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Origin Family and Friends Energy Deal: 5% off Currently Advertised Origin Go Variable Rates for 12 Months @ Origin

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Origin Family and Friends Energy Deal: 5% off Currently Advertised Origin Go Variable Rates for 12 Months @ Origin
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gr8mind on 02/08/2023 - 12:27 originenergy.com.au (16792 clicks)
Last edited 02/08/2023 - 14:12 by 1 other user

I'll try again since original post was marked as not a deal…

Link is from deal here

No more $150 credit however "5% better rates than Origin Go Variable, as currently advertised on Origin Compare Plans"

The rates may not be competitive across the country, but i know they definitely are in Canberra.

Examples for Canberra below;

Standard Origin Offer (inl. GST)-

Daily Supply - 80.28 ¢/day
General Usage -19.88 ¢/kWh

ACTEWAGL (Capital Plan) *not available if you have solar

Daily Supply - 100.100 ¢/day
General Usage - 21.174 ¢/kWh

This Offer

Daily Supply - 74.539 ¢/day
General Usage - 18.455 ¢/kWh

For those on ToU

Daily Supply - 74.539 ¢/day
Peak - 24.78 ¢/kWh
Shoulder - 17.45 ¢/kWh
Off-peak - 13.73 ¢/kWh

The above Origin plans have a 10.00 c/kWh solar feed-in tariff (in Canberra)

Hope it helps someone.

**Forgot to mention that it also gives discounts on Gas as well.

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$50 credit each for referrer and referee.

Origin Spike: random (133)

Referrer and referee get $10 of Spike Points

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Comments

  • donkcat on 02/08/2023 - 12:43

    Good rates, only 4.9c FIT in Vic it seems

    • UltimateAI on 31/01/2024 - 14:32

      Those in Vic with new systems are lucky now to even be approved for any FIT.

      • cloudy on 31/01/2024 - 16:24

        Is it common now to not be approved any FIT vic?

        I think I’ve heard some households being capped at some kWh (maybe 5-10kwh) per day FiT

        • UltimateAI on 31/01/2024 - 16:30

          Frequent yes, not common.
          With some providers like AMBER your FIT can be negative and the frequency of Negative FIT is increasing. Yes you have to pay up to a $1 per kwh exported to the grid, but it's typically much lower.

          • cloudy on 31/01/2024 - 16:31

            @UltimateAI: ANd why would someone pay to export the power? Won't you just opt out of feeding in?

            • UltimateAI on 31/01/2024 - 16:35

              @cloudy: With MOST solar systems there isn't a magic switch you can run home and turn off\disable export. Disconnecting a typical not battery system from the grid will also stop you from consuming your own solar, as the inverter goes offline.

              Some energy storage systems, like Tesla have feeds to wholesale energy prices and can use this to their advantage, but most solar owners can't.

              I just see a lot of people on say Origin\AGL\Sumo, switch to Amber and get a bit of a shock.

              Sure you could pay a sparky to do something, but out of the box it's just something people need to be aware of.

              • tunzafun001 on 31/01/2024 - 18:46

                @UltimateAI: I'd ove to see the sparkies face when you tell them you would like to setup x random inverter to follow the wholesale network rate (live) and cease exporting when the rate is negative.

                Sounds like something Amber should have sorted.

                • UltimateAI on 31/01/2024 - 19:03

                  @tunzafun001: I read his reply as stopping all export not just when the wholesale price is negative.
                  Either way absolutely agree with your point!

                • Naigrabzo on 31/07/2024 - 15:48

                  @tunzafun001: @tunzafun001 ALL sparkies have left the chat…. :)

  • silenthillrocks on 02/08/2023 - 12:47
    +2

    Can you sign up again if you already signed up in June ? The new rates are cheaper than the June sign up

    • gr8mind on 02/08/2023 - 12:50
      +2

      Yes you can, it should update your prices instantly.

    • Aureus on 02/08/2023 - 12:55
      +2

      I just did. No lock-in contract so should be all good.

      I signed up for the June offer and they raised the price in July.

      • delfredo on 02/08/2023 - 13:34

        Do you mean that you signed up to this same offer in June, and the price went up in July, and by you signing up to this same offer again now you're still getting a better rate than the increased July rate?

