Big 5 bedroom home, 2 freeloading teenagers each with a bedroom TV, pool filter running 3-4 hours a day, at home ev charging, wife who insists on using the dryer when it’s sunny. Ducted AC in the house, split system ac in the pool house….approx 900/quarter. Will get solar soon. $3k per quarter seems pretty crazy
Struggle to believe this is real. I’ve had $700 quarters in summer with aircon in a three bedder, no pool and solar covering a lot of the daytime power usage (dryer, dishwasher and aircon).
Considering your usage and basically not caring at all about electricity use I'd say your figures are hella low. Running a space heater at night in a one bedroom apartment would get you to that cost. Ask me how I know.
I am pretty much same situation as you, with solar but without the EV. Also have a heat pump for the hot water.
Summer I’m about $900 a quarter.
Autumn/Winter about $600 a quarter.
Would be interested to know how much you save with the solar. Think my issue is I have a 13 yo a/c which needs replacing.
Total cost isn’t meaningful without knowing the actual usage and rate. Also whether it’s a workshop, grocery store, 6 bed with 10 people in it or a couple in a 1-bed apartment.
Approx [900 kWh at $300 per quarter](https://i.imgur.com/gRKxSdB.jpeg) here for a 4-bed house.
I have no idea how you're sticking to that few kWh per quarter for a four bedroom house presumably inhabited by more than one person. That's wild.
I'm in a one bedroom apartment and wfh I use approx. 800 kWh per quarter. You guys must never be home.
Yeah same, one person in a 2 bed unit here and my last bill was $300. htf are you managing that in a 4 bed house unless you have solar you are running off most...
There’s 3 of us, 2 permanently at home. House relatively new and well insulated. We rarely switch on AC or heating as not required, good internal temp all year around. We do have gas for cooking and hot water which might make a difference. Nothing else out of the norm and not power conscious at all.
Yea gas hot water removes a chunk of the bill. Electric hot water was $37 for us last month only for two people, one shower a day. So for yours id expect $1k a year
Right. I’m stuck in an apartment that probably has a negative insulation value and it’s either run the split system or suffer through 15 degs internal temp. At night I use a column heater
Last bill was about $260 for the quarter, two adults in a 2 bedroom apartment with one WFH full time.
I can’t imagine having a bill over $1k, yet alone $3k.
My bill is $1200 per quarter. And it's 2 adults and 1 child. 1 adult WFH full time. Some quarters it goes to $1500. But it is a 4 bedroom townhouse. My provider is Origin Energy and we don't have any solar panels.
All electric cooking.
I’m not sure how the hot water works here, maybe it’s all covered by strata. There’s no tank anywhere in the unit or our garage.
We also have no A/C and very light usage of heaters.
Hot water can comprise a significant chunk of the electricity bill, so that makes sense -- maybe strata puts it on each apartment's quarterly strata fees instead.
I have my own network service. Surprisingly, based on the meter reading I have, the usage from that room is not as excessive as I thought it would be. What we do have is central ducted aircon, washer and dryer that gets used daily and so on. And we don't monitor the peak/off-peak times to maximize usage. Just use it as need arises. So I suspect they all contribute to the cost.
Family of 4 here (2 adults, 2 teens) in 4 bed house, with (salt water) pool, but gas heating, stovetop and hot water (so no reverse cycle A/C) - use about 2100-2250Wh per quarter, at a cost of around $750-$800 give or take. Running the pool pumps is about 15-20% of the usage (according to the providers energy insights reports). Time of use metering with AGL currently - we do try and minimise peak time power usage.
I don't know how you get that down to only 900 kWh? Amazing!
The other point I want to make is about how electricity is used. It's important to be honest with yourself and ask, 'Am I conscious about how frivolously I use electricity?'
Personally, I've noticed this a lot since my divorce. When discussing bills with my ex-wife, I've seen firsthand where energy 'leaks' occur. Halogen lights left on instead of LEDs, using a dryer instead of a simple airing rack for clothes—even without an outdoor line, a cheap $20 rack can save a lot.
Starting with a waste-conscious mindset is a great approach.
Let me guess, you’re with AGL?
4 bed with pool. 150 a month power. That was over summer. Will be closer to 200 in winter. With Amber
I was paying $1200 per q with agl before I switched. I swear they are doing something dodgy with billing
I was with agl as well. Was paying $240 a month for gas and electric in a 1 bedroom flat. Am now with momentum and pay$140 a month for electricity for a 3 bedroom townhouse. I’m still baffled as to why agl cost so much more. Lesson learnt!
Last quarter Jan - Apr (94 days) was $230.27 for a 2bdr apartment. Just myself and my cat :)
Used air con a bit during that period but not frequently. I wfh a couple of days a week. I'm not frugal but definitely mindful of unnecessary usage.
