Use the Strawberry Strategy to reduce your energy bills
Imagine your doctor tells you to give your child more vitamin C, but the only fruit or veggie she’ll eat that’s high in vitamin C is strawberries. You start with
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Imagine your doctor tells you to give your child more vitamin C, but the only fruit or veggie she’ll eat that’s high in vitamin C is strawberries. You start with
Just as home and car insurers bear the risk of major events, energy retailers “insure” against the risks of the energy market – and Australia’s transition to renewable energy poses a unique set of challenges. Ageing fossil fuel infrastructure, global market forces, and catastrophic weather events can all disrupt supply and drive up costs.
Supply charges vary by state, energy retailer, and energy plan, but they typically range from 80c to $1.50 per day, or between $24 and $45 a month.
The Default Market Offer is helpful for comparing deals, but it’s not the key to your lowest bill, and there are better ways to figure out how much you’ll actually pay.
To avoid high demand charges, don’t use all your energy-hungry appliances at the same time during the specified peak demand periods.
This Halloween, it’s not only the vampires lurking around the corner that you need to watch out for, but also the sneaky “energy vampires” hiding in plain sight in your home.
