The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has today released their final determination for the 2023–24 DMO (Default Market Offer) prices. Sure, there is only a small percentage of households on the DMO offer. But, like the canary in the coal mine - when the DMO price goes up, it's a clear signal that...
Market-linked electricity plans – My wildly successful experiment – Part 2
In this article, I'll share how we doubled our returns by moving to a new two-way trial tariff with a 27.8 cent per kWh feed-in tariff and adding more storage to our home. (more…)
Market-linked electricity plans – My wildly successful experiment – Part 1
There's been lots of hype surrounding market-linked electricity plans from retailers like Amber (and, to a lesser degree, the defunct Powerclub). Some customers posted images of negative prices, boasting they were getting paid to charge their car or run the dishwasher. I was curious, but the periods of very low...