        • Aureus on 02/08/2023 - 13:40
          +1

          Yep. Exactly right.

        • Slo20 on 02/08/2023 - 16:07

          I assumed all these commenters above signed up to the family and friends deal in June but it looks like they signed up to this. If you signed up to family and friends deal in June then the rate is the same.

          • ATTS on 02/08/2023 - 16:15
            +1

            @Slo20: I thought the one in june was 11% off and this one is 12% off?

            • Slo20 on 02/08/2023 - 16:28

              @ATTS: There was a deal submitted on here in June that got taken down by mods pretty quickly as I believe an employee was sharing their unique family and friends link. It was also later posted on reddit but I can’t find that thread either. I’ve checked my current rate against this deal and everything is identical.

      • ATTS on 02/08/2023 - 15:04

        Did you get to keep the $150 credit though?

        • Aureus on 02/08/2023 - 15:39

          I already had it applied to a bill, so yes.

          • ATTS on 02/08/2023 - 16:24

            @Aureus: Oh thanks

            Mine is pending credit for next bill thats why i ask

  • jv on 02/08/2023 - 12:49
    -6

    DUPE

  • Shelca on 02/08/2023 - 12:50

    Thanks just signed up. Cheaper than AGL in Vic.

    • jv on 02/08/2023 - 12:50
      -8

      It was even cheaper if you joined a month ago…

  • bar gain man on 02/08/2023 - 12:54
    +2

    Note that this is VARIABLE, not fixed

    "Rates: Variable = A variable rate means what you pay for energy could go up or down. Origin may change prices from time to time"

    • jv on 02/08/2023 - 13:04

      what you pay for energy could go up or down

      and ???

    • JIMB0 on 02/08/2023 - 13:47
      +6

      They never go down with the exception of the solar feed in tariff.

      • bar gain man on 02/08/2023 - 13:49
        +1

        Especially in Vic :(

        • dazweeja on 31/01/2024 - 16:18

          11c FIT with Simply Energy and $200 welcome credit. Good deal for summer and then move to another provider with cheaper rates in Winter.

      • AKJJ on 02/08/2023 - 13:54
        +1

        Electricity rates just went down in the ACT

      • jv on 02/08/2023 - 14:05

        They never go down

        My daily supply charge cost did.

        Last month it was 86.020, now it is 85.298

      • Naigrabzo on 08/08/2023 - 13:37

        It's like a mini share market for energy. Up and down. War = up.

  • Opaquer on 02/08/2023 - 12:58
    +4

    Man, I'm so jealous of everyone's electricity pricing. I'm currently looking at switching providers, and for me, it's going to be a daily supply charge of 120.6c/day and a general use cost of 28.84c/kWh. This is actually cheaper than the average for the list of providers I have, and there are people here getting 70-80c daily charge and general use of <20c/kWh. Looks like I'm in the wrong place!

    • souths123 on 02/08/2023 - 14:03
      +1

      don't know where people are paying less than 20c/kWh….I haven't had that sort of rate for MANY years…is this electricity and what providers and where are they getting this low deal? My usage rate is over 33c/kWh even with this 12% off deal (but Endeavour energy is always more expensive in NSW compared to many other providers)

      • TheFIREnanceGuy on 03/08/2023 - 07:16
        +1

        Vics got a few retailers on close to 20c/kWh depending where you live. Need to live in the right state ;)

        • souths123 on 03/08/2023 - 07:24
          +1

          ok, right….crap deals in NSW atm…esp western Sydney through Endeavour….the people closer to the CBD get better rates than us, so it sucks

          • themetaminer on 18/08/2023 - 20:34

            @souths123: makes sense considering the inefficiencies and increased costs with lower density infrastructure

        • freefall101 on 31/01/2024 - 14:33

          Anyone on Ausnet as the network owner generally gets screwed in Victoria - https://www.esc.vic.gov.au/electricity-and-gas/prices-tariff… - although for small business they're cheaper.

          Why exactly their rates are allowed to be so different to everyone else is beyond me. I moved about 5km and suddenly my price went up a lot, glad the first thing I did in the new house was put solar on the roof.

          • angyp on 31/01/2024 - 16:09

            @freefall101: Yeah I am in an Ausnet area also. I don't understand how they are allowed to charge so much more than every other distributor.

