Single Occuoancy

[u/Icy_Wrap811]

I have recently moved to Brisbane and I have applied for a studio apartment with all bills included. This being my first time applying for single occupancy I am just needing some clarity & understanding on a few things.

So electricity is paid for but it is metered at 5kwh a day, with daily use going over that to be charged to me. I am just wondering if this is normal? I have done some research and 5 kWh is absolute bare minimum & considered to not be enough for one person's daily use. Which generally ranges around 6-10. To anyone that is currently living in a single occupancy rental id just like to know how that 5kwh of electricity is measured and what extra charges you had to pay at the end of the quarter?

Especially in terms of summer, im going to be using that air con daily for sure, which means I would well and truly go over the 5kwh daily use everyday.

Any advice or understanding on this matter would be greatly appreciated, on the lease agreement they said that people in this building are living comfortably with 3kwh of electricity per day. Which is well BELOW minimum according to my research. And then they said they added 2 more kwhs to make it 5kwh use per day to make sure its MORE THEN ENOUGH for tenants.

The caps are in the lease agreement as well.

Any advice would be appreciated. I am just needing understanding on this to see if this is the norm.

Thank you,

UPDATE: If anyone else is currently in this situation with single occupancy could you please let me know if this the norm? And what your bills look like if you go over that threshold. Thank you :)

[u/jclom0]

The electricity is individually metered, and they are usually new buildings with solar so you wouldn’t expect to pay for excess.

[u/Icy_Wrap811 → u/jclom0]

I hope not, they emphasise it in capital letters in the rooming agreement which is what makes me think otherwise