Powershop

This is one of the reasons I love Powershop. I can monitor both my usage, my overall power costs, but also the cost per unit. As one can see I paid an average of 19.2 a unit last year.

Consumer has a neat facility that allows you to compare plans. The next cheapest for me is Mercury Low User which is 22.9c a unit PLUS 37.5 c a day.

The Contact low user plan is 25.6c a unit PLUS 37.5 c a day, as is Empower.

And the Empower medium use plan is $1.24 a day PLUS 21.6c a unit.

The savings to my power bill have been massive. I’d say around 20% less due to the lower tariffs, and another 10% off because I am more aware of my power usage, and am better at conserving energy.

No wonder Powershop tops the satisfaction survey done by Consumer. I can’t work out why you would not use them if you are a regular online user. The only negative is you pay in advance.