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'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage
May 9^th, 2025 at 4:06pm

'Sucker punch' after buying rooftop solar, and a home battery ??

THE CLAIM.......
Under some plans,......after part subsidy of a home battery installation.......some electricity retailers are
a/ sucking your home battery 'almost' empty [during periods of grid peak energy draw],
then also,
b/ charging battery owner a high tariff for their own energy use, from the grid
[.....doesn't such practice [a/ and b/ ].....negate much of the 'advantage'......of owning your own home battery to draw from ???].

THIS ITEM WAS FEATURED ON ABC RADIO, 'WORLD TODAY' THIS MORNING.......

Quote:

Trust 'on the line' amid claims AGL drained householder's battery at peak times

By energy reporter Daniel Mercer
2025-May-09 Fri, 1:42 pm
10h ago

.....Like a growing number of consumers, Mr Anderson was enticed into buying a battery by the lure of a deal.

In his case, it was from one of the key energy retailers in Australia, AGL, which was offering about $1,000 off the up-front costs of installing a system.

In exchange, Mr Anderson says he agreed to participate in a so-called virtual power plant, or VPP.

.......he claims AGL placed him without proper warning on a complicated type of dynamic charge known as a demand tariff.

Under a demand tariff, consumers are charged according to their single greatest half-hourly period of electricity use from the grid across an entire month.

The charges are designed to discourage people from using power from the grid at peak times but consumer advocates and even some regulators say they are incomprehensible, ineffective and unfair.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-09/claims-agl-drained-household-batteries-sp...

[the whole article is just a click away.]

"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 122031 Melbourne Gender:	Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage Reply #1 - May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm They stole his electricity. WTF?
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Leroy Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5350 Gender:	Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage Reply #2 - May 9^th, 2025 at 4:39pm Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm: They stole his electricity. WTF? Don't think they stole electricity, someone signed up without reading what they signed.
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Reply #3 - May 9^th, 2025 at 4:45pm

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm:

They stole his electricity. WTF?

hi bobby,

He signed an agreement......
Which must allow his retailer to manage the flow out of his battery.......in such a way.

Sneaky though.......if what they intended........was not stated explicitly.....in the wording of the agreement he signed up to.

Life, living, in a society of men........is so 'complicated' today. Sad

"Fraught with pitfalls........for the unwary."

"That is the way.......the Mercedes Benz."

"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
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Bobby. Moderator Offline Australian Politics Posts: 122031 Melbourne Gender:	Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage Reply #4 - May 9^th, 2025 at 4:56pm Leroy wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:39pm: Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm: They stole his electricity. WTF? Don't think they stole electricity, someone signed up without reading what they signed. Would you agree that it was deceptive advertising?
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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 23007 A cat with a view	Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage Reply #5 - May 9^th, 2025 at 5:04pm p.s. Yadda is........ rooftop solar-less, and home storage battery-less. .....i just consume power from my local grid. Yadda is a consumer.
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Reply #6 - May 9^th, 2025 at 5:10pm

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:56pm:

Leroy wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm:

They stole his electricity. WTF?

Don't think they stole electricity, someone signed up without reading what they signed.

Would you agree that it was deceptive advertising?

bobby,

Is it deceptive advertising.......if your local newsagent
offers to sell you a LOTTO ticket......
when the signage in the newsagent says your ticket......could win $20 million ?

.......does anyone read the small print on the back of the LOTTO ticket ?

"....And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead."
Luke 16:31

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Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage
Reply #7 - May 9^th, 2025 at 5:12pm

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:56pm:

Leroy wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm:

They stole his electricity. WTF?

Don't think they stole electricity, someone signed up without reading what they signed.

Would you agree that it was deceptive advertising?

No I wouldn't, I wouldn't disagree either, just read the fine print before you sign up for anything.

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Re: 'Sucker punch' after buying a home battery storage
Reply #8 - May 9^th, 2025 at 5:26pm

Leroy wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 5:12pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:56pm:

Leroy wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on May 9^th, 2025 at 4:17pm:

They stole his electricity. WTF?

Don't think they stole electricity, someone signed up without reading what they signed.

Would you agree that it was deceptive advertising?

No I wouldn't, I wouldn't disagree either, just read the fine print before you sign up for anything.

That's good advice and also -

if you don't understand it - don't sign it.

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