安装太阳能之后,这些事情不做好,电费分分钟涨几倍!最多可损失半年电费!

“本想着安装了太阳能,可以节省一些电费,但是家里电费账单怎么更高了?”
“家里安装了太阳能,本想着卖点赚点钱,但是却迟迟未见收益?”
……

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最近,有很多朋友都跑来问小胖伏有关太阳能的问题。


有的人是安装了太阳能,家里电费不降反升。有的人是安装了太阳能之后,但是却迟迟未见太阳能收益。


于大多数家庭而言,安装太阳能都是为了一个长期收益的目的,但是,殊不知,其中很多问题都很有可能将收益秒变损失,让你损失几百刀!

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而为了尽可能避免大家产生损失,今天,小胖伏就来给大家讲一下,安装太阳能之后,我们到底应该做些什么,以及挑选一个服务至上的电力公司的重要性

01确认电表类型

及时更换电表在大家安装了太阳能之后,大家一定要“立刻、马上”联系电力公司,确认自家的电表类型以确定是否需要更换电表。


大家要知道,在澳洲,在未安装“合适的电表”时,使用太阳能是不合法的。如果被发现用户在使用不合法的电表时,使用太阳能,那么用户很有可能将会受到严重的惩罚。因此,你若想要在最快的时间内开始使用太阳能,那么及时确定自家的电表类型是非常必要的。


并且,在安装太阳能之后,每少使用一天的太阳能,用户即可损失3刀每天,那么半年最多可损失$500多澳币,相当于一个家庭将近半年的电费!因此,尽早的使用太阳能,将帮助太阳能家庭减少大量不必要的损失。


那么什么样的电表类型才是“合适的电表”呢?不同电力公司换电表的时间又有什么差异呢?

电表类型

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我们都知道,澳洲比较常见的电表类型主要有三种,一种是basic meter,其中包括accumulation meter和interval meter,另一种是smart meter。

Accumulation Meter ❌ 

Accumulation meter这种电表类型是比较古老的电表,仅支持电网到用户的单向的数据读取。因此,accumulation meter是无法读取到太阳能用户向电网输出多少电的。这也是为什么安装Accumulation meter的用户需要及时更换电表。

不然在太阳能开始运转之后,Accumulation meter会倒转,导致查表员读表时发现电表数据异常,从而给用户估计一个用电量收取电费,导致用户需要支付高额的电费。

因此,使用Accumulation meter电表的用户,在安装太阳能后一定要及时通知电力公司更换电表,否则很容易出现一些不必要的电费支出。

Interval Meter/ Smart Meter ⭕

而对于使用Interval meter以及Smart meter的用户,是无需更换电表的

因为这两种电表类型都支持双向读取电力数据,既可以监测到电网向用户输出多少电,又可以监测到用户向电网输出多少电。这两个电表唯一不同的是,Smart meter是可以在手机app上查看实时电力数据的。
此外,需要提醒大家的是,每个电力公司更换电表的时间长度是有着很大差别的
绝大多数的电力公司在更换电表的时间上都是非常不确定的,少则4-6周,多则半年都是常有的事情。而Discover Energy则基本上都可以保证在3-4周为大家及时更换电表,让用户尽早地使用太阳能,享受太阳能带来的收益,减少用户的损失。
并且,值得一提的是,Discover Energy在更换一些有疑难杂症的电表问题上是非常有经验的。比如像旧电表安装在石棉板上、电表箱不适配或者连接电表的线路缺少保险丝等情况,都是需要用户及时与电力公司联系,进行解决的。但是,小胖伏发现,很多电力公司在遇到这种问题时,都表现得非常不专业,导致有些用户仅仅在更换电表上就浪费了将近一年的时间。而这种问题,在小胖伏这里是坚决不会出现的。现在,你知道了各个电力公司之间的差别了吗?

02及时更新Tariff

尽早享受太阳能收益

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除了及时更换成合适的电表以外,更换tariff也是安装太阳能之后非常重要的一步。


我们都知道tariff code里面包含着几乎所有的电力信息,并且决定了用户是否能够将太阳能发出的电售卖给电网。


因此,及时地更新tariff code,不仅仅有助于电力公司获得准确的用户电力信息,还能够让用户尽早地体验太阳能带来的收益。另外,需要提醒大家的是,更新tariff和更换电表是可以同时与电力公司沟通的,无需等待更换电表之后再进行tariff的更新。


据了解,在用户使用了太阳能,但是却没有更新tariff的情况下,用户每天平均可损失1.5刀的太阳能收益。基于一些电力公司的低效率,很多用户仅仅在更新tariff上面就浪费了好几个月的时间,导致用户损失上百刀的太阳能收益。而在Discover Energy,我们可以保证在3周之内,即可帮助用户完成tariff的更新,让用户尽早地体验太阳能收益。
因此,在这个层面上来讲,在一个“服务至上”的高效率的电力公司,用户得到的不仅仅是好的服务,更是将自己的损失最小化。


并且,对于discover energy的顾客来说,用户不仅仅不需要承担以上损失,还无需为安装了太阳能之后的所有事情操心。用户仅需在微信上与我们的客服说一声“安装了太阳能”,我们的客服便会为用户解决后续所有的烦恼。既节省了用户与电力公司之间沟通的时间成本,又可以避免让用户承担损失。

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并且,值得一提的是,我们公司的太阳能用户是可以通过我们的官网以及官方APP查看到每一天的用电情况以及太阳能发电情况的。整个过程完全透明,绝不会有一丝一毫的乱收费现象。
所以,你还在等什么?

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