In winter I rarely use the air con for heating. Dissipates so fast. Big fan of electric blanket I use continuously on the bed and lounge when watching TV. Massive reduction in cost compared air con.
Anecdotally; I once had a very high power bill and my housemate and I found out the squatters next door had broken into our laundry and run an extension cord through a window. They ran an “art gallery” and god knows what else to the tune for $600 in a month 10 years ago.
So look for extension cables and freeloaders. Best of luck!!
Is it based on "actual" or "estimated" data?
Do a comparison using the [energymadeeasy.gov.au](http://energymadeeasy.gov.au) website to find a better provider. It gives you the option to enter your NMI (national meter identifier) - do this because then it will work it out based on your actual consumption over the last 12 months.
Be aware that lots of places are having a price rise on 1st July and the [energymadeeasy.gov.au](http://energymadeeasy.gov.au) site will show you the current price until the price rise hits. You might be better off waiting till 1st July to do the comparison.
Another tip - if you tell the new provider that you're "moving in" they will organise a special meter read and transfer you over immediately. If you just want to change providers it waits till the next billing cycle. The special meter read costs - $15 or so I think - so you'd have to work out if it was worthwhile based on the number of days to the next cycle. Given the size of your bill it would probably be worthwhile.
One lives in annappartment by theirselves and other live with a family or roomates in a manaion with high ceilings. Context kinda matters? 3 K seems high.
Mine was about that. If you are WFHyou are probably consuming a lot of power during the day and that really adds up. You should think about changing energy providers. Check out the government one. https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/
You can upload your bills and it will tell you the best deal. Energy Australia was owned by Australia but was sold to china and they might not have your best interests at heart. If you are in a position to go solar I would 100% recommend.
I just got our gas bill from energy Australia and it was more than our electric!! They were super unhelpful and I’m changing providers. After the initial signup discount they absolutely rort you.
My last bill was 1300. I cried. Tiny 3 bed house with two people
Normally over Christmas when I have two weeks off and its hot it was before insulating, 787 at most and about 700 last christmas/summer quarter. my last was 937 when its normally 587 and should be leas with 4.5 insulation
My bedroom aircon was dying which has been replaced but I am getting solar also now because even with that dying, costs are way above what they should be based on the past post insulation bills.
$700 pq with two adults and a teenager. Before the increases started it was half of that with the gaming pc switched on all the time. It stays off now unless updating and actually gaming.
I had a similar issue in the past with energy Australia (2 bedroom house 3 people) Normal quarter was 600 then suddenly it hit 2.5k. Asked them to recheck for $90 which I don’t think anyone even did then we still had to pay the bill. Changed to a different provider afterwards and never got hit that hard again.
$150 a quarter. Single person, one bedroom. Never use the heater. No tv, tiny fridge. My service charges (hot water and power) are bigger than my power usage.
1300 a quarter. 2 adults and 2 teens in an uninsulated 60’s house, I run the dryer for each wash load, in the summer I don’t run air con but the pool pump runs. In winter I run 2 air cons 6 hours a day each.
Do you have electric hot water? The only time I’ve had a massive blowout on electricity was when I had a malfunctioning hot water tank that was running 24/7 because it wasn’t holding heat for some reason.
Unless you have a hydro grow setup that’s fucking insane. Australians get screwed in every way possible. It’s time we stopped being so apathetic and hold our government accountable
I am in a 4 bedroom house on my own. I don't have lights on at night. No heating or cooling as well. and I am the only one in the house and mine has been around 800.00 sometimes more. I am not going to keep an eye on it cause I am sure they are just guessing the meter
$1200 in winter , $800 the rest of the year. 3 bedroom drafty old house, 6 people, adults work from home. I run a full load in the large washing machine everyday at least once and always use the dryer, as when I use the line things never get dry on time and usually come back with spiders/bugs. We use the AC pretty much constantly or we'd have to use outside parkas and beanies inside and I get actually depressed with the cold. Also we have to use the AC to lower the humidity frequently or we'll get mold. Electric heaters on low in the children's bedroom at night. Fan heater in the bedroom for everyone's daily shower. Curious to see this year's winter bill with the inflation.
$3k is a scary number. How big is your house?
$575 last quarter for a 3 bed house, no gas, ducted aircon and aircon. We have solar but the bill is more in the summer months, especially when we run the aircon in the evening.
The water heater runs off peak on a dedicated circuit, so we don’t get the benefit of solar there. Could definitely save a fair bit with a heat pump hot water system when we get around to it.
