If you live in Victoria, you might have noticed some changes to your energy bills. We’d like to take you through them so you can have a good understanding of the changes and why they’ve been made. Regardless of your political leanings, it’s worth acknowledging that the Victorian government is trying to make things better… Read More
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Is demand response the answer to all our energy woes?
About a week ago, The Australia Institute – an independent public policy think tank based in Canberra – released a report Keeping up with the competition: Global trend to demand response. It makes a lot of interesting points about how demand response could impact on the Australian energy market, not least by reducing prices. As… Read More
Do smart meters save you money?
It’s been a few years since all households and small businesses in Victoria had a smart meter installed, as part of a major upgrade of Victoria’s electricity infrastructure. The rollout of smart meters is still taking place in other parts of Australia and across the world, for example, most UK householders will have a smart… Read More
GloBird’s Top 10 Winter Energy-Saving Tips
We recommend being smart about how much electricity you use around the house all year round. After all, there’s no point wasting it and paying for power you didn’t even need or use. You might be surprised how every little bit adds up over the course of a year. Here in Victoria, heating your home… Read More
Could a demand tariff reduce your electricity bill?
Demand tariffs have been in place for large businesses for a long time and became available to Victorian residential and small business customers in 2017. As far as GloBird Energy is concerned, demand tariffs are an interesting concept. Because they reflect to cost of infrastructure and have the potential to make those who use it… Read More
Customers always come first
As I’ve noted previously, when we started GloBird Energy, we knew we had to get two aspects right: the technical side and the human side. That’s because we started the business based on our own experiences and our strongly held belief that we could do better than most – if not all – of the… Read More