    • Woody982 on 03/08/2023 - 11:32
      +1

      Still way better then here in SA…

      Switched to Globird today…

      Origin:

      Daily Supply
      103.235 c/day

      General Usage 0-11
      44.550 c/kWh

      General Usage 11+
      48.070 c/kWh

      Globird:

      Daily Charge
      $/Day 0.99000

      Anytime Usage - First 30 kWh/Day#
      $/kWh 0.34540

      Anytime Usage - Balance
      $/kWh 0.36850

      • Freddies on 08/09/2023 - 22:33

        how did you get such an offer with globird? what I am seeing are as follows:

        Daily Charge
        1.03499

        Anytime Usage - First 20 kWh/Day#
        0.42360

        Anytime Usage - Balance
        0.44921

        • Woody982 on 09/09/2023 - 07:21

          Yeah, i had a look again a few days ago on their site, as I am still in the process of change over to them. They have around the same pricing now… But I called them as i got a text saying the changeover failed or something.

          They didnt know why, as there wasnt any comment in their attempt in their system and my meter is just on the side of the house, not behind any gate or fence.

          Anyway, while I was on the phone I asked them about the pricing. They said it will stay the same as what I was quoted before, so I'm still going to swap to them.

          • buckster on 31/01/2024 - 21:59
            +1

            @Woody982: Just watch out, was with them a couple years back and they started throwing prices up pretty high, out of cycle increases yet still offered lower rates to new customers…till a few months pass I guess

            • Woody982 on 01/02/2024 - 11:50

              @buckster: They say in their PDS they do it annually in January. Which they did, however I rang them to see if they can do better and they beat everyone else again…

              So I'll stick with them until they aren't a better price than everywhere else for us!

            • 3v3rqu357 on 31/07/2024 - 21:04
              +1

              @buckster: Agree Globird def a bit dodge. With them atm (but huge price increase has me moving).

              More interestingly, randa talked to someone who had worked at globird and mentioned that when I tried to search my address or nmi to check the pricing new customers would get it didn't work.
              They said yeah, they broke that on their website for existing customers on purpose. Lolz

  • PLA74 on 02/08/2023 - 13:06
    +2

    Thanks OP, existing customer. Switched online using link.

    • drakdaystar on 02/08/2023 - 13:32

      Have your new rates shown up in your account yet?

      • PLA74 on 02/08/2023 - 13:58
        +1

        Yes. Received email confirmation also with new contract/agreement documents stating discounted rates.

  • eecan on 02/08/2023 - 13:09
    +2

    Tango seems to be significantly cheaper than this offer for me in NSW, have they raised their rates yet or are they still expecting one? (Variable rate only in NSW)

    Supply 83.13c vs 66c
    Usage (flat rate) 31.93c/kWh vs 26.125c/kWh

    • jv on 02/08/2023 - 13:17
      +2

      Tango seems to be significantly cheaper than this offer for me in NSW

      In VIC, Tango is about 30% more than this Origin offer for me…

      • greenlantern on 02/08/2023 - 14:27

        JV, any recommendations for a service provider in Vic?
        Cheers.

        • jv on 02/08/2023 - 14:28
          +5

          I'm using this deal from Origin…

          Can't really find much cheaper…

        • TheFIREnanceGuy on 03/08/2023 - 07:15
          +1

          Check out ovo energy or nectr. I work in the industry

          • saveye on 03/08/2023 - 16:26

            @TheFIREnanceGuy: Ovo have a really good energy score from Choice Magazine, too. I've been thinking of transferring to them.

            • ozbmm on 03/08/2023 - 16:37
              +1

              @saveye: Their rates are higher for me and I didn’t like having to prepay a monthly amount regardless of the bill.

              • saveye on 03/08/2023 - 19:44

                @ozbmm: I'm sure Brookside are extremely happy with Origin stating that they will make greater profits to sweeten the takeover deal. I've been reading about it for the last year in the AFR, and it spilled over to the other news sites about a month ago.

                I'm with Origin on a fixed plan, there is no way that I will stay with them after that's ended.

          • AppleLime on 08/08/2023 - 10:00

            @TheFIREnanceGuy: Thanks for this. I am in Vic and need to change too.