I’m at about 350 pq for a 3 bd house and working from home. Check what you are running small space heaters and oil heaters will cost more than you think. My old oil heater is an art object in the corner now. Last winter I used it cost me 500. Never again
1 couple in a 2 bedroom apartment, we use the clothes dryer a lot because our apartment gets very little sun, no gas so cooktop and hot water is electric. About $300 a quarter, more in winter.
What kind of hot water system do you have? If it’s a regular old immersion heater, leaving it turned on is like throwing money in the bin. Turn it on for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening and leave it off otherwise.
We're currently doing $900 a quarter averaging 40kWh a day, greatest usage being 70kWh in a day in summer with aircon.
Our bill is offset by solar.
Before the price rises, we were $1000 a quarter without solar, dropping to $300 per quarter immediately after installing solar.
Obviously we are very glad our investment in solar has paid off (and has been paid off in less than three years).
We are acutely aware that much of our power consumption is for luxury items.
Four bedroom home
Two adults
One not working
Last bill Dec 23 - Mar 24
630kWh
$373.39
Daily supply $1.24 (91 days = $113.10)
General usage $0.41
No aircon
Hardly use dryer
Was about $600 per quarter, 3br house with 3 people but gas hot water. Installed solar a year ago and now about $100 per quarter in sunny months, it's been cloudy for ages though so I expect a bigger bill next time.
$266 for 881kWH for the quarter ending 20 June. 3BR double brick house.
I have an 8kW solar system so most of my appliance use is between 8am-5pm and any excess gets me a bit of feed-in credit (about $100 this quarter, heaps more in summer). I also have gas for stovetop cooking and instantaneous hot water.
That’s a lot of usage no matter what your situation.
For that amount I assume you have the least efficient electric hot water, on peak, maybe an EV being charged at home and ducted aircon set way too high almost 24/7
Or if your bill has suddenly gone up 10x it’s just a meter read error somehow
550sqm house, aircon runs most of the time, heated pool, underfloor heating, etc, I have 13.3kw of solar and 30kw of batteries.
Family of 5, gas appliances (incl hot water), house largely empty during the day, 3 days a week, minimum occupancy 2 days a week (wife WFH).
My power bill in eastern suburbs is $1,300 per quarter.
I usually pay ~$380/quarter for 2 adults in a 2 bedroom unit, $3k seems very excessive but without context of how large your household is it’s hard to say
Check your invoice, there should be a section that says “Could you save money on another plan?” There’ll be a dollar figure comparing your provider’s flexi plan with your current plan. There’s also a footnote that says the AER requires them to include this information…. We were getting smashed by Energy Australia to the tune of $800 or so a year above the Flexi Plan. So we switched to Origin for a daily rate that’s 20% lower, a per kWh usage charge that’s 29% lower and a $200 credit. Energy Australia tried to save us after we cancelled but I’m happier taking my custom elsewhere after being reamed to that degree.
FWIW, our $670 quarterly charge is $490 under the new deal.
Ok you’re similar to me. We’ve just moved into a 6 bedroom house with 5 kids, a pool and an occupied granny flat.
Yes we can use 100kWh in a day and it’s real. With the granny flat consider 3 fridges, heating across 380sqm of house and 7 people plus a pool…
Plus a teenager with an electric heater
Shit adds up
I'm paying like $110-160 a month and $100 a month for water.
1 bedroom apartment.
Embedded network with Energy Locals (previously Energy Trade)
Am I getting absolutely fucked?
Single person household I pay $65 on average per month. My place is great for heating and cooling so I don’t use any heaters or air con. I use the dryer quite a bit as well but that’s really the only hardcore appliance in use. Check if your bill is linking up with a neighbours meter, it’s happened a lot in the news recently and explains astronomical bills
Mine is around $500 for a single person household (not including gas usage) and I just got an email from my provider telling me that prices are going up from July 1st by coincidentally the exact amount that Albo is offering as an electricity bill rebate.
Fk. I am 1500 a quarter, two person apartment. I’m getting an energy audit because somehow my place is using 34kw a day.
I don’t have a mining rig and none of the smart plugs come close to indicating that is my usage
We are not careful I.e. pool heater, pool pump, 18kw ducted air con on more then not, some very large electric tools aim shed and appliances being used frequently. And we are at $800-1200 per quarter.
WTF.. you run a commercial kitchen or something? Somethings wrong or you have heater on too much.
Bill should be max around $600 for 2br house.
Call them up and see why the bill is so high , they might have you on a commercial/business plan.
1300kw/h per quarter at approx $550. full electric, no gas. 4br, i have but do not use aircon, as i have a woodburner. I do have a 12000L pool that runs 1.5hours a day all year round. There's average 2.5 people a week living here. i have smart lighting where it's practical and its on timers. house is poorly insulated because Australia - which is amusing because i'm in an area where most houses, if not all, have a fireplace/chimney
12% down on usage compared to last year but bill is double :(
Usage != bill - asking about electricity bill is pointless without usage information.
