Rolly’s Electrical is an owner operated Electrical Contractor based inTownsville. It was established in 2011 by Ashley Robinson (Rolly) in partnership Raewyn McDowell. http://rollyselectrical.com.au/index.php Ashley has over 16 years experience in the industry having done residential, commercial and industrial work. Rolly’s Electrical can meet all your electrical and air conditioning requirements for residential, Commercial and Industrial work and is available for breakdown services. Specialties Air Conditioning, Power points, Lights, Fans, Tariff changes, Generator switches, Ovens, Switchboards, Renovations, Rewires

1. 10 minute BNI presentation

2. Zoe Brooke Robinson

3. My Background
Born in Townsville, educated at Kirwan High School
Qualified as Electrical Fitter Mechanic from Barrier Reef
Institute of TAFE in 1999
Apprenticeship with Grand Electrics and Fire Fighting
Enterprises
Electrician at QBuild for 3 years
Electrician/Rigger for MSL Global based out of the UK,
travelling the Formula One circuit with Jaguar Racing and
Redbull Racing for 3 seasons
One year in Ireland for Robert Keogh Electrical
Returned to Townsville and worked at QNI, Port of
Townsville, MPA Engineering, Collinsville Coal Mine.

4. Rolly’s Electrical – the beginning
Rolly’s Electrical commenced operations in Nov 2011
Reasons for starting business:
To be my own boss
So I didn’t have to work out of town
More family time
A challenge

5. Services provided by Rolly’s
Electrical
Home, office and shed renovations and rewires
Switchboard upgrades and relocations
Fans, lights and power points
Shed wiring
Air Conditioning
Tariff changes
Generator changeover switches
Ovens

6. Safety Switches operations versus Circuit breakers

7. Electrical fun facts
Electricity travels at the speed of light, more than
300,000km per second
A spark of static electricity can measure up to 3,0o0
volts
A bolt of lightning can measure up to 3 million volts
and it lasts less than one second!
AMAZING ELECTRONIC FACT: If you scuffed your
feet long enough without touching anything, you
would build up so many electrons that your finger
would explode! But this is nothing to worry about,
unless you have carpeting.

8. Lighting
Low cost improvements
Retrofit incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent
lamps (CFLs) as they use less electricity for the same
lighting output.
Remove excess fluorescent lights and install
reflectors.
Retrofit incandescent or fluorescent exit signs with
long-lasting, low-energy LED exit signs.
Remember that dark walls mean that you require
more power to produce the same amount of light.
Buy fixtures that have a dimmer which allow you to
manually adjust the intensity of the light in a room.

9. Lighting
Good investments
Install motion detectors to control lighting in
frequently unoccupied areas such as restrooms and
copy rooms.
Rewire restroom fans to operate with the lights.
Install energy management system (EMS) technology
to control lighting systems automatically.

10. Heating, ventilation and air
conditioning
Low cost improvements
Install time clocks or setback-programmable
thermostats to maximise efficiency.
Install locking covers on your thermostats to prevent
tampering with the temperature settings.
Perform regular maintenance on units including
checking ducts and pipe insulation for damage.
Clean condenser coils and replace filters regularly.

11. Heating, ventilation and air
conditioning
Good investments
Replace old heating, ventilation or air conditioning
systems with new, energy-efficient systems.
Install blinds or solar screen shades to cool the office.
Install reflective window film or awnings on all south
west facing windows.
Install ceiling and wall insulation.
Insulate water heaters and supply pipes.

12. Tariff’s
Tariff 11 Residential
This tariff is for general residential usage. It provides a
continuous supply of electricity day and night for all light and
power used in residential homes, flats and units. This tariff
cannot be used in conjunction with Tariff 12 Residential Time of
Use.
Tariff 12 Residential Time of Use
This tariff is also for general residential usage. It may be suitable
for customers who use most of their electricity during off-peak
times. Electricity is charged at a higher rate during the specified
peak period and less during the specified off-peak and shoulder
periods. Please check with Ergon Energy to see if it is suitable
for your household before changing. This tariff cannot be used
in conjunction with Tariff 11 Residential. It can be accessed by a
small business customer providing it is in conjunction with a
primary business tariff.

13. Tariff’s
Tariff 31 Night Rate (Super Economy)
This is the cheapest tariff available for applicable electric
hot water systems and other applicable connected
equipment. This is because Ergon Energy supplies
electricity when demand on the electricity network is low.
Electricity is made available for a minimum of eight hours
per day during time periods set at the discretion of Ergon
Energy but usually between the hours of 10pm and 7am.
This tariff is recommended for electric hot water systems
that only need to reheat at night to meet your household
needs throughout the day. The recommended minimum
size of an electric hot water system on this tariff is 250
litres.

14. Tariff’s
Tariff 33 Controlled Supply (Economy)
This tariff is available at a reduced rate for applicable
hot water systems (including solar, electric and heat
pump) and other applicable permanently connected
equipment. Swimming pool filters used only for the
purposes of filtration and associated sanitation in
residential premises may be connected by a socketoutlet. Electricity is made available for a minimum of
18 hours per day during time periods set at the
discretion of Ergon Energy. This tariff is
recommended for electric hot water systems and
other appliances that do not require electricity all day.

15. Electricity savings LED v standard
down lights
Assuming lights are on for 12hours/day 7 days a week
Tariff 11
Cost/day
20 std down lights 50w = 20 LED down lights 13w =
1000w
260w
$2.42
$0.64
Savings
$1.78
Cost/quarter
$225.57
$58.64
$166.93
Cost/year
$902.28
$234.59
$667.69
50 std down lights 50w = 50 LED down lights 13w =
2,500w
650w
$6.18
$1.61
Savings
Tariff 11
Cost/day
Cost/quarter
Cost/year
$4.57
$563.92
$146.62
$417.30
$2,255.70
$586.00
$1,669.70
Cost of new lights including installation would be paid back in just under 2.5
years

16. Electricity savings Tariff 11 v Tariff
33 for a average pool pump
Pool Pump 1.5kw Tariff 11
Pool Pump 1.5kw Tariff 33
Savings
Cost/day
$2.48
$1.49
$0.99
Cost/quarter
$226
$136
$90
Cost/year
$906
$544
$362