Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act

[BigWave]

Today, I had a group come through my house to replace all light bulbs with LED equivalents for free in accordance with the VEET Act under the Victorian Energy Upgrade program.
Of all the different globes in my house & shed (including spot lights) there was only 2 different globes that they couldn't replace.
The cost of all 42 replacement globes (of all sizes) was around $224, and this is fully offset by my signing ownership over to them of energy saving Certificates.
I was happy with the outcome - reduced electricity costs and old bulbs to be actually recycled (how - I'm not sure).
Estimate 200W total difference for 4 hours at night = 0.8kW.hr per day at 41c/kWhr (off peak) = $0.33 per day or $120/year.
The new ones have a warranty of 10 years, and life of approximately 20 years (at 3 hrs/day), although they do lose a little brightness (<10%) after 10 years.
I'll be around to hold them to that!
Anyone else been through this, and how did you fare?

 

[Swinging & digging]

A few years back some of the people doing this returned to rob the houses they worked on for valuable possessions. ( Hope you did not tell them about your gold ).
I am a Qualified A Grade Electrician, over the years a number of different Light Globes have come onto the market and as always are sold as long lasting?
When compact fluorescents arrived claims of 10 year life where made but in personal experience i have found this to be incorrect, more like 2 years.

The energy consumption for your home has been reduced no doubt but savings will depend on your actual usage.
Heard news headline on the radio on my way home, Victorians set for Huge Power price increase? Its on Channel 7 news tonight.

Sounds like you already lost $119 of your $120.

 

[BigWave]

Yes S&D, I was worried about future theft, but my dogs didn't like their approach, so I reckon i'll be fore-warned in future.
They were nice young lads, only 2 weeks on the job, so am largely relieved re future theft.
Huge power price increases only makes what I have done more beneficial.

 

[Booney]

The Veet government scheme all sounds good in theory . They will change your old inefficient light globes to new efficient led globes for free . Great ! Im all for led lighting. this is a legit government scheme designed to save cost on your household electricity bill . But please use licensed electricians to do this .the problem is its not always an easy change over from your halogen down lights to led globes as sometimes the transformers or drivers need to be replaced as led is different to halogen globes . Also sometimes cant be used on dimmer switches . Otherwise problems can occur such as flicking, dull lighting, reduced efficiency and globe life , as well as other problems that only a licensed electrician can identify which may cause heat or possible fire ! . This is why you must use a licensed electrician so as they can identify these issues before they become a problem and not these so called accedited installers . Ask to see their A grade electrical license and get a certificate of electrical safety then you are covered otherwise good luck . A brother knocked on my door recently and asked to change my globes I asked to see his electrical licence , he didnt have one so I showed him mine :|
Cheers Booney

 

[diggit]

The State sending people into your home to gift you 'Free' stuff. Call me cynical but I'd be wary!! :lol:

 

[nucopia]

IF lived in Victoria, I would prefer that the state government did not go into the electric light installation business
using state revenue collected from Victorians.
Are the lights Australian manufactured or are they cheep Chinese imports ?
Is your money going to an Australian manufacturer or the CCP
Smells like the same socialist program the Rudd government came up with years ago when they created their pink batts and carbon credit scheme with LED lights and water reducing shower nozzles.
:N:
Anything the government gives you, they have taken away from you or some one else.

 

[nucopia]

166 pages of regulations

http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/d...35B0015F64A/$FILE/18-145sra001 authorised.pdf

There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.
Ronald Reagan

 

[ken]

Our government is looking after us. https://youtu.be/P4gvBePS7qk

 

[Samantha Nichols]

I replaced all the 12v interior lights in my 5th wheel with GRB 921 LEDs that very bright and dont get hot. During installation, I felt that I needed to wiggle the bulb into place and keep it very straight. The led seems to have a flex spot where the white plastic base ends and where the bulb paddle starts, but they all installed well and worked for an initial test.

 

[Upside]

Had a rep do my Adelaide house about 5 years ago now. He even replaced my shower heads, 2 of them with water efficient heads. All for free! I was really skeptical of him at first. He even gave me some energy efficient power boards which was nice of him. Glad I let him in!