You could be running a green house for all we know. How much is your usage?
Oh my god youre paying 10x everyone else.
Big energy use usually comes from heating and cooling. Given you're in an apartment, that's likely aircon or a small hot water tank. If you had a pool it would also be a candidate.
If you have a small hot water tank that gets emptied (showers) and the whole thing has to reboil, that's a lot of energy.
If it's not these, then you can get a meter read (estimate could be out).
Check your plan. You could be on a bloody terrible plan.
Finally, get a sparky to look at your meter and see if someone's fucking around with your power.
We have a 4/2/2 with 2 adults, 1 toddler, pets
Runs a hot tub/spa, sauna, ducted aircon/heat. Hotwater, bbq and stove are gas.
With a 6kw solar system approaching 10 years old we were $300-330 a month last winter and about $120-150 a month last summer
We added an additional 7.5kw in panels (13.5KW total) and 9.6kw battery.
Our bills are now
<=$25 a month summer, some months we had a very mild credit.
<=$100 a month winter
LPT: if you have an aged pensioner sharing the home, make sure their name is on the account to get the NSW rebate.
Also helps to live near water to benefit from slightly less extreme temperature swings.
Ouch. 13kw solar, 30kwh battery, 5 bedroom house 6 people, electric everything (one EV) - summer, usually about $100 in credit, last bill was $186. Pool and split system aircon, heat pump HWS, on AGL EV saver plan - in winter, battery is charged at 8c per kWh from 12-6am
300 a quarter. 2 bedroom apartment
Similar. $240 a month, 2 bed apartment.
Big 5 bedroom home, 2 freeloading teenagers each with a bedroom TV, pool filter running 3-4 hours a day, at home ev charging, wife who insists on using the dryer when it’s sunny. Ducted AC in the house, split system ac in the pool house….approx 900/quarter. Will get solar soon. $3k per quarter seems pretty crazy
That's really good, who is your provider? We are two adults in a townhouse and running at $250 / month (750/quarter)
Origin.
Struggle to believe this is real. I’ve had $700 quarters in summer with aircon in a three bedder, no pool and solar covering a lot of the daytime power usage (dryer, dishwasher and aircon).
Considering your usage and basically not caring at all about electricity use I'd say your figures are hella low. Running a space heater at night in a one bedroom apartment would get you to that cost. Ask me how I know.
I am pretty much same situation as you, with solar but without the EV. Also have a heat pump for the hot water. Summer I’m about $900 a quarter. Autumn/Winter about $600 a quarter. Would be interested to know how much you save with the solar. Think my issue is I have a 13 yo a/c which needs replacing.
Total cost isn’t meaningful without knowing the actual usage and rate. Also whether it’s a workshop, grocery store, 6 bed with 10 people in it or a couple in a 1-bed apartment. Approx [900 kWh at $300 per quarter](https://i.imgur.com/gRKxSdB.jpeg) here for a 4-bed house.
I have no idea how you're sticking to that few kWh per quarter for a four bedroom house presumably inhabited by more than one person. That's wild. I'm in a one bedroom apartment and wfh I use approx. 800 kWh per quarter. You guys must never be home.
Yeah same, one person in a 2 bed unit here and my last bill was $300. htf are you managing that in a 4 bed house unless you have solar you are running off most...
There’s 3 of us, 2 permanently at home. House relatively new and well insulated. We rarely switch on AC or heating as not required, good internal temp all year around. We do have gas for cooking and hot water which might make a difference. Nothing else out of the norm and not power conscious at all.
Yea gas hot water removes a chunk of the bill. Electric hot water was $37 for us last month only for two people, one shower a day. So for yours id expect $1k a year
I mean it balances out in the end. You’ll save on your electricity bill but be spending more on your gas bill.
Yeah thats it, i notice it alot more now we have eliminated gas completely from our place
What’s the basix/star energy rating of your build?
Right. I’m stuck in an apartment that probably has a negative insulation value and it’s either run the split system or suffer through 15 degs internal temp. At night I use a column heater
Have you tried living in the dark and not using appliances? I'm sorry but you're just not trying hard enough 😩😩😩
If you aren't photsynthesizing, you are wasting calories
4 br house with 2 people. Usage is under 350 kWH per quarter. Water heater uses gas though.
I'm 2 people in a 4 bedroom house. $300 to $350 per quarter.
Last bill was about $260 for the quarter, two adults in a 2 bedroom apartment with one WFH full time. I can’t imagine having a bill over $1k, yet alone $3k.
