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The inverter is the part that converts DC to AC, so it would make sense for the inverter limit to apply to the total amount of AC generated, which would be house + export but not including charging (so in your example, 3kW house load + 8.5kW export).

There's no point worrying about the ROI anymore - it's now a sunk cost, so just work on minimising further costs going forward. 18c/kWh seems very good for a flat rate.

Maybe glue some felt on them, like you do for furniture legs.

Personally I agree that the LR is the sweet spot - I wouldn't go with the P unless I was planning to take it to the track.

It should go back to the finance or lease company, since if you just get it as cash that's effectively untaxed money. Then they have to figure out how to reduce the cost of the package to suit so you get it back. However, it seems like in the past people have just been quietly getting the...

They can dry their tears with their thousands of dollars of tax savings I guess?

I use my phone with bluetooth for podcasts (and ebooks).

The VIC-NSW interconnector was constrained down to zero flow at the time, likely because of transmission constraints in southern NSW that mean the power can't actually get to the big load centres further north. (This is what HumeLink is supposed to fix). Frequently that interconnector runs...

It tells you the times and the rates in those same pictures. Variable rates doesn't mean "can change at any time to any price", it just means that the prices vary over the day, but still particular prices apply at particular times.

Yes, that's bluetooth and is used to unlock/lock the doors, open/close the boot, drive the car, open/unlock/close the charging port and I think now it can also control charging rate, stop charging and control the climate control. These operations that work directly over bluetooth will work even...

The AEMO pre-dispatch only has that spike lasting one half-hour period (the prices on either side currently being 30c and 40c) so I would expect it to vanish before then.

None of them, because they're all too sozzled to drive.

That site doesn't have variable pricing yet (the text about variable pricing is just boilerplate that appears on every site, for some reason). Look up the Hornsby site if you want to see how a site with actual variable pricing appears.

You do have to add the new phone as a phone key for the car, though.

It's a plug from the AS/NZS 3123 series, probably 32A.

There's pluses and minuses. NSW can get more of the very high feed-ins, but it also doesn't tend to get the regular strongly negative prices that you mention earlier either.

Seems like coincidence to me.

The wet towel will actually cool it down, as well - it work because the water wicks onto the towel, giving it a large surface area in contact with the air, and as it evaporates at that water/air boundary the latent heat of evaporation cools the towel and handle down. It's the same principle as...

The VIN allocations in the past have appeared to be a somewhat manual process that takes process over a period of days/weeks, so if that is still the case then they might still be allocating VINs on that ship.

That's a first-generation Tesla Roadster. The body is based on the Lotus Elise.

Are you sure that's not just a sensory memory triggered by lying in a garden bed?

Sounds like it would be good if that feature had "exclude home / exclude work" settings like the Sentry Mode does.

I'm not sure what's funnier, the comments (particularly the first ones) or the site pictures.

If Amber fully pass this on it would just mean your feed-in value between 10am to 3pm would be 1.2c/kWh lower than otherwise towards the end of the month after you pass the 10am-3pm export threshold. Obviously would need some software work on their end, but after that it's just one more factor...

A worthy attempt, but it's no Albury Waste Management Centre.

The more usual way to do this is "all positions are spilled, anyone who wants to remain beyond date X must reapply for their job". You don't generally get to go home on a "paid holiday" as you put it, but you don't get separated either: in my experience of this you keep doing "business as...

Tesla only refunded you because the lease company paid an amount that included that $400. Those who purchase the car without a lease don't get the $400 back. It's non-refundable.

It really doesn't seem beyond the bounds of what's possible in contract drafting to create an agreement where the final value can be varied by up to, say, $100 without needing to be reissued and signed - just a notification issued of the final settled value.

I think if you're the kind of person that might choose to optimise the placement of their solar panels based on maximum return, it's not too much to expect you to be able to look up the tariff structure proposals for your distributor. At the very least, the solar installers should be across this...

For it to be a "genuine lease" the $400 order fee has to be included in the cost base that is used in all the tax calculations and in particular the residual value. That's why the lease company has to pay it.

Ausgrid's proposal for the 2024-29 regulatory period, where this is included, was submitted back in January 2023, two and a half years before it becomes mandatory. If anything I've thought that these tariff structure determinations are too slow moving - the process takes 18 months and then...

It's all the sites that were originally Chargefox's first-party sites.

Yep, that note is a class in how to sell yourself (in a good way!).

Dutiable value includes GST, delivery fee and order fee so it would seem that you do not receive the rebate in that case.

Yes - for the network fee, Amber are just passing through the NUOS (Network Use-Of-Service) charges from your distributor. You can look up your distributor's tariffs to see what that will be (I think Amber will put you on to the applicable time-of-use tariff at your distributor if possible)...

Can we please stop talking about "renewable electrons" and "non-renewable electrons" as if it means anything? The electrons in the wire actually travel only at around walking pace - and even better, electrons don't move from one side of a transformer to the other - so none of those electrons...

@dronus has been to that charging station already.

You can definitely do that. Create a time-of-use rate plan that has Off-Peak from 12am - 6am, Super-off-peak from 11am - 2pm and use mid-peak and/or peak for the remaining times.

Canberra at least has a lot fewer of the "random traffic lane becomes turning lane" road designs and a lot more dedicated turning lanes.

Works for me, but others have had success putting it on the back of the screen, or the roof glass, or even under the lid of the box between the driver and passenger seats.

The worst thing about driving in Sydney is bastards not letting you change lanes, which you need to do to avoid being railroaded into turning left or right where you didn't want to but it wasn't signposted until the point where traffic was already queued up to, or getting stuck in a lane...

It would be interesting to see a technical writeup of exactly what the incompatibility is.

I would definitely go the 32A circuit now if it were me. There shouldn't be any problem putting a 15A socket on it - the CB is to protect the wiring not the device. If they're suggesting a 5-pin socket, does that mean you have 3 phase supply?

The NSW/ACT region has now entered Administered Pricing due to the sustained high prices, which means the wholesale price will be capped at $600/MWh (60c/kWh) for at least the next week or so.

Sometimes they'll backdate the plan change to the start of the billing cycle.

I run it on 5. I don't see the benefit in driving right up to the next car's taillights. Makes the TACC a lot less twitchy as well.

I don't think so, submissions are just an optional part of the process where interested parties can make their objections or support known. It seems to be still in the "buried in soft peat" stage of the process.

Go for the heavier conductors - the price difference in the cable isn't much compared to what you're paying for labour, and it'll be less voltage drop. Really you might as well get a 32A circuit to give you cheap upgrade options later.

https://www.aer.gov.au/industry/registers/authorisations/tesla-energy-ventures-australia-pty-ltd-application-electricity-retailer-authorisation

It doesn't seem like a good idea. They probably aren't tested to run that kind of heavy load for long periods, on a regular basis, and unless you really don't drive much and are religious about plugging in, 8A is going to be pretty marginal for recharging. Adding an extra set of pins & socket in...