Speaking only of investments outside of super many forget once you hit $45K income you start paying 30c per dollar afterward until the next bracket so selling a CGT asset under the old or new rules makes no difference, most people will already be paying 30% minimum on that gain. It really affects people on low incomes such as retirees the most that won't be able to use the tax free threshholds as a couple to offset $36,400 tax free on capital gain events.

There is a way to comply with the new system and in old age, start a pty ltd, invest via that, get no CGT discount and pay 30% flat tax on income from profits as a non base rate entity, then issue yourself franked dividends whenever you need and use the tax free threshold to get your tax back.

What a good mumma. Nice warm spot too.

Amber charge me monthly $25 subscription but they also charge me $25 for my exports because my exports exceed 10MWh per annum. I made good profits with the 14 spikes since October last year.

I have PV set up on two properties in the same complex.

Site 1 with 32kW of PV and 48kW sig battery, does not use any grid power (Amber Site)

Site 2 with 21kW of PV and no battery (Energy Australia Site)

Both sites are on the same tariff types, both 3 phase.

Site 1 - Amber Bill for April was $94

Site 2 - Energy Australia Bill for April was $4.85

The difference is that site 2 pumps solar to the grid non stop all day at 4.4c per kWh. Site 1 is curtailed because of negative FIT penalty. Due to the grid stability in NSW the amber offer is no longer tasty.

I use home assistant and just love seeing my dashboard. Between 11AM and 2PM I pull 8kW/h rate which is used to charge hot water and top up the battery. Globird rocks!

Are there other ABN holders out there registered for GST that are not being paid the GST on top of FIT?

I have not been paid my GST because "the billing system does not support it" excuse reason. I am planning to present evidence to the ATO as this is a breach of the GST act.

Redbull gives you wings, Mango Mojo gives your Cessnuh flying power.

There are three ways to control the FoxESS battery to meet the Zero Hero period criteria and earn the Zero Hero Bonus.

Method 1 - Home Assistant Control (Force Discharge)

Using Home Assistant (HA) automation and measuring local consumption, battery discharge can be set so that export to the grid is limited, but battery export remains variable. This allows the system to meet the changing demand in the home plus the grid export rate. In this example, the grid discharge is set to 500W. The solar generation is both AC-coupled and DC-connected from two arrays, so the solar generation at (D) is the sum of both. In this example, (B) prioritises discharge to both (A) and (C), but only after the PV at (D) has been fed to (C).

Method 2 - FoxESS App Control (Force Discharge)

The Fox app is currently unable to do what the HA solution achieves due to programming limitations. In the example image, setting a 500W discharge rate limits the battery discharge strictly to that rate. Any energy demand in the home above this rate will be drawn from the grid, voiding the Zero Hero Bonus for that day. In this example, the discharge from (B) is capped at 500W; if the load at (C) exceeds the total of (B) + (D), the extra energy needed to meet the deficit will come from the grid (A).

Method 3 - FoxESS App Control (Self-Use)

When setting the system to Self-Use, it operates by balancing battery export against the house load. It responds rapidly to changes in energy demand while keeping total grid consumption to less than 30Wh. This is the best method. The energy used by (C) is met by (D) plus (B), and (A) is used only to stabilise the grid connection. Heavy appliance use that rapidly switches on and off may draw more than 30Wh, as the system has an inherent delay in reading grid sensor changes and adjusting the battery export. It is very fast, but not instantaneous.

In an ideal world

If the FoxESS app had the ability to independently set a grid export value while in Self-Use mode, it would operate like Method 1. This would allow a person to export a set amount to the grid while using the rest of the battery to power their load. Fox peeps, if you are reading this, please make these app changes! This would allow a user to put "pressure" against the grid so that heavy loads switching on and off—like an oven or stove—won't cause a draw from the grid.

Hi all - I just had a Fox KH10 inverter installed but had my monitoring gear wired up to the wrong pins on this RS485 serial plug by the installer. I need to get into it to change the pin assignment but I can't for the life of me get it apart.

Not really shown in the photos is the fact that I've already unscrewed the rear compression nut - that's simple enough. But I believe there's now an outer shell and an internal plug and I can't seem to separate the two. The manual's not particularly clear.

Anyone got experience with this that could throw me a few tips?