Saw this offer at Westpac.
Must remain with AGL for 1 month to get the $150 card as well as the sign up offer of $250 credit. $125 credit applies for each Electricity and Gas connection.
Existing Customers can also get $50 card by changing their plan.
NSW: $125 for gas, $125 for electricity
VIC/QLD: $75 for gas, $75 for electricity
WA/SA: No credit, just the gift card
Use it as a churning offer then and move out after 1 month 😀
which supplier did you move to?
Would like to know as well, in with AGL in NSW.
Im in SE Queensland with a 6.6kw solar system. Did my figures which everyone should sit down and take 20mins to do.
Take approx 3 of your last bills and look at supply charges and peak charges etc.
I did this with and found Energy Locals to be my best bet. This is not always the case for everyone and this is why I stress to do you figures first.
Here from SE Queensland too, similar set up + EV. Nothing comes close to OVO. FIT 8c/kw, charging EV 12am - 6am 8c/kw, rest of the rates are comparable with other energy players. What's make OVO (hopefully others will follow too) the best of bunch is 11am - 2pm no charge for electricity consumed. Working from home, charging EV, hot water system, delayed washing, dishwasher ETC, AC on… Pretty good, hard to find better deal ATM. I'm pretty sure others will offer similar soon if not yet. OVO also does referrer/referee bonus. <Mod: No soliciting referrals.> Have really good personal and financial experience with this mob for almost a year now.
@Kapitoshka: Yeah but they make their money back on the 15c/kwh demand charge over a 5hr period between 4pm-9pm
@Kapitoshka: I have a 10kW solar system in SE QLD and the best rate for me by far is the 12 cent/kW uncapped FIT with Origin. Only available via the retention team
@Unterberg: Maybe, for me it only would work for the short period of time as winter months will have very low generation and more EV consumption. Free 3 hour electricity does the trick regardless of peak power price.
Thanks for tip on Energy Locals, looks really good. Never heard of them.
Any idea if their prices are increasing? Some companies increase tomorrow!
Bit weird having a monthly membership charge and daily supply charge but latter is low and overall looks like good deal!
@hen dawg: Energy locals are like Aldi , they were going to charge me $150 just for a smart metre , left them and found red energy to be the best , check their pricing
@hen dawg: Energy Locals have a monthly membership fee, it’s $12.99pm where I’m located.
There’s no warning of this up front at any stage of the sign up so be aware of this going in.
@0jay: Thanks. That charge was pretty clear on the website ($13.99 for me) but still have to work it all out
You should actually take the last 12 months and look at the cost. My bills in winter are by far the costliest, a modest % saving at that time of year could pay for my summer months of electricity.
+1 for energy locals for me as well
I won't name suppliers, as you can get the same price with most, but to get the best prices join their affiliate programs.
Prices are lower than the comparison web-sites.
Then sign yourself up, then quit and have nothing further to do with the affiliate program,
Oh only if it were that easy. Remove everything related to the affiliate program (web content, social media, product integration etc) to not get tracked for, say, their ad revenue, including all related email / newsletter subscriptions, account details (delete the account itself or directly request for it to get deleted), change account private settings, request account data to be deleted, change account password, delete all affiliate program emails received, delete cookies, block their email domain, block phone number; scan device for trackers, leftover files, registry changes; etc. You don’t want to have anything to do with them. All this further required work just to keep oneself apart from the affiliate program is precisely due to the person who signed up in the first place to save a few hundred dollars. One’s privacy is worth much more, and this includes account and bank details, identity details, personal files, the device itself, other devices on the same network (but must be unsecured), etc. You can’t hide from an “affiliate program,” or the actual organisations and technological means involved to run it, just by not revisiting or logging out or putting their emails into spam. Once you sign up to something digitally through the web, it can be a lot of work to retrace your steps and undo everything you did. You can never completely leave an affiliate program once you sign up (technologically speaking).
@yoke2018: Did I mention data breaches? I think we had a large one just the other day, as well as that large American telco company the other week or so ago.
My account (as well as millions of others) got data breached through one of the cashback programs. HaveIbeenpwned is always a good website to check.
Worst case scenario, you don’t want any of part of your private life to be bidded and sold (via BTC) on the dark web. (Lots of people doing bad things out there—for fun, out of habit, for money, for pleasure, out of pressure, out of anger or fear, etc—and I’m not being paranoid or pessimistic).
@yoke2018: C'mon man, cyber risks are absolutely real, Lattitude, Optus, Medibank ect… shopback ect.. prove that, and you can't say just because it's an affiliate program the risk of leakage is higher. Some of the big players are worse, with more people having access to your data.