  • harro112 on 02/08/2023 - 13:09
    +3

    50c/kWh peak rate in SA :'(

    • Binchicken22 on 02/08/2023 - 13:28

      All those cheap renewables paying divvies 😁

      • jv on 02/08/2023 - 13:35
        +1

        It's all the royalties going to Elon…😁

        • tunzafun001 on 02/08/2023 - 16:02
          +3

          Lee Kaching in China actually gets all the coin from SA. The dudes name literally sounds like printing money!

          Paid my first bill in 3 yrs last month…need to hand back my Ozb badge.
          Now moved 3 times in the 6 weeks since.

      • bar gain man on 02/08/2023 - 13:51
        +1

        And to divs for Chinese grid operators in Vic

    • brocky2006 on 02/08/2023 - 16:44

      And only 6c feed in.

      Since they r on the same grid as us why is ours so much more

  • jar-unit on 02/08/2023 - 13:10

    Switched over from current Origin rates to Controlled Load 1 Usage 16.802 cents per kWh, General Usage 31.921 cents per kWh, Daily Supply 83.130 cents per day in SW Sydney

    • bluespider on 01/09/2023 - 10:34

      From from Origin to where?

  • ady211 on 02/08/2023 - 13:17

    Signed up from Energy Australia marginally cheaper on daily rates

  • hagglerforever on 02/08/2023 - 13:20
    +1

    Expensive for NSW metro

    • jar-unit on 02/08/2023 - 13:40

      who are you with for better rates?

      • eecan on 02/08/2023 - 13:45
        +3

        Not sure who they are with but did a quick comparison when I saw this deal and Tango and Ovo are cheaper by a large margin for me in NSW.

        No idea if they still have pending price rises too though.

        • peteru on 04/08/2023 - 01:03
          +5

          I also thought that Tango and Ovo were going to be cheaper. I even considered Globird. However, all these are bait and switch prices. You get a low price when you compare with your postcode, NMI and other details. Once you actually go to sign up and enter the same NMI or the address, you get completely different rates and there are no options to select the cheaper plans. The names of the plans are the same! :-\

          Ovo One Plan pricing: quoted price -> actual price at sign up
          Daily charge: 91.30 -> 107.80
          Peak usage: 29.04 -> 32.05
          Controlled load: 15.29 -> 15.29

          Globird Boost pricing: quoted price -> actual price at sign up
          Daily charge: 78.10 -> 94.60
          Peak usage: 29.15 -> 42.02
          Controlled load: 26.29 -> 26.29

          In the case of Tango, I could not even continue the sign up process and got a message to call them on the phone! Like they were going to answer at ten to midnight…

          The dodgiest part of this was that these prices, that you are agreeing to during sign up, are hidden behind "Show details" links that you have to click to reveal the figures. This seems to be a common practice with almost all retailers.

          • Jerruh on 31/01/2024 - 15:08

            @peteru: Not my experience with Globird… I have (after on-time payment discounts)
            Daily Charge: 74.69
            Anytime usage (first 20 kw/h): 29.022
            Anytime usage balance: 31.583

      • hagglerforever on 02/08/2023 - 13:48
        +2

        AGL, currently on 26c flat . Came with $100 rebate . Origin coming in at 31c

      • botchie on 31/01/2024 - 14:24

        best rate I can find in 2207 is red Energy

  • JIMB0 on 02/08/2023 - 13:50

    How are you getting 10c solar feed in? I put my address in and only got 4.9c

    • jv on 02/08/2023 - 14:09
      +1

      depends on your address.

    • Teal on 02/08/2023 - 14:41

      Same here

      Looks like Origin Solar Boost has went from 10c to 12c solar feed in though

      • JIMB0 on 02/08/2023 - 15:19
        +2

        I'm getting 12c now. But they jacked up the usage from 24c kw/h to 31c kw/h

        • Shmzhu on 02/08/2023 - 17:46

          Always a catch from the suppliers to offset the benefits you are getting…

  • Geez on 02/08/2023 - 13:52
    +2

    Only 5c FIT in Qld though.

    • alwaysis on 31/07/2024 - 19:51

      4c for me in qld

  • souths123 on 02/08/2023 - 13:54

    thanks, just renewed with this deal….better than the current 8% discount we are getting with them now.

