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Do you qualify for three hours of free electricity? Here's how it works
Scheduling appliances such as washing machines to run during a free power period is one way people could save. (Adobe Stock)
Some Australian households will soon be able to access at least three hours of free electricity each day.
The Solar Sharer Offer (SSO) is set to be introduced in New South Wales, South Australia and south-east Queensland from July 1.
With some providers already offering periods of free electricity in the middle of the day, what do these new changes mean for you and how can you make the most of a free window of electricity at home?
For a start, you'll have to be in NSW, South Australia or south-east Queensland to take advantage of the scheme, because it will only apply to people in areas covered by the Australian Energy Regulator's Default Market Offer.
Some households can get free electricity from Wednesday. Are you eligible?
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Some Australians in the country's east will soon be able to receive free electricity for three hours per day, as part of the federal government's Solar Sharer Offer.
Starting Wednesday, the scheme is designed to give more households access to solar power when it's most abundant during the day, the scheme will be available to renters and homeowners living in NSW, South Australia and south-east Queensland, all of which are covered by the Default Market Offer (DMO).
Set by the Australian Energy Regulator, the DMO is the maximum price that energy retailers can charge residential and small business customers on a standing offer electricity contract. Other states and territories have their own systems.
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Three Free Hours: A Tale Of Three Batteries
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Free power windows arrive for most Australians on July 1. If you own a battery, you probably want to configure it to take advantage, and fill it for free, from the grid.
But your battery will not do this on its own. Out of the box, it has no clue your free window exists. Somebody has to open the app and tell it, and that somebody is you.
How hard is it to configure? Depends entirely on your brand. To show you the range you might be walking into, I’ve looked into how to set it up on the three batteries I own: a Powerwall 2 on the family home, a Sungrow on the Airbnb, and an iStore on the shed. Same job for all three, fill as fast as you can during the free window. Three completely different fights, from a two-minute job to a swearing fit.
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