In the baking heat of the Summer, the size of your power bill can make you reluctant to turn on your air con, so your cosy home ends up turning into an uncomfortable sweat box on a regular basis.  It just doesn’t seem to matter whether temperatures skyrocket or plummet, power bills seem to only go one way, through the roof! Seven in 10 Australians believe air conditioning has the largest ... read more>

I’m not sure which of the two big news stories this week – power prices or Harvey Weinstein – is more depressing. I guess turning the lights off at your place is a good thing if you want to save energy, but if you happen to be at Harvey’s place… well you get my drift.  Rod Sims, head of the ACCC this week announced that energy prices have risen 90 per cent in real terms over a decade. Mr ... read more>

Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you would have noticed all the talk about energy prices. If you have been off the grid (pun intended), there’s no hiding from your energy bill, which will find you eventually.  And so will the Federal Government’s latest $700,000 ad campaign! Launched this month, the Powering Forward Campaign reportedly cost tax-payers $300,000 for 60 seconds... read more>

The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has been rubbishing “Blackout Bill” Shorten as he travels the eastern states promoting the Government’s response to rising electricity bills. In Queensland, LNP Leader Tim Nicholls launched a broadside at Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk claiming “Queensland electricity prices are at record highs and families and businesses are hurting because of one rea... read more>

Well-known newspaper columnist and lawyer Janet Albrechtsen is the latest to discover the value of shopping around for cheaper power. In her Australian Newspaper column published last week, Albrechtsen explains how she took the initiative and received a whopping 24% discount on her power bill by simply calling and asking her provider, AGL, for a price shake down.    What’s more, no new co... read more>