Blog | Reviews | News
2018 electricity prices in Victoria on the rise
Whilst most Australian’s have been enjoying a break at the end of 2017 and in the first weeks of 2018, Victorian electricity retailers have been busy updating their pricing. It will come as no surprise that electricity prices are on the rise again.
Is the biggest feed-in tariff the best plan for you?
We get asked all the time, “What retailers pay the best / biggest / highest solar feed-in tariff?” While we direct them to our solar feed-in page, at the same time we explain why the very highest solar feed-in tariff doesn’t usually lead to the cheapest plan.
How to shrink a $5,000 a year energy bill to $500
This is the story of how we seriously cut our family’s energy bills. We’re a regular suburban family. Every member enjoys their mod cons. We weren’t looking to head off-the-grid or to live in a self-sufficient straw-bale house; not that there’s anything wrong with that. We wanted to discover how
Why you should discount discounts on electricity plans
Many of us are guilty of judging a bargain by how big a discount is available. We make what seems to be a fair assumption that a discount is based on a price reduction from the so-called regular price. But when it comes to electricity there isn’t a regular price
Why solar is your energy saving game changer.
Over the last ten years, I’ve been on a journey to save money on energy. I’ve tried a lot of things along the way. Some things have been great. Other things, not so great. There is one thing that I’ve done, that has made the biggest difference to our household
Sharp electricity price rises in July 2017
Serious electricity price increases are here. So how do you reduce the pain? Switch now or later. Or consider fixed or variable rates? Here’s the low-down on the increases and what you can do about it.