  • jimbler on 02/08/2023 - 14:02
    +3

    Just had a look now and everything is worse with Origin in North Brisbane compared to the deal I signed up for with Nectr a few weeks ago.

    Origin Daily 120.60 / Nectr .99

    Origin General 28.84 / Nectr 23.98

    Origin Controlled Load 2 21.02 / Nectr 18.70

    • MS Chris on 02/08/2023 - 16:00
      +1

      I would never sign up with Nectr. They do a credit check and deny applications for no reason. Trying to get a clear unscripted answer from their overseas call centre staff is near impossible.

      Also reports of price increasing substantially after 6 months with them.

      • LHSolutions on 02/08/2023 - 17:03

        Origin does also credit check at signup

        • On1 on 31/07/2024 - 21:02

          They do not. They do an ID check, not a credit check.

    • Zacsik on 03/08/2023 - 06:22

      Yeah, I'm getting the same. Also with Nectr.

    • Woody982 on 03/08/2023 - 11:35

      Same country SA…

      Switched to Globird today…

      Origin:

      Daily Supply
      103.235 c/day

      General Usage 0-11
      44.550 c/kWh

      General Usage 11+
      48.070 c/kWh

      Globird:

      Daily Charge
      $/Day 0.99000

      Anytime Usage - First 30 kWh/Day#
      $/kWh 0.34540

      Anytime Usage - Balance
      $/kWh 0.36850

  • alz on 02/08/2023 - 14:12

    Just got my Origin bill, nearly $800 which is double of last quarter, live in Sydney metro, going to call them and blast them tomorrow.

    • souths123 on 03/08/2023 - 07:32

      check your bill to make sure the read is accurate. If it isn't take a pic of the meter with the meter number showing as well. We had the opposite problem this bill. The person that supposedly "read" the meter, obviously didn't and put it down as only approx 680kWh higher than the previous bill….which was thousands out (les than it should have been….the person obv didn't read the meter and just guessed an amount….have sent a complaint to Endeavour Energy to tell them about that dodgy "read"). Took me numerous phone calls and hours of my time to sort it. They kept coming up with a huge amount I owed in their new calculations, as they were throwing the extra all onto the new (much higher) 1/7 rates, instead of spreading it over the 3 months (which had a few different rate changes in it, much lower than the new rates) I FINALLY got it sorted after the 4th phone call…..was pretty pissed off by that stage.

  • Belot on 02/08/2023 - 14:30

    Canberra here. Gone from $1.20 Daily and 30c/kwh to this. Granted I swapped 14c FIT to 10c FIT, but I think ill still be in front. Cheers

  • PeeDee on 02/08/2023 - 14:39

    How does this compare with Globird?

  • ATTS on 02/08/2023 - 14:50

    I got $150 credit to be applied on next bill

    If i switch to this better one can someone confirm wont lose the $150 credit?

    Also when does this deal end?

    • gr8mind on 02/08/2023 - 15:07
      +2

      I updated my plan yesterday and previous $150 credit is still there.

      • ATTS on 02/08/2023 - 15:09

        Thanks. Also just curious how referal link works? Never seen it on ozbargain before

        • gr8mind on 02/08/2023 - 15:12

          Can’t help with the referral question sorry.

      • danyool on 05/08/2023 - 15:47

        There's a separate promo for $100 bonus for signing up online to the Origin Go Variable plan (direct on Origin, without using this deal link)

        If you then switch again using the Friends and Family deal via link ya reckon still eligible?? Technically you're still active on same plan??

        $100 back on electricity
        Choose Origin Everyday Rewards or Origin Go Variable for $100 credit (incl. GST) on your electricity account after 1 November.T&Cs apply.

        Not available in Victoria or ACT. Offer available to residential electricity customers who sign up to Origin Go Variable or Origin Everyday Rewards Variable online. One credit per electricity account. Credit applied to customer’s electricity account after 1 November 2023 if the electricity account the customer signed up to is still active. Credit is non-refundable. If you end your plan before 1 November, you will not receive any credit.

        Thinking of trying it out on my parents plan. Seems to be best rates for rural NSW.

        • delfredo on 06/08/2023 - 10:10

          Interesting that it says applied after 1 Nov 2023. When exactly will this be? We can be waiting forever.

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