Next year, Australia will claim another piece of energy history (something we’ve been pretty good at over the years). Starting in July 2026, millions of Australian households will be able to receive three hours of completely free electricity every day. And they don’t even need to have solar panels on their rooves to do so. … Read More
11 tips for lowering your gas bill, starting today
If you can save money on anything, why wouldn’t you? Particularly when you can so easily shop around online. All it takes is a bit of your time, in some cases only a few minutes. We think it’s worth seeing if you can save five or 10 dollars, so saving hundreds should be a no-brainer…. Read More
It’s official: GloBird Energy is the best at Gas (but we’re still humble)
Everyone at GloBird Energy works hard every day to bring you the best value electricity and gas plans we can. That goal, along with providing outstanding customer service, is why we started the business, and it still drives us. We appreciate when people choose GloBird and we’re even more gratified when our customers provide positive… Read More
Australian homeowners are loving their batteries, but could they be even happier?
A couple of weeks ago, the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) released a report which showed that “the Cheaper Home Batteries Program is off to a strong start, with more than 55,000 applications from Australian home and business owners since the scheme commenced in July”. Even though the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and… Read More
What is an eight-hour battery and how will it change our energy mix
What will we do when the sun doesn’t shine as much as usual and the wind doesn’t blow enough – the unpredictable periods of renewable drought called dunkelflaute (a German term meaning “dark doldrums”)? That’s long been one of the major challenges facing the global energy sector as it works to transition toward a future… Read More
Is the energy sector getting more heat than it deserves?
Most Australians are acutely aware of the cost of living, with many households constantly weighing up whether they can afford discretionary spending, and some being forced to compromise to make ends meet. There has been a significant shift in Australia’s cost-of-living landscape over the past decade, from what were relatively stable prices in 2015 to… Read More