Amber Electric
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Amber can work for almost everyone
Not 5 stars only because, as they'll you, it's not for everybody. For those it suits, Amber's way of retailing electricity is easily the best value. I made it work for me both before I installed a battery & solar-panelled my roof and after. I was a buy-in Amber customer only. As a low-income, high electricity use household, price is everything. Because Amber is a no-contract retailer, I could join with just a phone call to take advantage of really cheap wholesale pricing in the long "daylight saving" summer months when there's plentiful renewable cheap supply. In 2023 we used 18,000kwh, costing $4,600 average 25.5c KWH. With Amber my average price was 40% less than the Default Market price. Then with just another phone call I'd change to a no-contract fixed-price retailer for winter, where I may get a 20% discount off DMO, then at the Spring Equinox I’d rejoin Amber. A phone call every six months was all it took to maximise savings. I have just recently installed solar and battery, financed with a loan and now its an all-year-round guaranteed win. Their app with smart shift technology, price notifications and manual over-ride facilities allow me to either leave it to them, choose to store extra power when cheap/free, sell power when dearer, or choose to keep it for my own use e.g. overnight. My bill for December+January 12 months ago as a buy-in only customer was $600 (av 17c kWh), this year for Dec'23-Jan'24 I was actually in credit, they paid me, even if it was only $3, much better than the proverbial poke in the eye with a blunt massive power bill ! Retail prices will keep rising so with the savings my investment will pay for itself within 3-5 years easily.