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  • Transparency
    2.4 (61)
  • Customer Service
    2.8 (62)
  • Rates and Fees
    2.2 (67)
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Sam F.
Sam F.
  • 3 reviews

Exemplary Customer Service

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I've been connected with EnergyTrade since moving into my apartment 18 months ago now. We had power the same day we moved in and haven't had any dropouts whatsoever.
I've also experienced financial troubles during this time and was connected with Marion who has been nothing short of pure gold. She's always ready to help and no matter what crazy situation I send her way, she always finds a way to make it work so everybody's happy.
Thank you so much Marion for looking after me when I needed it most



Transparency
5/5
Customer Service
5/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Good fast service

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Our pawer and gas. Supply turn on the day we moved in verry. Happpy with service.
Had a little problem with first bill. i over payed. over paymnt returned with out a problem .one call it was all fixed super. Service thank you.

Transparency
5/5
Customer Service
5/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Helena,
Thank you so much for the great review. Adding a zero to the payment makes a world of difference and we wanted it back in your account ASAP.
Have a great day
Kath

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Vivek Kurapati
Vivek KurapatiSydney, NSW

Much appreciated for quick resolution.

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Effortless sign up for first time users and Short timeline for activation.
Never experience any power dropout and very efficient service providers.
Online portal run customers through usage and feasible bill payment modes.



Transparency
5/5
Customer Service
5/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Vivek,
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review. It is always appreciated by everyone in the team at Energy Trade.
Kind regards,
Kath

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Michael
MichaelSydney, NSW

Badly overpriced

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They claim that by using bulk buying power they are able to get the best prices. This may be true but they do not pass them onto the consumer with a price well above the NSW average

Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
2/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Courtney
CourtneyNew South Wales
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Overpriced water supply for 1 person!!

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Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Ridiculously overpriced

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Incentivised Review No
ServicesElectricity and Gas
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Rajeev
Rajeev
  • 2 reviews
  • 3 likes

Ridiculously overpriced run away from this provider

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I moved into unit with embedded network and previously was with Simply energy whose pricing and supply charges are way cheaper than Energy Trade. I can definitely say that Energy Trade is overpriced, has separate and very high supply charges for gas Appliance, hot water, Daily supply charge and they will rip off your pockets. Our apartment might soon get away from this provider. If your unit is in an embedded network with Energy trade run away don't move in and save your hard earned money.

Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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saya r.
saya r.
  • 4 reviews
  • 4 likes

terrible company, terrible customer service

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Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Unaffordable

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Rates and Fees
1/5
Incentivised Review No
ServicesElectricity and Gas
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Kathy L.Energy Trade
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$130 per month

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Single person in one bedroom unit. Always used my appliances in moderation and the company always charged me double the cost versus other providers. I have just switched back to Energy Australia and now I’m only paying half the price per month compared to Energy Trade. 0/10 wouldn’t recommend. Save your $$$ and just choose other companies are your provider instead.

Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
3/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Sam F.
Sam F.
  • 3 reviews

Consistently fantastic service

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We have integrated power within our apartment block and I've never had any issues with Energy trade. Even during a period where my income was lowered, the team came up with a plan that allowed me to still make payments and get back on track

Transparency
5/5
Customer Service
5/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Sam. F
Thank you for the great review.
Kind rgeards
Kath

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BJW1968
BJW1968Sydney, NSW
  • 2 reviews

Great service with outstanding pricing

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I have been a customer of Energy Trade since January 2021. The bills have been reasonable since moving in and although I was apprehensive about being in an embedded network my bills have been manageable

Transparency
5/5
Customer Service
5/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi BJW1968,
Thank you for the great review.
Kind regards,
Kath

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M. David
M. DavidSydney, NSW

Terrible

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Energy trade was our embedded network

and just changed.

Our bill was 200 month for a 2 bdr appt. exorbitant!!!

Now we moved hot water and gas still 200 a month

Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Alison
Alison
  • 2 reviews
  • 4 likes

Worst company ever

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I live in a one bedroom, by myself, month bill 150 and up !!
Cant change to any other network because of the embedded system, this is causing me to move out

Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
Alison
Alison

Hi Kathy
I emailed you.
No reply, typical for your company !!

Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Alison,
I replied to an email from 'Alison' who told me she wrote this comment. Just in case the email is in your junk folder, I sent it at 4.11pm on Friday 10 September.
Kind regards,
Kathy

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Expensive hot water charge! Total rip off

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Transparency
1/5
Customer Service
1/5
Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade
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Questions & Answers

PrasannaC
PrasannaCasked

Hi everyone,
I was with EnergyTrade in my previous unit for electricity only, the bills seemed somewhat expensive but I didn't think much about it. Now, I moved to a new unit and here it's EnergyTrade for everything (electricity+gas+"HOT WATER"). The idea of charging for hot water per litre seems like a scam to me. I haven't got my first bill yet but after reading all these reviews I fear that I'm in for the worst (Guys! Please don't laugh...)

