Hi :)
Could I please get feedback on Energy Locals for Electricity & Gas Supply? (as I am considering changing to them from Origin).
What I am after is what they are like to deal with, & if they increase their rates shortly after you sign up?
or any other Unpleasant experiences (if any),
If you use them as a supplier, how long you have used them & what is your experience?
Good experiences will also be appreciated.
Thank you very much,
George
Thank you for your suggestion :), I have already done that (& their rates are good), so now I am now looking for feedack on them
They used to have a membership charge on top of the rates.. They may have stopped that now, but just double check.
Thank you :)
Yes, they still seem to have the membership in one of the plans AFAIK
if they increase their rates shortly after you sign up?
Then churn, it's very little effort to move away
I am asking because some suppliers in the past have advertised very good rates to get customers to sign up, and then increase the rates shortly thereafter. :(
Yes, and if that is the case, just move to another provider. Rinse and repeat.
yes, some are scummy like that and there's no way to know in advance who will/won't do it. We only have one choice and that is to churn
You sound keen George. Just switch. If you don't like them - switch again. Too easy. It's probably quicker to switch providers than it was to type your question.
Indeed. LoL :)
just avoid engie
Thank you Very Much. Good info :)
Oddly, I've been with Engie for 2 months and am pleasantly surprised with the customer service & responsiveness to address problems.
Sure, their usage rates are quite high but I can afford the $1/month I use. My daily supply charge went from 80c with AGL to $1.20 with Engie which is nuts but they pay me $1.33/day for the right to access my batteries (which they haven't done yet).
While the financial outcomes are beneficial to me I'll stick with them.
In regard to electricity prices you can read about the Cartel's next move on July 1 here:
https://www.aer.gov.au/industry/registers/resources/reviews/…
If you have Solar PV, forget about the FIT
Thank you for the info :)
If you are with ausgrid watch out for demand charge because last time I checked energy local still used that, despite the bigger guys already dumped that model.
This is what you need https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/
Don't think providers has locking contract but they have deals, ie you get bonus if you connected to x time, and some price match.
Yeah price can go up after sign up.