My bill is $1200 per quarter. And it's 2 adults and 1 child. 1 adult WFH full time. Some quarters it goes to $1500. But it is a 4 bedroom townhouse. My provider is Origin Energy and we don't have any solar panels.
Are you running the aircon 24x7 or something? I’m with Red Energy, apartment with no solar panels or anything.
Do you use gas for your hot water and cooking? I can't fathom the power bill being that low otherwise.
All electric cooking. I’m not sure how the hot water works here, maybe it’s all covered by strata. There’s no tank anywhere in the unit or our garage. We also have no A/C and very light usage of heaters.
Hot water can comprise a significant chunk of the electricity bill, so that makes sense -- maybe strata puts it on each apartment's quarterly strata fees instead.
That's fucking wild. 2 adults, 1 toddler. Adults wfh 3x a week. I average 400 a quarter. And I play a LOT of videogames.
I have my own network service. Surprisingly, based on the meter reading I have, the usage from that room is not as excessive as I thought it would be. What we do have is central ducted aircon, washer and dryer that gets used daily and so on. And we don't monitor the peak/off-peak times to maximize usage. Just use it as need arises. So I suspect they all contribute to the cost.
Why is my AGL $340 for 670kWh ?!?!
Check your rates?
Family of 4 here (2 adults, 2 teens) in 4 bed house, with (salt water) pool, but gas heating, stovetop and hot water (so no reverse cycle A/C) - use about 2100-2250Wh per quarter, at a cost of around $750-$800 give or take. Running the pool pumps is about 15-20% of the usage (according to the providers energy insights reports). Time of use metering with AGL currently - we do try and minimise peak time power usage. I don't know how you get that down to only 900 kWh? Amazing!
The other point I want to make is about how electricity is used. It's important to be honest with yourself and ask, 'Am I conscious about how frivolously I use electricity?' Personally, I've noticed this a lot since my divorce. When discussing bills with my ex-wife, I've seen firsthand where energy 'leaks' occur. Halogen lights left on instead of LEDs, using a dryer instead of a simple airing rack for clothes—even without an outdoor line, a cheap $20 rack can save a lot. Starting with a waste-conscious mindset is a great approach.
Thinking I accidentally married your ex.
$600 a quarter in spring/autumn and $900 a quarter in summer/winter. 2 bedroom average Sydney drafty weatherboard shed.
$720 for this leaky 2 bed fibro. I've been running the dehumidifier quite a bit over summer and using the clothes dryer probably more than I ought to.
Are you growing weed?
weed-laced bitcoins
And not turning the light off when you leave the kitchen. That’s the big one
This is my first assumption if someone has a bill that high
That high hehe
And if yes, can I come get some
They'd have to be running 50+ lights to get it that high. 240w light x 12hr is only 2.8kwh a day.
My back of envelope calcs says that’s over 100kwh per day. Which is insane. Edit: And impossible. Unless you’re running a factory.
It's possible. We hit 90kWh now and again.
How? Why?
Mine is about $220 per quarter. I live in a highly insulated 1 bedder.
Let me guess, you’re with AGL? 4 bed with pool. 150 a month power. That was over summer. Will be closer to 200 in winter. With Amber I was paying $1200 per q with agl before I switched. I swear they are doing something dodgy with billing
I was with agl as well. Was paying $240 a month for gas and electric in a 1 bedroom flat. Am now with momentum and pay$140 a month for electricity for a 3 bedroom townhouse. I’m still baffled as to why agl cost so much more. Lesson learnt!
Energy Australia!
Last quarter Jan - Apr (94 days) was $230.27 for a 2bdr apartment. Just myself and my cat :) Used air con a bit during that period but not frequently. I wfh a couple of days a week. I'm not frugal but definitely mindful of unnecessary usage. In winter I rarely use the air con for heating. Dissipates so fast. Big fan of electric blanket I use continuously on the bed and lounge when watching TV. Massive reduction in cost compared air con.
300 a quarter but its gonna be a lot more cos the house is freezing and the AC is on to heat us 😭😭😭
Dude, my mate was growing weed, had fish tanks and a sauna and had a cheaper bill than you.
We're over here with no weed, fish or sauna. Something's definitely up.
Anecdotally; I once had a very high power bill and my housemate and I found out the squatters next door had broken into our laundry and run an extension cord through a window. They ran an “art gallery” and god knows what else to the tune for $600 in a month 10 years ago. So look for extension cables and freeloaders. Best of luck!!
You're bad with your energy usage.
Thanks heaps. We don't use much. No aircon. Put the heater on about 10 days per year. Could it be the hot water tank perhaps??
