Electricity Supply Question

[350RRC]

Hi All,

The previous owner of my 10 acres also owned the 10 next door (separate titles) with her cottage on it.

Underground supply from pole came under my property to 2 meters in my shed.

One meter is for the shed, the other was for the cottage next door. The line to next door has been disconnected (I have the 57 metres of double big mofo copper cable) and that property gets its power from another pole now.

I'm paying two separate supply charges to the two (now smart) meters in my shed on one single property.

Have been told it should only be one charge for supply to a property.

Can remember a post about this in the past but can't find it.

Anyone know about this?

Thanks, DL

[trout1105]

Can you get the redundant meter removed/disconnected?

[350RRC]

Can you get the redundant meter removed/disconnected?

I can, but it's not really why I'm asking the question.

'Currently' using less than $100 of actual power p/a.

DL

[p38arover]

You'll need to contact your electricity supplier to ask for the redundant meter removal otherwise you will continue to pay for a connection fee.

If the second meter was for off-peak power on your property, the second connection fee may not apply.

The ideal time would have been when the smart meters were installed (if that was after you bought the place). The supplier may tell you to get a Level 2 electrician to remove the meter and reconfigure your switchboard. The supplier may not remove the meter themselves.

[350RRC]

You'll need to contact your electricity supplier to ask for the redundant meter removal otherwise you will continue to pay for a connection fee.

If the second meter was for off-peak power on your property, the second connection fee may not apply.

The ideal time would have been when the smart meters were installed (if that was after you bought the place). The supplier may tell you to get a Level 2 electrician to remove the meter and reconfigure your switchboard. The supplier may not remove the meter themselves.

I know all that thanks Ron.

What i want to know is if the supply charge is to each meter or to a property.

The physical disconnect is on the pole, outside my boundary.

AFAIAC I own the pair of big mofo copper cables that go from the pole to these meters, i.e. one supply onto my property.

cheers, DL

[Vern]

Ask your retailer.

[350RRC]

Ask your retailer.

I'm looking for a reference point first (no names). [biggrin]

Someone on here had the same issue with multiple meters and one line in.

thanks Vern, DL

[theelms66]

I'm looking for a reference point first (no names). [biggrin]

Someone on here had the same issue with multiple meters and one line in.

thanks Vern, DLI have one supply line to my property , but have two meters so I pay two supply charges.
A block of units has one supply line but many meters therefore many supply charges .

[350RRC]

I have one supply line to my property , but have two meters so I pay two supply charges.
A block of units has one supply line but many meters therefore many supply charges .

Ta, have seen blocks of flats with separate fuses and lines in from the pole to each unit.

DL

[p38arover]

What i want to know is if the supply charge is to each meter or to a property.

Dunno how it is over there but here, my original next door neighbour added a granny flat extension for the wife's mother so there were two meters and two accounts, one for the neighbour, one for the mother.

When the current owners bought it, the granny flat extension was modified to make it a single bigger house, still with the two meters. They were still charged for both with two separate accounts until they had the second meter removed to get back to a single account.

[Vern]

Ta, have seen blocks of flats with separate fuses and lines in from the pole to each unit.

DLNah that doesn't happen, it will be one line in, be it single phase or 3 phase, then separate main fuses for each unit. Its always been that way.

[trout1105]

I can, but it's not really why I'm asking the question.

'Currently' using less than $100 of actual power p/a.

DL

I asked because as far as I am aware each meter has its own account with its own service charges for that account.
IF you dont want/need the second meter get it disconected/removed so that you dont incur the second service charges, IF you want to keep the extra meter then be prepared to pay the extra costs.

We had 3x meters on the Same farm (2x houses and the shed) and we got 3x power bills each with its own service charges.