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    At least you have a choice.
    We have one provider, it's them or no power!
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    Tombie, can I have your FIT with my 8kw panels please?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Thanks Slunnie, I'd have missed an opportunity had you not mentioned AGL. Signed-up now so just have to wait for the change-over to occur which hopefully will only be a day or so due to having a smart meter, although the AGL help person stated that it would occur at the next meter reading/end of quarter. My meter gets read daily.
    Great news Graeme, they were the best I could find after Origin changed their FIT. Shame we dont get the same FIT as Tombie!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Great news Graeme, they were the best I could find after Origin changed their FIT. Shame we dont get the same FIT as Tombie!!!
    That FIT is probably a lot closer to what the power is really worth to the retailer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Great news Graeme, they were the best I could find after Origin changed their FIT. Shame we dont get the same FIT as Tombie!!!
    I'll let you know how the process goes but so far it appears that it could take some time, not the couple of days that I expected. My plan information showed only a flat rate yet our meter is TOU, but hopefully that's now sorted before the change-over rather than after.
    Tombie's FIT is great but IIRC strings are attached.
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    The illusion of choice with energy retailers

    System size can’t be increased beyond inverter that was registered without defaulting to lower FIT
    Only applies to current residence - we move - it drops.

    Other than that no other restrictions.

    We can however, fit another solar unit to a different phase and have 2 units feeding in on different FIT through different meters if we wish.

    About to kick off our renovations and the intention is to fit full roof solar, battery storage and drop off grid. The current unit will bypass the main dwelling and only feed to grid optimising returns on its output. Will also up it’s panels to maximum inverter capability.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    System size can’t be increased beyond inverter that was registered without defaulting to lower FIT
    Only applies to current residence - we move - it drops.

    Other than that no other restrictions.

    We can however, fit another solar unit to a different phase and have 2 units feeding in on different FIT through different meters if we wish.

    About to kick off our renovations and the intention is to fit full roof solar, battery storage and drop off grid. The current unit will bypass the main dwelling and only feed to grid optimising returns on its output. Will also up it’s panels to maximum inverter capability.
    Tombie can you increase the number and orientation spread of panels to raise and flatten your power generation curve on the one inverter?

    Are you going to drop off the grid? I'm setup to make money from the grid with supply.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Tombie can you increase the number and orientation spread of panels to raise and flatten your power generation curve on the one inverter?

    Are you going to drop off the grid? I'm setup to make money from the grid with supply.
    With the current system - I can replace inverter size for size, I can add panels to push it to maximum output - a 5kw inverter can run about 5.4kw of panels.

    The orientation can be changed - although in my case they are 6° off Due North and 24° inclination. So pretty good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Great news Graeme, they were the best I could find after Origin changed their FIT.
    With change-over time just about here I had a call from Origin today offering the old plan effective today if I stayed with Origin. Sorry AGL, maybe next time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    With change-over time just about here I had a call from Origin today offering the old plan effective today if I stayed with Origin. Sorry AGL, maybe next time.
    Graeme, did Origin retain the 21c FIT for you?

    My contract lapses on the Jan3 and I've noticed that Origin have upped their FIT again but only to 16c now... which is still lower than the 21c I'm currently on.
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