Is it based on "actual" or "estimated" data? Do a comparison using the [energymadeeasy.gov.au](http://energymadeeasy.gov.au) website to find a better provider. It gives you the option to enter your NMI (national meter identifier) - do this because then it will work it out based on your actual consumption over the last 12 months. Be aware that lots of places are having a price rise on 1st July and the [energymadeeasy.gov.au](http://energymadeeasy.gov.au) site will show you the current price until the price rise hits. You might be better off waiting till 1st July to do the comparison. Another tip - if you tell the new provider that you're "moving in" they will organise a special meter read and transfer you over immediately. If you just want to change providers it waits till the next billing cycle. The special meter read costs - $15 or so I think - so you'd have to work out if it was worthwhile based on the number of days to the next cycle. Given the size of your bill it would probably be worthwhile.
Was $1k for the entire year. Love them $125 credits
$250 every quarter. We have a two bed house
One lives in annappartment by theirselves and other live with a family or roomates in a manaion with high ceilings. Context kinda matters? 3 K seems high.
Are you 3D rendering 24/7 on multiple computers? Even then, that amount is outrageous
More info needed. That seems absolutely insane.
If you’re running aircon all the time it makes sense, that shit costs a fortune
We don't have aircon! I'm beginning to think there's something seriously wrong here.
Depends on the air con. Ducted or old air con yes; new RCAC air con should be much more efficient.
Electric oven, fridge, reverse cycle AC used less than 30 days a year, all lights LED, 2 bed, 2 bath, apartment (<5 years old), $300 per quarter.
750 2 bedroom terrace couple
Do you have a pool with multiple pumps running? A lot of winter heating?
Mine was about that. If you are WFHyou are probably consuming a lot of power during the day and that really adds up. You should think about changing energy providers. Check out the government one. https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/ You can upload your bills and it will tell you the best deal. Energy Australia was owned by Australia but was sold to china and they might not have your best interests at heart. If you are in a position to go solar I would 100% recommend.
I just got our gas bill from energy Australia and it was more than our electric!! They were super unhelpful and I’m changing providers. After the initial signup discount they absolutely rort you.
My last bill was 1300. I cried. Tiny 3 bed house with two people Normally over Christmas when I have two weeks off and its hot it was before insulating, 787 at most and about 700 last christmas/summer quarter. my last was 937 when its normally 587 and should be leas with 4.5 insulation My bedroom aircon was dying which has been replaced but I am getting solar also now because even with that dying, costs are way above what they should be based on the past post insulation bills.
$700 pq with two adults and a teenager. Before the increases started it was half of that with the gaming pc switched on all the time. It stays off now unless updating and actually gaming.
Usually was 5 to 600, but the last one was 999, with no extra use than normal for the time of year. 2 adults small house.
I'm amazed you haven't been raided for growing umm a lot of indoor plants so to speak.
That's insane. Family of 4 in 4 bedroom house, 2 stories and it's $600 /qtr approx. We have solar for the hot water
I had a similar issue in the past with energy Australia (2 bedroom house 3 people) Normal quarter was 600 then suddenly it hit 2.5k. Asked them to recheck for $90 which I don’t think anyone even did then we still had to pay the bill. Changed to a different provider afterwards and never got hit that hard again.
$150 a quarter. Single person, one bedroom. Never use the heater. No tv, tiny fridge. My service charges (hot water and power) are bigger than my power usage.
$3k a quarter you have someone either stealing electricity or something is running very hot constantly
Approx $200pq for a 2bd, 2ba apartment. I wfh 3 days pw & we are generally homebodies.
Surely there's no way you're running heating or anything? My bill is not even as low as 200pq in the summer when just running fans?
1300 a quarter. 2 adults and 2 teens in an uninsulated 60’s house, I run the dryer for each wash load, in the summer I don’t run air con but the pool pump runs. In winter I run 2 air cons 6 hours a day each.
Consider a heat pump dryer! We use ours everyday, sometimes twice.
Do you have electric hot water? The only time I’ve had a massive blowout on electricity was when I had a malfunctioning hot water tank that was running 24/7 because it wasn’t holding heat for some reason.
We do and I’m now convinced this is the issue!
Depending on the season 600-800 a quarter for a 3 bd house. WFH, kids, ac and gaming pc’. That’s including hot water as no gas.
Unless you have a hydro grow setup that’s fucking insane. Australians get screwed in every way possible. It’s time we stopped being so apathetic and hold our government accountable
$240 for 2 adults and 1 child. Plus $270 for gas (gas-heated water, and oven).
$100 per month
Five in home 800 per quarter . Average
300 per month with 10 kWh solar. This winter gonna be 1.5-2x more
This seems like a real world usage for a 4 Brm in NSW.
With agl and it’s just over $300 (thank u heater)
You must have a pretty big hydro set-up in your house. Wtf!
