact-an-approved-supplier](https://www.energy.nsw.gov.au/households/rebates-grants-and-schemes/household-energy-saving-upgrades/upgrade-your-air-conditioning#contact-an-approved-supplier)) | |
My limited experience so far seems to indicate that it's a bit of a beaurocratic pyramid. There's the Govt site which names the first layer which are called Accredited Certificate Providers (ACPs). Their sole role appears to be compliance and paperwork by ensuring approved model numbers etc are involved and evidence of removal/replacement is collected. Several of the ACPs for my region aren't even located in NSW and their websites don't contain any details for it. Calling them sounds quite dodgy. At least one was apparently using an offshore call-centre whose lines kept dropping out. | |
Contact the ACP and you may be asked if you have a preferred installer, and told that the installer can "sign up" with the ACP as an installer-partner. This kinda makes me a potential recruiter for the Govt. My preferred AirCon installer hadn't heard of the NSW Govt AirCon rebate scheme, so perhaps that's a failure of the scheme. | |
Next step is to get a quote for the replacement aircon unit, where the variety/combination of indoor and outdoor units multiplies the available combined model numbers, and there's apparently spreadsheets of approved, partially approved and unapproved models for rebates. Not publicly accessible from what I've seen. | |
At all stages the Govt site makes it clear they take no responsibility for anyone you deal with, so for a fee of $2500 plus costs of compliance a business can get themselves on a very short list of government approved ACPs/suppliers and if you want to get the rebate you must do business with one of them but the govt promises nothing. | |
So it's a weird four-cornered relationship, with an AirCon installer getting a small cut, a business whose entire role is "the paperwork" getting a small cut, you hopefully getting a small rebate, and the NSW govt perhaps hoping the number of people who navigate the whole thing is.. small. | |
Best I've managed to figure out so far is that the rebate would work out to around $50 per kW of cooling, so replacing a 10kW system may result in about a $500 discount/rebate on the replacement quote. But I guess that depends on what the spreadsheet says. | |
I called quotes for AC from 4 companies (my long standing contractor and 3 randoms). | |
One of the randoms had signed up to the scheme. They handled all of the paperwork, it required an audit, photos with GPS tags, a second audit due to a poor photo. Contractor received the rebate, we got the reduced price. | |
Not all contractors are registered, not all AC units are compliant. | |
Im 22y/o and currently on my learner license that Ive held for 9 months. my log book is filled out and i am competent enough to go for my test. Do i have to wait 12 months on my current license before i can go for the test even if Ive had a learner license in the past and held it for 5 years but never got My Ps. Does my previous expired license count towards the 12 moths or do i have to wait another 3 before i can do my test? | |
Hello, I'm looking to venture into regional areas, however I do not drive nor own a car. Can you please recommend destinations I can reach by train where I can spend the day wandering around, trying local food etc. then catching the train back to the city? Thanks | |
Kiama is a good day trip. Easy walk to the beach from the station. Last station before you need to swap onto the bomaderry line to go further south, so you can literally just doze off until the train stops, no need to worry about what station you're at. Just make sure you plan your times, because the train only comes every 2 hours or so. | |
If you hop on the Bomaderry line, Berry is also worth a visit. It's a small town, but there's a lot to see there. | |
If you want fish and chips, have lunch at Kiama. If you want pub food, have lunch at Berry. | |
It's always nice to get down there for some fresh air after being in Sydney and dealing with assholes everywhere you go. | |
Big 3 that come to mind are Newcastle, Wollongong, and Katoomba. | |
Effectively just have a look at the rail network map find someplace that takes your interest and have a look at what’s going on on like trip advisor or something | |
Katoomba & Leura as day trips. | |
If you had a longer time, you could catch the train to Tamworth, heart of country music but you would need a long weekend as there is only 1 train per day. | |
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Southern highlands / Bowral | |
It's possible to explore Canberra and surrounding areas of the ACT as a day trip. | |
You'd need to make a booking but you catch the train down early, go see an attraction or two then catch the train back to Sydney Central in the late afternoon/evening. | |
