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• Pot8o@aussie.zone [bot] ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Cries in regional Queensland I can choose between Ergon, Ergon or Ergon. Oh wait… there’s also Ergon.

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• thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you are in Victoria, you should be using the comparison website every year:
  compare.energy.vic.gov.au

  It will find the cheapest plan based on your usage over the past year.

  In general, you can usually lock in a rate for ~12 months - after which point in time you will switch to the default rate (which will be higher, but is still capped versus how bad things used to be).

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  • truxnell@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Thanks, this is the nudge I needed to review mine!

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• Zagorath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If they call to ‘Ask what they can do to keep you’ or ‘Find out how they can do better’ just hang up. They have no decency, and nothing they say should sway you to give your money to companies that treat you like garbage

  Don’t hang up, tell them. Tell them “I’m switching because you jacked up prices beyond what’s reasonable.” If they offer to lower prices, say “no, it’s too late. I don’t want to be with a company that takes advantage of loyal customers in the first place.”

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• TheFermentalist@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Don’t hang up when they ask what they can do better. Don’t stay with them either. Give them an honest, respectful, but blistering critique explaining why you are leaving and why you will never be back. Be polite, which means they have to keep you on the line. Your discreet example won’t make a blind bit of difference. However, all of these calls are recorded and the larger the sample they get, and the more the call centre staff talk about it, the more likely they are to listen to the feedback.

  Source: I review this shit and present it to various management teams for a major Australian company

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• Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  For everyone else you want to wait until all retailers have announced their price increases

  From 1 July 2025, prices will rise across the 3 areas. Residential consumers will see increases ranging from 0.5% to 9.7% depending on their usage and location. The price rises for small businesses will range from 0.8% to 8.5%, depending on the same factors.

  …gov.au/…/australian-energy-regulator-releases-ne…

  So very likely most/all electricity retailers will pass this on, some just earlier than others

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  • BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yep. Waiting for the prices to update then it's shopping time.

    Momentum did us the dirty...

    Your current rates and charges

    GST Inclusive
    Daily Supply Charge ($ per day)
    4.2845
    Peak usage ($ per kWh)
    0.3344
    Off Peak usage ($ per kWh)
    0.2464
    Tariff timings:
    Peak Usage : 7am-10am & 3pm-10pm Mon-Sun. Off Peak Usage : All other times.

    Your new rates and charges effective 1 July 2025

    GST Inclusive
    Daily Supply Charge ($ per day)
    5.05623
    Peak usage ($ per kWh)
    0.441826
    Off Peak usage ($ per kWh)
    0.324726
    Tariff timings:
    Peak Usage : 7am-10am and 3pm-10pm Mon-Sun. Off Peak Usage : all other times.

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    • Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      your daily supply charge is $5?

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• zero_gravitas@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Link in body needs a https://, just FYI

  Had no idea that site existed, though, great post!

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• Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If you’re in the Northern Territory, we just fuck ourselves with jacana

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