Insider Secrets Magazine by ecoMaster

ENERGY USE
TIP
#07
IMAGINE AN
EXTRA $50
PER MONTH IN
YOUR POCKET
TIP
#08
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I recently took my own advice and went to
energymadeeasy.gov.au to get a better electricity
deal. I entered my postcode that redirected me to
the Victorian site where I got my $50 bonus just for
going through this process!! Reviewing my energy
contract on this site resulted in receiving a bunch
of offers from energy retailers.
The best deal was 97 cents a day as the standing
charge (that is just for being connected to the
grid), 21.56 cents at Peak (because I’m on a Time
of Use Tariff), 11.5 cents Off-Peak and 11.3 cents
Feed-In Tariff.
Unless you are well set up and very
efficient, you probably buy electricity
and possibly gas from an energy
retailer. Getting the best possible
deal may save you money.
There are many energy comparison
websites that compare tariffs if you
do a web search for them but all you
need is energymadeeasy.gov.au.
To get the most out of this website
you only need three things:
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1. Have some energy bills at hand
2. Find out if you’re in a contract
3. Know what type of electricity meter you have
Figuring out what type of electricity metre is quite
simple when looking at the metre box. If it is a
traditional old metre box and has a spinning disc,
then it is not a smart meter.
If you live in Victoria, you can enter your postcode
into energymadeeasy.gov.au and it will redirect you
to a Victoria Government website that does this for
you. They’ll even give you $50 to get the best deal.
ENERGY USE
SAVE MONEY
OR SAVE THE
PLANET ON
YOUR ENERGY
CONSUMPTION?
YOU CAN DO
BOTH
Now my current deal is 35.91 cents for Peak Tariff,
which compared to 21.56 cents. This is a 40%
improvement. Not only that, but my current Off-
Peak Tariff is 15.96 cents compared to the new
deal of 11.6 cents, which is a 26% improvement
and another 14% improvement on the Feed-In
Tariff.
Now whilst the daily charge goes up by 4%, you
can see when comparing the tariffs, the peak tariff
is cheaper.
This is a great process to go through, and I would
suggest reviewing energy retailers every year
or two because even this new offer is going to
become the current deal and in two years they’re
going to start inching up the tariffs on me just like
the current guys did when I wasn’t paying attention.
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