Once you are down there, you'll need to organise transport to get around to various places, which could be public transport (bus/taxi) or you could bring a bicycle with you. | |
Some attractions are not too far from Canberra City (which is a short trip from the train station) while others are a bit further out. | |
Depending on your interests and the day of the week you go, there's Parliament House, Questacon, Cockington Green, the Dinosaur Museum, the National Museum and the Australian War Memorial, to name a few. | |
There are various stops on the train line that could also serve as possible destinations; if Canberra can be visited within a day, those other towns that are closer to Sydney would also be viable. | |
An example of a stop is Goulburn, which boasts the NSW Police Academy, the Big Merino and the Goulburn Historic Waterworks as some of its attractions. | |
Everyone has different interests so these options will obviously be likeable by some and not others. | |
Kiama is 90 mins from Central ... The scenery is to die for | |
You could try dungog its a nice country town | |
Blue Mountains (Katoomba and Leura) to the west. | |
Central Coast and Newcastle to the north. | |
Wollongong and Kiama to the south. | |
All of the above are accessible with non-stop trains from Central. | |
Dubbo and Parkes comes to mind. Dubbo has Western Plains Zoo and Parkes has the radio telescope which was in The Dish. They're more of an overnight trip than a day trip. | |
Gosford (Central Coastline line) Maitland ( a branch of Newcastle line), Lithgow ( last stop on BlueMtns line ) , Goulburn ( Southern highlands line ) | |
Kiama . | |
Newcastle but don’t come here. It’s filthy | |
Head down past Wollongong. Beautiful place | |
Thank you :) | |
Kiama beaches are not the best, I suggest getting off at minnamurra and walking along the headland, you'll see a massive beach at the top of the headland called Jones beach. That's my old stomping ground and I love it to death | |
What about a towel? | |
Don't know if you can get to the dish on a bus. Definitely buses to the zoo in Dubbo. | |
https://www.123tix.com.au/events/29806/csiro-parkes-radio-telescope-shuttle-buses | |
There is a shuttle bus service according to this site. | |
As per image above and question , can someone confirm if we are supposed to use radio or not ? | |
You can play the radio, but you can't use anything that connects to Bluetooth. We'll, technically you can, but you are not allowed to interact with your phone at all, so you can't change songs technically. | |
One rule that just really makes no sense to me is not being allowed to put your phone in a holder. I was once pulled over and told off for having it there when I mentioned I need it there for maps he said I needed to go buy a GPS. I can obviously see their justification on why this rule is there but still annoys me that this was their solution. | |
Officer would you like to pay for it? With the cost of living rise they want me to spend hundreds of dollars on a fuckin GPS? that does the same thing my phone does?.. I say listen to the radio, Bluetooth your music, if they pull you over just flick it off as you would when someone's coming to speak to you anyway. | |
why do people expect language models to provide accurate information. they're literally just combining text in the most logical progression, there's no research or thought behind the sentence composition beyond that. if a language model is correct it's by accident rather than intention | |
Where did you get the idea that P Platers can't have the radio on | |
If you have to ask then 100% no. | |
You are distracted and confused enough already. | |
NO RADIO FOR YOU. | |
please hand in your licence. You are clearly not intelligent enough to have one. | |
Yeah the Bluetooth thing annoys me but not being able to use your maps just makes me angry! Buying a GPS (that cost hundreds of dollars) is a ridiculous solution! | |
Since GPT-4 version, queried are actually searched online. You can actually see it in Bing which uses same version of model albeit maybe less trained | |
https://www.nsw.gov.au/driving-boating-and-transport/roads-safety-and-rules/safe-driving/mobiles-screens-and-gps . | |
Was referring this link where it says music is not allowed . | |
Yeah no way in hell am I just pissing money down the drain to comply with stupid regulations like that.. most cops couldn't care either. | |
oh that's cool. I'd still prefer to Google stuff myself but it's cool ai can do it too | |
This bit yeah, under the big heading that is referring to a mobile phone | |
**Using a mobile phone while driving** | |
**Learner, P1and P2 drivers** |
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