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Your energy bills contain energy-related terminology which can sometimes seem confusing. Here we explain controlled load (also known as ‘dedicated circuit usage’).
It’s the electricity used by a stand-alone item, that is separately metered to the rest of your household’s electricity usage.
It’s most commonly used for hot water systems, but it can also be used other items, including under-floor or slab heating and pool pumps. They are generally appliances and devices that use a large amount of energy but don’t need to be running all the time.
In your home, you will have at least one of the following items:
- Electric hot water
- Underfloor heating
- Slab heating
- Pool pump
These items are connected to the electricity grid but are separately metered to record the usage for that specific item. This allows the usage to be billed at a different rate and be set to apply at different times of the day than your other electricity usage (ie. peak usage).
You’ll find controlled load or dedicated circuit usage listed in the energy usage charges section as ‘dedicated circuit consumption’.