I use different email receive addresses for different services (side benefit of owning your own domain) so pretty east to work out who leaks what. Prior to that was using the old + trick. You know the biggest culprit I have found, is the bloody automakers. Not talking Tesla here, but the legacy automakers, pretty sure they SELL our data rather than a data breach.
AGL rates will wipe out those discounts in 1 month.
Not for everyone! I'm switching over from GloBird (after they jacked up my electricity rates by 42% this month) and that will result in a 22% increase in rates only. And the same goes with my gas. So $400 back is a no brainer for me.
Looks like only $75 credit applies for each Electricity and Gas connection in VIC.
Simply energy will give you $200 credit in vic for electricity
Not as good deal but good to churn to from this one
Got to pass go every 2 month
I can't find a link for this. Has this deal expired?
Are you in Victoria? Your profile says Sydney
@serpserpserp: What postcode? I have checked postcodes in powercor, united energy, jemena, ausnet and citipower and they are all eligible
It says $200 credit at top and bottom of each plan
https://www.simplyenergy.com.au/residential/electricity-and-…
@serpserpserp: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/819996
Here is the deal I posted, it wasn't very popular
@serpserpserp: Yeah, same as this deal it’s more for just churning between. I haven’t paid for electricity for a while now
@Brick50: I remember seeing that deal, my current is 36.96c kw/h peak, 16.5c off peak, 96.8c a day. Theirs is 49.31c, 28.69c and $1.325. Granted theirs has a 11% discount vs my 5% but it doesn't come close to making up the difference.
While the $200 credit is nice, I'm worried I wouldn't get my low rates back again. Do you find there are enough retailers to churn between to offset the terrible rates?
Simply will give you $300
For NRMA members in NSW, is that what you are talking about?
so all/most/alot providers is giving away some bonus or credit for new customers but there is no contract.
technically we can just keep changing provider when there is a new offers?
yes… it's called loyalty tax
Isn't it more a disloyalty reward?
After a month you get texted to accept the $150 gift card. Once accepted it takes a few days to get the link. Once you get the link it takes another a week for the 3rd party company to send it to you.
Do I actually need to be a Westpac customer to get this? It didn't ask for anything on sign up.
Nope don't need to be a westpac customer
You have to go through westpack app link.
I like the AGL app but the rates are far too uncompetitive to consider signing up again
Yeah the app is surprisingly good, but it’s not competitive unless you can get on a VIP plan
What's a VIP plan?
Employees and their friends and family can get special plans
I don't even look at the rates any more. Just take the bonus and move. Haven't got my first bill from simply energy yet, but already moved to origin. Their deal applies on the 15th. Will move to AGL on the 16th. I don't do credit cards anymore. This is easier …looking at you ANZ…
How much do the connection and disconnection fees add up to?
I’m in vic with Powercor and don’t get any disconnect reconnect fees as I have a smart meter
there’s no disconnection when you’re churning (it’s a wholesaler fee)
Disconnect and reconnect fees only take place if the distributor cuts off your power at the meter due to non-payment of bills.
When you switch retail providers there is a seamless cutover and no loss of power. They will either take a manual read of meter (if not a smart meter) or do a reconciliation on the backend based on smart meter data.
If you go to www.energymadeeasy.gov.au - you can put in your National Metering Identifier (NMI)
which is on your bill.
It will then use your energy usage date automatically and tell you what rates are available.
It's actually a good website… They've made it a lot easier to compare now. A lot of companies direct you to the energymadeeasy website to get the plan info.
Unfortunately not available for WA
VIC site: https://compare.energy.vic.gov.au/
ditched AGL years ago.
found Tango the current cheapest here. but changes all the time. always reassess each time they notify of an increase.
I was with Tango for quite a few years as their rates were competitive, even when checking yearly basis. Only churned couple of months ago for both electricity and gas (electricity now with nectar, gas with AGL) as Tango's increased rates now no longer competitive and couldn't offer anything better when I rang up.
Only good as a starting point, if you accept the rates on energymadeeasy you are getting ripped off. (Except Victoria)
What do you do to get better rates?
time to switch
It's like car insurance. Never stay loyal for too long as that's where you get ripped. 👍👍
similar to your job too.. never stay loyal to ur company.. we are just a number for the management.
Hi all is ruere cheap gas supplier with good cashback my agl gas vredit has just finished and i am churnning. Low gas usage
So just to get this straight… I can sign up for gas only for 1 month and net $275 all up in bonuses? My gas bill last quarter was $37 ha ha.
