Hi guys,
Apologies if this info has been mentioned before but I did a search of the forum and couldn't find an existing thread for this.
Can someone tell me who is the cheapest electricity provider in Brisbane currently please? From my own research I think Click Energy is cheaper than Origin, unless I can get a massive discount off Origin. Am I right?
Thanks.
All the comparison websites showed Click Energy was cheapest for me and they showed equally cheap supply (~60c/day) + tariff 11/33 (~24c / ~17c) ex-GST rates, explaining how they were so cheap. Not only was this from switchwise but also the QCA comparator.
Then when I went to OneBigSwitch to sign up for Click Energy, I looked at their rates and they were 100% identical to my Origin QLD bill for supply (83.414c/day), tariff 11 (25.378c/kwh) and tariff 33 (18.454c/kwh).
Prices are ex-GST from 'Rates and more Information' on OneBigSwitch and also on my Origin bill.
Since they both have 9% discount, the prices would be identical. Except for: Click Energy requires you pay monthly with estimates and quarterly with real readings. Click Energy gives you $25 via OBS if you stay for 12 months.
This might just be a QLD thing, but do all companies charge the exact same rates and only differ in discounts/promotions? How is it Click Energy has identical pricing down to the hundredths of cents? Why do the comparison websites have the wrong rates?
I skimmed through an article mentioning the retail price in QLD is set by the government to avoid rural people paying a lot more for their electricity. Not sure how accurate that is, but I have found the same thing as you, every provider I looked at in QLD has the same tariff.
I have been reading some older posts on OzB after I posted this thread. Apparently people have been negotiating bigger on-time discounts with their electricity providers, eg. Origin, Lumo energy. I might give that a go. My father-in-law is getting 16% off his Origin electricity bill for 12 months started from sometime late last year.
So far the biggest discount I've seen without negotiating is 12% for RACQ customers:
http://www.simplyenergy.com.au/my-home/current-promotions/ra…
I rang around looking for deals. The cheapest one I could find was 10% ontime discount off usage and supply charges. Then I got a contact through a friend, he was able to give me 16% on time discount off usage. PM me if you want the contact.
Currently trying to work out which provider is cheaper in Excel. 16% off usage or 10% off both usage and supply charges.
I'd like the 16% off usage!
I'm on the 9% through Origin.
Is he in QLD?
Yes, lives 2 suburbs away from me. :)
I managed to get 14% pay on time discount plus 1% direct debit discount (which I do not use because I do not trust them with DD) from Origin only after I switched to Dodo. I rung Origin many times prior to switching and they were rude and not interested. After I switched i got a phone call from Origin just before the end of the cooling period with the 14% + 1% offer. Dodo was also offering me $50 cash, so I asked that Origin match that plus another $25 for the inconvenience. I did not like Origin because of all the hassle they caused for the switching, but in the end I went to the cheapest price/best deal I could get.
https://www.switchwise.com.au/
Yes Click Energy was the cheapest for me, completely online retailer to keep costs down.