Amber Electric
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Personal experience with Amber Electric
I’ve been with Amber Electric for 6mths now. What I’ve found is that during summer, the feed into the grid vs feedout from the grid is about 7c difference (in favour of grid). In winter, the feed in vs feed out is about 20c difference (in favour of grid). They have a smart shift setting which always favour the grid as Amber Electric makes more money off it. For example, let’s say you pay 20c to feed from the grid, smart shift will discharge from your battery when it’s below 20c. This is a disadvantage to the owner. I’ve not seen real savings yet. The hype of higher feed in is always countered with an even higher cost to take from the grid. It’s never a win-win for the consumer. I wish there was a benchmark provided by the wholesale energy to confirm what Ambers price is true. It's their word and we have to believe it. Also, Amber Electric says that the cost are in 30min blocks, what they don't tell you is that during that 30min block, the cost can vary. What they predict as high demand which pays more is often not true. The only time I’ve seen this work is when the powerlines in VIC went down and the price was $16 per kw. I’ve not been able to save on electricity even with a 13kw battery. Same usage but not much saved on the electricity bill. In summer, forget about getting credit for your solar because the feed in is negative (you pay to feed in). These are my observations so far about Amber Electric. I’m not sure what other energy providers are like so I can’t compare yet.