That is literally impossible!
Supply charge alone is more than 50c a day x 90 days = at least $45 even if you don't use a single bit of gas!
With discounts
concession
And I don't think anywhere in this country you can get monthly gas bill, so will have to add manual read fee on top.
I splurged and went quarterly :)
Not true, most large retailers can bill on estimated monthly reads and wash up actuals reads bi-monthly..
Gas typically takes 3 months to churn, Electricity will be quicker (on the provision you have a smart meter), otherwise can still take months.
Is it worth asking to getting your meter upgraded to smart meter?
You can switch to providers that offer free smart meter installation. After the installation, you are free the switch whoever provider you want.
@O O: wow - thank you. Do you know any other providers that does this?
I found the https://www.energymadeeasy.gov.au website so easy to see the peak and off-peak charges and compare to what I currently have for each company too. It's so good, hopefully they don't raise all the peaks electricity plans though and the times as that'll then make it not worth it.
@Bluey123: Smart meter upgrade is free with any provider, so long as it's not a complicated job. Check your current invoice for who your distributor is and contact them directly to organise.
Billing can then have the Demand surcharge & different rates, not available on old meter.
Consider if that might be a positive or negative impact on bills!
Didn't affect me until changed retailer much later
Changed gas companies two days ago…haha
Privatisation getting worse every day!
$150 gift card avalable for Commonwealth customers too
Where? Link?
Anyone know how it works if your energy account is in credit due to solar FIT and you were to swap from one company to another like for this deal? Do you get issued a cheque or something?
This happened to me with my gas company Globird. The account was in credit, contacted them, provided them with BSB & acc no and they sent money to the bank account. I assume you could do something similar for your electricity company.
They are obliged to pay out your balance but will not do anything unless you chase them up and provide some BSB details. Same thing happened to me in recent past.
Hah funny thing with AGL. I was in credit about $8 and when I left them they said they'd direct deposited the credit to my bank account. Funny thing was I never ever gave them my bank account. Just next level audacity.
AGL will likely cost you long term regardless of your network area and usage. Best to not go wirh any of the big retailers
💯 agree! Kleenheat ftw! Flybuys and amex win win!!!
Worth it for one month tho?
What makes you say that? The page shows a 41% discount if you pay by direct debit.
I just looked at the rates it showed me. It didn't show a discount, or maybe I didn't see it.
I've been on AGL 56% discount on usage and supply charges for the last couple of years. They are kicking us off that plan at the end of the month though, down to 41%.
Haven't looked lately but I seem to remember Alinta and Kleenheat only discounted usage, not supply charges.
Can I use cashrewards/Shopback compare to switch to AGL and get both cashback as well as the AGL credits?
I think the t&c say not in conjunction with any other offer… as you'd expect.
hey @mikeleemy did you ever try stacking?
AGL isn't charging new connections fee?
One off fees
Move-in / new connection fee
$49.80
May be charged when manually reconnecting or reading your meter when you move into a property or change retailer. Incl GST. Fees may vary.
And there is disconnection fees as well for changing retailers?
Disconnection fee for moving out of the premises
$49.80
May be charged when manually disconnecting or reading your meter when you move out of a property or change retailer. Incl GST. Fees may vary.
Those fees only apply if they shut the gas off. Not when you change retailers.
how much hassle is it to change providers? I have been with Origin for many years (NSW) and just switch the plans with them whenever there is a better deal. My deal to get a $150 credit finishes on around the 15th Jan, so, either stay with them and switch plan again and get 11% discount and possibly another $150 (if their current deal of $150 if you stay till 15th March, is still on after the 15th Jan), or switch to this one and possibly switch back to Origin?
I don't like to try the newer, smaller ones, as I have heard problems with honouring discounts, deals and wrong reads etc etc, and hard to fix it.
If you have done that long you must have been slugged by them big time.
no, like I said I am always looking for a better deal. Plenty of offers through Fifty Up etc. I just change the plan as soon as I see a better deal.
Nah, by switching you get joining bonus and the best rates the market offer. Origin is among the big three and there's no way at anytime they will match the best available rate on the market. If you think their better deal is the best then you haven't looked hard enough
@lgacb08: I would rather actually get the deal I am promised than get promised a deal I don't have honoured and plenty of times I have not only gotten a pretty good discount, but I have received cashback deals like the one I am on now.
AGL rates will wipe out those discounts in 1 month. They don't even attempt to retain customers either.
When I left they said they're the rates and if you come back we'll give $150 credit. Pi#£# me off even more.