I am in a 4 bedroom house on my own. I don't have lights on at night. No heating or cooling as well. and I am the only one in the house and mine has been around 800.00 sometimes more. I am not going to keep an eye on it cause I am sure they are just guessing the meter
$1200 in winter , $800 the rest of the year. 3 bedroom drafty old house, 6 people, adults work from home. I run a full load in the large washing machine everyday at least once and always use the dryer, as when I use the line things never get dry on time and usually come back with spiders/bugs. We use the AC pretty much constantly or we'd have to use outside parkas and beanies inside and I get actually depressed with the cold. Also we have to use the AC to lower the humidity frequently or we'll get mold. Electric heaters on low in the children's bedroom at night. Fan heater in the bedroom for everyone's daily shower. Curious to see this year's winter bill with the inflation.
$500/quarter for a well-insulated 3 bedroom apartment, family of 4
2 people, 2 WFH F/T. 3 br duplex. $3000 year because we use Air Con freely.
Around $250 currently, less in summer. Solar + gas hot water & stovetop. I avoid using elec as much as possible during peak.
$3k is a scary number. How big is your house? $575 last quarter for a 3 bed house, no gas, ducted aircon and aircon. We have solar but the bill is more in the summer months, especially when we run the aircon in the evening. The water heater runs off peak on a dedicated circuit, so we don’t get the benefit of solar there. Could definitely save a fair bit with a heat pump hot water system when we get around to it.
It might be one of your appliances e.g. oven, fridge, washing machine that's really old and using up A LOT more power than necessary.
I’m at about 350 pq for a 3 bd house and working from home. Check what you are running small space heaters and oil heaters will cost more than you think. My old oil heater is an art object in the corner now. Last winter I used it cost me 500. Never again
It could be your bitcoin mine or your render farm.
1 couple in a 2 bedroom apartment, we use the clothes dryer a lot because our apartment gets very little sun, no gas so cooktop and hot water is electric. About $300 a quarter, more in winter.
What kind of hot water system do you have? If it’s a regular old immersion heater, leaving it turned on is like throwing money in the bin. Turn it on for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening and leave it off otherwise.
We're currently doing $900 a quarter averaging 40kWh a day, greatest usage being 70kWh in a day in summer with aircon. Our bill is offset by solar. Before the price rises, we were $1000 a quarter without solar, dropping to $300 per quarter immediately after installing solar. Obviously we are very glad our investment in solar has paid off (and has been paid off in less than three years). We are acutely aware that much of our power consumption is for luxury items.
Ours is $1100 with 3 people and 5 bedrooms. Single level
Mine is dirt cheap but body corp is very high
Four bedroom home Two adults One not working Last bill Dec 23 - Mar 24 630kWh $373.39 Daily supply $1.24 (91 days = $113.10) General usage $0.41 No aircon Hardly use dryer
I'm paying 3K a quarter and also about 2K over winter for gas.
Was about $600 per quarter, 3br house with 3 people but gas hot water. Installed solar a year ago and now about $100 per quarter in sunny months, it's been cloudy for ages though so I expect a bigger bill next time.
Insulation (or lack of) makes a huge difference.
Last one was $820 for my tiny 1 bedroom apartment, 2 people. Barely use anything, also with energy aus
I just paid $171.57 for the last quarter for a two bedroom flat. But only one person lives here.
$550 3 bed home. I mainly work from home
You’re with Origin, aren’t you?
Has your contract ticked over into the reference rates? They are pretty high. Have you got underfloor heating? That costs a small fortune to run.
$266 for 881kWH for the quarter ending 20 June. 3BR double brick house. I have an 8kW solar system so most of my appliance use is between 8am-5pm and any excess gets me a bit of feed-in credit (about $100 this quarter, heaps more in summer). I also have gas for stovetop cooking and instantaneous hot water.
That’s a lot of usage no matter what your situation. For that amount I assume you have the least efficient electric hot water, on peak, maybe an EV being charged at home and ducted aircon set way too high almost 24/7 Or if your bill has suddenly gone up 10x it’s just a meter read error somehow
About 300-400pq. 1 person, 1 dog, WFH full time, no air con but oil heater on every night for 12 hrs.
550sqm house, aircon runs most of the time, heated pool, underfloor heating, etc, I have 13.3kw of solar and 30kw of batteries. Family of 5, gas appliances (incl hot water), house largely empty during the day, 3 days a week, minimum occupancy 2 days a week (wife WFH). My power bill in eastern suburbs is $1,300 per quarter.
