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Everyone loves a discount on electricity – but how solid are some of these special deals offered by Australian energy retailers?<\/p>\n

Released this week, the\u00a0 Essential Services Commission’s Victorian Energy Market Report 2016-17 says the state’s energy market works for some customers, but others are paying more than they need to.<\/p>\n

It’s little wonder many Victorians (and Australians generally for that matter) tend to grudgingly stick with their current electricity retailer 1<\/a><\/sup>. In Victoria, an electricity customer who looks online for a new electricity deal will likely find themselves facing more than 230 generally available offers according to the Commission.<\/p>\n

“Energy bills can vary by many hundreds of dollars and there is no consistent basis for how discounts are offered,” states the report. “It is possible to find offers with a 10 per cent discount that provide cheaper energy than other offers with discounts of over 30 per cent.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Choice can be a very good thing, but too many choices and associated complexities creates confusion. It probably wouldn’t be too cynical to suggest the confusion experienced by consumers in the electricity market isn’t an unintended side effect; but this also works against retailers looking to acquire new customers.<\/p>\n

“..\u00a0 consumer psychologists and behavioural economists have shown the adverse impact of giving customers too much choice \u2013 price structures with two or three components have been shown to dissuade many customers from actively engaging with the market,” states the ESC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some of the seemingly generous discounts offered also have nasty gotchas buried in the fine print, and failure to observe the retailer’s conditions can result in an electricity bill shock. The Commission found 80% of energy offers tout some sort of discount – and almost all of them have conditions attached. It put the average electricity bill increase resulting from failing to meet all conditions for a year at $314.<\/p>\n

The Victorian Energy Market Report 2016-17, which can be downloaded here<\/a> (PDF), offers assistance in navigating the state’s electricity market and tips to make the most from competition, such as it is, between energy retailers.<\/p>\n

Best Electricity Deals For Solar Power System Owners<\/h2>\n

When you have solar panels installed, it can throw some extra complexity into the mix when choosing an electricity retailer. As has been stated on a number of occasions here on SQ,\u00a0 a high feed in tariff<\/a> doesn’t necessarily equate to the best deal.<\/p>\n

Last year, SQ blogger Ronald spent two days crunching numbers to determine the cheapest electricity plans for solar owners<\/a> in Adelaide, and he’s never been the same since. If the exercise had such an effect on Ronald, what hope do we mere mortals have?<\/p>\n

But seriously, it’s not quite as bad as all that – however, a bit of time and substantial patience is required. One of the tools you can use as a starting point is SQ’s solar friendly retailer comparison tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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