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Electricity prices have been continuously rising in Australia, and it’s all over the news. Many families & businesses are struggling with these expensive power prices. Electricity Monster is a broker that compares rates from our partners.
POWERSHOP
Powershop now has over 100,000 customers and is growing daily while constantly innovating new ways to help customers interact with their energy usage and put the control back in the customer's hands.
Powershop is the only electricity retailer to be accredited 100% carbon neutral.
Powershop is also an award winner. They’re Australia’s greenest power company. For three years running, they’ve been Australia's greenest power company 2014, 2015 & 2018. They’re also people pleasers. They've been awarded Canstar Blue's Most Satisfied Customers - Energy Providers VIC, three years running, 2015, 2016, & 2017.
Market Offers
Powershop comes with a wide variety of offers, often structured as one of their Powershop Power Packs. These include: the Power Saver Pack which offers a competitive standing rate and a nice discount, Mega Pack, this is for the customer who likes to buy in bulk and comes with an even bigger discount, and Future Pack for if you want to pay for you power months in advance.
Supply Area
Powershop services electricity residential and business customer in Victoria, New South Wales and South-East Queensland. If you would like to see what Powershop has to offer in your area, Electricity Monster can help you with comparing electricity retailers from our partners.
To find out more about Powershop,
organise a connection to 1st Energy or to switch to Powershop call us on
1300 232 848 or submit your detail to have one energy experts help you.
About
Powershop is owned by Australasia’s largest 100% renewable generator, Meridian Energy. Their Office is based in Melbourne, with contact centres in both Melbourne and New Zealand.
Powershop believe in putting the customer first and empowering their customers to take control of their energy bills.
Generation
Powershop’s parent company Meridian Energy Ltd owns and operates two wind farms in Australia:
Powershop App
Powershop’s online tool can help you get a handle on how much power you use and when you use it.
Get variable insights into what time and which activities are driving you power usage
Gain more control over your power bill by making more informed decisions about how you use and purchase your power.
Smart Meter Upgrades
Powershop are also offering customers an upgrade to Smart Meter for free in most circumstances in New South Wales and South-East Queensland Customers. Call us on 1300 232 848 or submit your details above to see if you qualify for a free smart meter upgrade.
Electric car owners in South East Queensland, good news! Powershop has announced a new “super off-peak tariff” that makes it significantly cheaper to charge your electric car at certain times of the day. It’s pretty straightforward. Your tariff between 12am – 4am on weekdays (a great time to charge your car while you’re sleeping) will be only 9.90 cents per KWh. To qualify for this tariff, you must privately own an electric car, have a smart meter, and be on Powershop’s time of use tariff. For further information contact Powershop.
Great news for Powershop customers. The retailer has just announced they plan to slash prices in Queensland, and there’s a nice discount coming to NSW too. Customers in QLD can look forward to an 8.6% decrease in their energy supply charge. Meanwhile, in NSW there will be a 3% discount. This is expected to save the average Queensland and NSW consumer $140 and $74 a year, respectively.
Powershop now has over 100,000 customers and has just launched their gas product for Victorian Customers. If you opt for Powershop’s Gas Saver product, you will receive a 5% discount if you pay your bill on time and in full. If you are interested in hearing more about this offer, feel free to call one of our brokers on 1300 584 872, and they will be happy to help!
Powershop are ranked number 1 by green piece for the 3rd year running. One of Powershop’s main focuses is to provide greener energy to its customer at affordable prices. This year, for the third year running Powershop, has proven themselves to be found the greenest retailer again! Green peace focus at areas such as; the level of emission intensity, a focus of renewables, and their general policies when they look into awarding this specific award.
Powershop has passed the reduction in the wholesale prices in Victoria back to their customers. Due to the fall in wholesale prices in Victoria, Powershop wants to make sure they continue to provide affordable energy to their customers. Unlike other retailers, Powershop has passed these saving onto all their customers, not only new customers.
This has been eased into place by the purchase of three hydro plants have been recently acquired by Powershop, as well as the confirmation of several longer-term contracts that have been secured to provide energy from both solar and wind farms across the eastern coast of Australia, at potentially lower energy prices.
Powershop scored full marks in categories of value for money, bill clarity, customer services, energy efficiency advice and environmental sustainability. Here at Electricity Monster, it is extremely important that we are providing the correct solutions to our customers, and awards like this one let us know we are on the right track!
Powershops’s parent company Meridian Energy has agreed to purchase three hydro stations from Trustpower for $168m. Along with this, they have signed 3 Power Purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable projects in Victoria and New South Wales. The net result of these agreements will add 749 GWh, taking Meridian’s total renewable generation to roughly 1,300GWh in Australia.
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