Now, my questions are
1. What can be done about this (EnergyTrade) legally? Apart from moving out which doesn't solve it.

2. Did anyone made complaints to the Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (https://www.ewon.com.au/page/making-a-complaint/complaint-forms), If yes, what was their response?

3. If this many customers are unhappy with something, then I definitely think that should be solved. Should we all sign a petition against EnergyTrade? Would it achieve anything?

4. How does this kind of company is allowed to prosper (charge per litre hot water) ? No regulation, and compliance. Who allowed it to happen? Who can change it?

5. Why don't they charge per Mj instead by calulating a standard such as how many Mj is used to heat one litre or comparing to normal standards around the country. I guess this would make more sense because we are getting charged twice for water.

And finally, I will provide a review once I get my first bill. In the meantime, everyone please provide your opinions. I very much appreciate your time.

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Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Prasanna,
Thank you for posting your questions online. My apologies there has been a delay in responding but I had not noticed any comments in Q&A.
With your new property, your electricity is charged the same as it was previously and our rates for electricity daily supply and consumption reduced on 1 September 2020 and we are competitive with the big 4 retailers.
1. Energy Trade is partnered with Energy Locals, an authorised electricity retailer. Together we look after your energy supply including delivering energy to your home/business, connections and disconnections, billing and payments and supporting customers who need assistance. This arrangement will provide you with greater customer protection in line with the AER's energy market rules.
2. Energy Trade is held to all AER guidelines and energy market rules; allowing any of our customers to complain if they feel we have not met their expectations in some way. The Ombudsman will want to know that we’ve worked together to try and resolve the issue as best as possible and will refer you to our customer service team if we have not been contacted us before.
3. Energy Trade has 1000’s of happy customers but we have never paid or incentivised customers to leave comments online.
4. We understand that a community energy network is something most residents have never been part of in previous properties. We are regulated and follow strict compliance guidelines in line with AER’s energy market rules.
5. While you receive a water bill from your water supplier (Sydney Water), it does not include hot water supply and usage charges. Your building’s Energy Trade community hot water & gas network heats and supplies the water to your apartment.
Prasanna, I encourage you to contact me to discuss your concerns. Please email [email protected] with the subject heading Att Kathy or call 1300 001 255 and ask for me.
Kind regards,
Kath

PrasannaC
PrasannaC

I am okay with the EnergyTrade's electricity service in my previous unit and current unit. But, the hot water, that is a whole different issue which I'm definitely not liking so far and all my comments, questions are regrading only the hot water service and billing. You mentioned that Energy Trade has 1000's of happy customers, I bet none of them are getting "hot water" bill from EnergyTrade.

I don't think any of the large energy retailers charge per litre of hot water for the centralized hot water service. for example, as for Origin and AGL, I found out that they only charge for the amount of gas used to heat the water. Do you still think this is in line with the AER? I would never think that AER would allow something like this. Is EnergyTrade a member of Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW?

Is the hot water metering in line with the metering standards followed nationwide? How does the hot water billing works when the consumer using tepid, slightly warm, and hot water? the amount of gas consumed is not same for all temperatures.

I specifically searched in my friends circles in the same area to find a reasonably comparable usage in everything (electricity, gas, hot water). I compared my energy bills with them and guess what, their three month (gas) bill equals my one month (gas+hot water). Do you still think this is competitive?

This system is disadvantageous if someone needs to claim gas rebates as the billing is not in Mj. Why should someone lose out on energy rebates, especially during present COVID-19 situation.

As I mentioned earlier, I have not received my first bill yet but I calculated the bill using the consumption data. I will comment once I get the bill

Energy Trade
Kathy L.Energy Trade

Hi Prasanna,
*Almost twice as many of our sites have gas, electricity & hot water.
*You are correct that most companies do not charge in litres; this tends to be a feature of embedded networks.
*Energy Trade is partnered with Energy Locals, an authorised electricity retailer. Together we look after your energy supply including delivering energy to your home/business, connections and disconnections, billing and payments and supporting customers who need assistance. This arrangement will provide you with greater customer protection in line with the AER's energy market rules. We are answerable to the AER and EWON as with other retailers and all of our customers are afforded the same protections.
*If your hot water is mixed with cold water, it will use less hot water. If you had a mixer tap set to the middle; you would use roughly 50% hot and 50% cold water so one litre of warm water in this instance would use only 500ml of hot water. With a Gas or Electricity heated hot water system, you use more heated water, the hotter the water is; the principle is the same.
*Are you calculating consumption through My Account?
*Unfortunately, you are right and it is not possible to claim the gas rebate. We are always pushing for changes in the guidelines to afford our customers the same benefits as they may have enjoyed previously.
Warm regards,
Kath

Bhargavi T.
Bhargavi T.asked

Did anybody changed their service provider from energy trade to other?

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Richard C
Richard C

No. The only way to change is to move to another place, unless you or the owner is prepared to pay for a new meter, you are locked in.

M. David
M. David

Try AGL although it took 9 months to move

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