Last month we asked you to Tell us what’s most important to you with a comment on our Facebook page. Thanks to not only those who left a comment, but everyone who read that post and thought about what you like (and don’t like) about GloBird Energy. We’re quite sincere when we acknowledge the simple… Read More
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8 creative energy saving ideas
Once you’ve shopped around for the best deal – and ended up with us here at GloBird Energy – there are still some other things you can do to keep your power bills down. We’ve written about some of the common-sense changes you can make around the house previously in posts like 13 super simple… Read More
Tell us what’s most important to you (apart from prices)
Everyone knows that the cost of energy to households and businesses is one of the issues that most Australians are concerned about. Some people want to talk about little else and we all just want our bills to stop going up and start coming down. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has spent a… Read More
Everyone in the electricity industry is feeling the heat
If you’ve been anywhere near the news over the past week or so, you will have seen headlines like: “Consumers let down badly by electricity market” (The Conversation), “The ACCC says your energy bills are too high” (ABC online), “Power rip-offs: ACCC lines up energy giants” (The Australian), and “ACCC accuses energy companies of gouging… Read More
14 fascinating facts about the history of electricity in Australia
These days, we pretty much take electricity for granted. Mind you, we also take mobile phones for granted, even though there are plenty of people who can clearly remember life before those new-fangled contraptions. Of course, there’s no-one around who can remember what it was like before electricity, when people used hot coals to heat… Read More
Do you know your home’s energy star rating – and whether it’s accurate?
When we buy whitegoods and other appliances, checking the energy star rating is just part of the process. We’ve long accepted that the more stars a product has, the more energy efficient it is, meaning we’ll save on energy bills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Department of Environment and Energy, Energy Rating… Read More