[AU] Electricity and Gas prices - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 01:33:42 am
content: Those who are with Energy Australia (or most other resellers for that matter) will know that prices are increasing next week so it might be worth your while speaking to someone in their "Customer retention team" about the discount you're receiving.I was looking to switch toRed Energywho aren't increasing their rates until at least December. Taking into account any discounts offered by them and my current retailer (Energy Australia), Red Energy worked out cheaper.I spoke with Energy Australia and they have offered me a 30% pay-on-time discount for electricity and 22% pay-on-time discount for gas if I remain as a customer. Effectively, this means I'll be paying20.426c/kWhexcl. GST for electricity (85.6c/day supply charge) and for the first few gas tiers3.1122c/MJ, 2.0826c/MJand1.989c/MJwith a 52.8c/day supply charge.Taking into account my solar feed-in tariff and supply charges, I am at least $18.53 per quarter better off by staying with Energy Australia and accepting their new discounts (this will increase in summer when I am generating more).See how that compares to your new rate.UPDATE April 2018 --See post below

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 01:59:11 am
content: I've been with Energy Australia since day dot and what they giveth they eventually taketh away, that is to say that their discounts are not a permanent fixture and we regularly receive notifications that their rates and discounts are on the move again, I gave up keeping track of this mobs prices.And we see plenty of this sort of crap from other utilities as well, "30% percent discount to new customers", yet they fail to recognise the loyalty from long term reliable customers who continually get shafted, I tell them off on a regular basis, fucking ticks and parasites.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 02:07:14 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on June 22, 2017, 01:59:11 amTrue. However they've applied the rates and discounts for the next 12 months until they are reviewed again next year. Whilst Red Energy might be marginally cheaper now, their rates will go up in December. Currently Energy Australia's "new customer" discounts are 20% for electricity and 17% on gas (with higher usage rates) so it pays to ask for a better deal. Just like insurance, I review my utility rates every year, it only takes a few phone calls and 10 minutes of maths. For my CTP (Green Slip) this year, I saved over $100. These companies realise that some people are lazy and won't review their rates, they'll just pay whatever is on the renewal notice.Better than a kick in the pants.

author: Someone
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 03:10:54 am
content: Don't waste time checking with retailers, after injecting "competition" into the retail energy market most contacts are now short lived and its cheap to switch. To help this the governments have their official comparison websites:https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.auhttps://compare.switchon.vic.gov.auWhich will show offers that aren't even available on the retailers websites but otherwise available.

author: nowlan
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 03:11:31 am
content: i thought whirlpool were talking up powershop. prepay blocks of power.i havent looked lately.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 03:25:49 am
content: Quote from: Someone on June 22, 2017, 03:10:54 amI checked the 'Energy Made Easy' website. Even the absolute cheapest rate listed (with a company that doesn't offer a solar feed-in tariff) is more expensive than the offer I got on the phone just by telling them I'm considering another retailer and asking them to match or better the quote I was given.Those comparison websites usually only show the market offer, however if you speak to a person on the phone to one of the bigger retailers (AGL, Energy Australia etc...) there is usually a bigger discount you can get out of them.So in my case, it paid off checking directly with the retailer, quite often the first-line customer service person you speak to doesn't have the authority to offer you any more of a discount than what is provided to them on the rate cards, which is why you want to speak to someone from the department that tries to keep business (with Energy Australia it's known as the "customer retention" department).

author: boffin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 04:57:45 am
content: $0.0858/kWh (Canuckistan Pesos) hereYou're  making me feel guilty.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 10:45:51 am
content: I haven't seen prices like that for decades here. They are just LOONIE in this day and age!Please feel free to feel as guilty as possible (but we'll let you smile at the same time).

author: metrologist
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2017, 01:28:46 pm
content: I'm paying $0.20/kWh. I thought about solar but am not seeing it pay off.

author: Halcyon
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 27, 2018, 12:04:44 am
content: Just an update on an old thread. The end of my quarterly billing cycle is coming up and I've shopped around for a better deal.After speaking with Energy Australia's "retention team", they have offered me an even higher discount on my current plan (34% and 26% on electricity and gas usage respectively). This translates to the following:Code:ElectricityDaily Usage Charge $0.9416/dayUsage (All tiers) $0.2118468/kWhCode:GasDaily Usage Charge $0.6391/dayTier 1 $0.0324786/MJTier 2 $0.0217340/MJTier 3 $0.0207570/MJTier 4 $0.0199430/MJTier 5 $0.0173900/MJTier 6 $0.0150960/MJ(Prices include 10% GST and discount applied)When comparing energy plans, don't just look at the discount but all the costs. Even though I'm paying 14 cents more per day in supply charge, I save about $90 per quarter when compared to another provider that provides cheaper supply charge and discount on the entire bill (not just the usage part). I'm also actually paying less than I did around the same time last year.We pay too much for energy as it is, so it pays to ask.