Electricity in NSW - any offers or recommendations?

nickj on 14/10/2013 - 14:56

So my electricity and gas contract is up - I was with Origin on a 12 month contract, with a 13% usage discount. At the end of the contract, you revert to bog standard rates, so time to change.

Looking around, the best offer I could see was from One Big Switch, who offer a 15% discount on the total (usage + service).

I phoned Origin, told them the 15% offer, and they said the best they could do was 13% off electricity usage, and 11% off gas usage. Looking at past bills, gas service is typically around 22% of the bill, and electricity service is around 10% of the bill … so for me, Origin's offer equates to around 12.6% discount off electricity total, and 9.4% off gas total.

I'm in NSW, postcode 2009. I'd prefer to pay explicitly, rather than by direct debit, so have used the non-direct-debit discount figures above.

One Big Switch use Click Energy, and there is some rather poor feedback online about them on www.productreview.com.au , as well as similarly poor ratings for Origin and Lumo. Red Energy and Dodo are in the middle. Momentum seemed the best rated energy supplier I saw, although at only 3 stars presumably that means most electricity companies aren't great.

Anyone recently go through the process of finding the cheapest supplier, or come across any special offers? The best offers under http://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/electricity have expired, and the remainder aren't great. It would be a nice if they didn't have terrible feedback, but that might not be possible!

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Comments

  • Smulder on 14/10/2013 - 16:12

    I am with AGL and was on a 7% discount until my contract was up recently. I rang them and said I was going to leave and they offered me 15% discount over a 3-year contract, which I accepted.

    How much is your average electricity bill? If Origin are offering a 13% discount, you hafta ask yourself if it is worth switching for the sake of getting 14% or 15% with someone else… you will only be saving $2 or $3 a month… especially if you have concerns about the customer service of some of the lesser-known providers.

    Sure it goes against the spirit of OzBargain! But sometimes it just isn't worth the hassle…

  • holdenmg on 14/10/2013 - 16:19

    Hi,
    The problem with ProductReview and some other sites is that very few people write positive reviews and even then, some of them are not genuine.

    I have been with Energy Australia (formerly TXU or TruEnergy) for Electricity and found them to be great. My Gas is with Origin (but since I only use it for Hot Water I hardly notice it and see no reason to bundle).

    So, my suggestion is to ask Energy Australia or if you are with Velocity Rewards look at: http://www.lumoenergy.com.au/why-join-us/packages/lumo-veloc… or Lumo Advantage.

  • airzone on 14/10/2013 - 16:52

    I'm with Dodo on direct deposit without any contract at a 15% discount… They are adequate. When we had outages in Rockdale the other day, I didn't call up Dodo… I called up Ausgrid.

    • [Deactivated] on 15/10/2013 - 10:28

      I'm also with Dodo. I looked up One Big Switch, another energy deal site I can't recall now, and energy providers themselves. I entered them all and their discounts in a spreadsheet.

      I can't recall what it was now, but there was a reason Dodo came out cheaper than the rest of them.

      I had to phone Dodo for some reason. While on the phone the girl realised they were debiting too much every month for the energy we were using. She then reduced the monthly debit from ~$150 down to ~$100.

  • Holysmoke on 18/10/2013 - 10:22
    +1

    Use http://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/ to compare providers.

    Red Energy has a $50 sign-up bonus and Dodo has $25 if I refer you to either.
    PM me if interested.

    • twiz911 on 10/11/2013 - 17:55

      Holysmoke please can you send me the Red Energyand Dodo sign-up bonuses?

      Thanks

      • Holysmoke on 10/11/2013 - 18:08

        Activate your private messaging.

  • grovesy15 on 10/12/2013 - 16:26
    +1

    If anyone is still comparing rates, I put together a spreadsheet of the suppliers in NSW. Cheers!

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/126223

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