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  MrHyde on 02/08/2017 - 21:21

  Best way to compare rates is to take your old bills and calculate them again using the rates from the providers. Sometimes the higher supply charges more than offsets the usage rates and sometimes they don't. It depends a lot on your actual usage.

  There are also some online comparators where you can enter your usage data and it will calculate which provider is cheapest for your usage profile.

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    bigbadboogieman on 02/08/2017 - 21:22

    Cool.. thanks… any suggestions for good comparison websites..?

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      D C on 02/08/2017 - 21:52

      Try https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au/

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  rambutann on 02/08/2017 - 21:26

  Man thats expensive compared to VIC…

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  D C on 02/08/2017 - 21:41

  Note that the early payment discount only applies to the energy you use, not the daily supply charge.

  Beware of any exit fees.

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    bigbadboogieman on 02/08/2017 - 21:43

    I can see that disconnection can be around 40.02 and then re-connection fee again is 40.02 if its the same distributor. Not sure if both would apply if I switch? That would basically kill off the increased benefit over the year… :S

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      D C on 02/08/2017 - 21:54

      I'd err on the side of caution so I'd assume they'd charge both.

      You'd have to ask them. And get the answer in writing!

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  Diji1 on 02/08/2017 - 21:51

  +1

  Basically your current plan is impossible to compare with any other plan without significant work, as it was designed to be. Avoid any provider with tiered rates in future, they are there to screw you.

  I am not locked in however there will be a disconnection fee applied by the distributor

  That sounds like BS, I'd report it to ombudsman. Tip for the future is if you feel ripped off ask them to rectify things once, and they won't, then immediately make complaints to the ombudsman as this is the only way to get things resolved. Do not play the game of talking about it to get it resolved, the script to waste your time is already written. They act like criminal scum most of the time.

  I hope you choose to vote on this issue - and that means not voting for Liberal or Labour since they both delivered this terrible system with highest prices in the world to make their friends rich at your expense.

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  pao2x on 03/08/2017 - 08:00

  No time of use plans?

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  EightImmortals on 03/08/2017 - 09:02

  Also a headsup for Queenslanders (and maybe others)that if you do change from Ergon (and possibly energex) you will NOT be able to change back to them in the future. If you are building a new house make sure your builder hooks you up to Ergon/Energex from the start or you will not be able to change later. This is the dodgy governments way of forcing people into privatisation AFAICT. Not sure on the rules in other states.

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  bigbadboogieman on 19/08/2017 - 15:27

  Just a final update to all my fellow ozbargainers. First of all thanks for the advise.

  I worked out my bills between the two providers using their tariffs and found that the level of usage i have would not cause alot of difference due to the little difference in cents per unit. The major difference however was being caused by the usage discount therefore I decided to call up my existing provider and asked to speak with the retention team. Informed them about Alinta Energy's offer. They said they can't do anything on the tariffs however they were able to match the usage discount in the case of Electricity to 30% and beat the discount incase of Gas by addtional 2% to 20%.

  I encourage all of my Ozbargainer fellows to pick up the phone and speak with your providers if you are getting a discount of any less than the above percentages. Ask them to beat the discount and refer to OneBigSwitch and Alinta Energy. It doesn't hurt to try.

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  [Deactivated] on 22/08/2017 - 00:56

  Alinta are dodgy and they don't give the discount if you have solar.