 

[Ridge Runner]

Today, I had a group come through my house to replace all light bulbs with LED equivalents for free in accordance with the VEET Act under the Victorian Energy Upgrade program.
Of all the different globes in my house & shed (including spot lights) there was only 2 different globes that they couldn't replace.
The cost of all 42 replacement globes (of all sizes) was around $224, and this is fully offset by my signing ownership over to them of energy saving Certificates.
I was happy with the outcome - reduced electricity costs and old bulbs to be actually recycled (how - I'm not sure).
Estimate 200W total difference for 4 hours at night = 0.8kW.hr per day at 41c/kWhr (off peak) = $0.33 per day or $120/year.
The new ones have a warranty of 10 years, and life of approximately 20 years (at 3 hrs/day), although they do lose a little brightness (<10%) after 10 years.
I'll be around to hold them to that!
Anyone else been through this, and how did you fare?

Yeah they sent me all the info and when I changed all the globes and stopped using anything over 1000w they thought I was ripping them off I had 4 visits from the power company in 3 weeks and they even come and photographed my meters because they thought I had bypassed them stealing their Gas and Electricity, Since then when ever they turn up I tell em to ****off,

I replaced the 150w halogen globes to 7watt eco globes as well as all the others and my power bill dropped by about 80 to 85%.

Now, I ditched the electric Jug and the electric stove and the electric over, The Over uses 4.5kw and the stove uses up to 7kw and the power shower uses over 3kw so I replaced it with a normal one. :Y:

 

[condor22]

We had this in our house in Adelaide about 9 years ago. They also did the shower heads and 3 power saving plug in power monitors/switches. These turned off the power to TV. DVDR etc at night.

I got rid of them as they would cut off when not wanted and needed a hard reset at time, by switching the power point off and on. The globes they replaced lasted less than 2 years.

 

[BigWave]

So far not a single LED failure.
It has certainly cut my electricity bill.

 

[Jaros]

I have had a few smart globes from Aldi fail but the biggest saving I've had is to have the Hot Water put on a timer so that it only heats up during the daylight hours utilising the solar power. We have a heat pump hot water system that will keep the water hot for 3 days if it gets overcast.

 

[PabloP]

What is the rough daily $ cost for most places. Mine is typically around $2 a day unless I use the AC, and I try very hard to not use that as it is a 3 phase unit and eats 4.5kw. Only used 3 times over summer and not during peak charge rate times. I use a power monitor device (PowerPal) that I got as a freebee and that reports to a phone app and it really makes you watch what you do with the power.

Rob P.

 

[Jaros]

The sneaky power companies are now charging higher rates during peak times like 1730-2100 when people get home turn on aircon and oven etc. Sneaky barstewards. We are now using the daylight solar to run the electric oven and just have light and tv at night.

 

[BigWave]

Last month was $0.97 per day (inc solar rebate).
I was lucky as I put solar in about 8 years back when the rebate was $0.66 per kWh.
Will be pared back in 2025

 

[Jaros]

I still can't work out how they can charge us for putting power onto the grid??!!

 

[Heatho]

I've got all LED's throughout my place but the old owners must have done that before I bought the place so I don't really know what the savings are, though my last power bill was pretty cheap, worked out at $2.42 per day $220 for the quarter, I have an electric stove, electric water heater and no solar though so it seems to be quite efficient to run my house regardless.

In saying that though my last Winter bill was about $610 but that's the aircon chewing the extra $400, still pretty reasonable to not freeze over Winter, so one big bill a year doesn't really bother me.

 

[BigWave]

I still can't work out how they can charge us for putting power onto the grid??!!

Jaros. They certainly aren't charging me to feed the grid! I get paid $0.66 for every kWh that goes in.
For me it's cheaper to run everything in the evenings so my solar can input more to the grid at the higher rate.
Last Month:

My son has moved out with his lady, so that has also made a difference.
Unlike the youth of today, I don't mind sweating a bit during the Summer day, using fans instead of aircons at night, and rugging up in Winter with a nice red