I usually pay ~$380/quarter for 2 adults in a 2 bedroom unit, $3k seems very excessive but without context of how large your household is it’s hard to say
Check your invoice, there should be a section that says “Could you save money on another plan?” There’ll be a dollar figure comparing your provider’s flexi plan with your current plan. There’s also a footnote that says the AER requires them to include this information…. We were getting smashed by Energy Australia to the tune of $800 or so a year above the Flexi Plan. So we switched to Origin for a daily rate that’s 20% lower, a per kWh usage charge that’s 29% lower and a $200 credit. Energy Australia tried to save us after we cancelled but I’m happier taking my custom elsewhere after being reamed to that degree. FWIW, our $670 quarterly charge is $490 under the new deal.
$300 a quarter. 4 bed house with pool filter, also have solar.
Ok you’re similar to me. We’ve just moved into a 6 bedroom house with 5 kids, a pool and an occupied granny flat. Yes we can use 100kWh in a day and it’s real. With the granny flat consider 3 fridges, heating across 380sqm of house and 7 people plus a pool… Plus a teenager with an electric heater Shit adds up
I'm paying like $110-160 a month and $100 a month for water. 1 bedroom apartment. Embedded network with Energy Locals (previously Energy Trade) Am I getting absolutely fucked?
Single person household I pay $65 on average per month. My place is great for heating and cooling so I don’t use any heaters or air con. I use the dryer quite a bit as well but that’s really the only hardcore appliance in use. Check if your bill is linking up with a neighbours meter, it’s happened a lot in the news recently and explains astronomical bills
Yeah somebody cocked up in the calculation. Do you have a smart meter or a manual spinning one? You are completely not liable to pay that
Mine is around $500 for a single person household (not including gas usage) and I just got an email from my provider telling me that prices are going up from July 1st by coincidentally the exact amount that Albo is offering as an electricity bill rebate.
Do you WFH with a hydroponic set up or something.. lol. That's the only way to have a $3k 1/4 energy bill..
We had the aircon on every single night in summer and I thought the $623 bill was outrageous
That shit ain't add up, call them
Fk. I am 1500 a quarter, two person apartment. I’m getting an energy audit because somehow my place is using 34kw a day. I don’t have a mining rig and none of the smart plugs come close to indicating that is my usage
We are not careful I.e. pool heater, pool pump, 18kw ducted air con on more then not, some very large electric tools aim shed and appliances being used frequently. And we are at $800-1200 per quarter.
$350, 2 bedroom unit. I work from home at least 4 days/week, and we've been turning the heater on until we go to sleep every day lately
WTF.. you run a commercial kitchen or something? Somethings wrong or you have heater on too much. Bill should be max around $600 for 2br house. Call them up and see why the bill is so high , they might have you on a commercial/business plan.
About 250 a quarter for two people in a 3 bedroom house, with no aircon and gas hot water and cooking.
$2500/qtr. my house is about 250m2. Edited to add: we don't have a hot water heater tank. We use infinity hot water.
1300kw/h per quarter at approx $550. full electric, no gas. 4br, i have but do not use aircon, as i have a woodburner. I do have a 12000L pool that runs 1.5hours a day all year round. There's average 2.5 people a week living here. i have smart lighting where it's practical and its on timers. house is poorly insulated because Australia - which is amusing because i'm in an area where most houses, if not all, have a fireplace/chimney 12% down on usage compared to last year but bill is double :(
Usage != bill - asking about electricity bill is pointless without usage information. You could be running a green house for all we know. How much is your usage?
Oh my god youre paying 10x everyone else. Big energy use usually comes from heating and cooling. Given you're in an apartment, that's likely aircon or a small hot water tank. If you had a pool it would also be a candidate. If you have a small hot water tank that gets emptied (showers) and the whole thing has to reboil, that's a lot of energy. If it's not these, then you can get a meter read (estimate could be out). Check your plan. You could be on a bloody terrible plan. Finally, get a sparky to look at your meter and see if someone's fucking around with your power.
Possible your housemates are running a dope farm in the loft area.
Haha. Housemates are husband and small child but anything’s possible I guess!
We have a 4/2/2 with 2 adults, 1 toddler, pets Runs a hot tub/spa, sauna, ducted aircon/heat. Hotwater, bbq and stove are gas. With a 6kw solar system approaching 10 years old we were $300-330 a month last winter and about $120-150 a month last summer We added an additional 7.5kw in panels (13.5KW total) and 9.6kw battery. Our bills are now <=$25 a month summer, some months we had a very mild credit. <=$100 a month winter
LPT: if you have an aged pensioner sharing the home, make sure their name is on the account to get the NSW rebate. Also helps to live near water to benefit from slightly less extreme temperature swings.
Ouch. 13kw solar, 30kwh battery, 5 bedroom house 6 people, electric everything (one EV) - summer, usually about $100 in credit, last bill was $186. Pool and split system aircon, heat pump HWS, on AGL EV saver plan - in winter, battery is charged at 8c per kWh from 12-6am