Like the broader public and media, most of our articles about the Australian energy landscape focus on the ways that prices, generation, distribution, reliability of supply, technology, policy, etc, impact on households. That’s because 99 per cent of our customers are residential. However, when we consider the big picture of the Australian energy sector –… Read More
Start reducing your carbon footprint today
When we were setting up GloBird Energy, we realised that talking to as many customers as possible would help us do a better job of delivering what people want. Since we started the business, we think we’ve been able to get a good sense of what’s important to you and your fellow consumers and what… Read More
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The government is trying to reduce your electricity bill
There are a number of bodies (and brains) involved in trying to solve the issue of rising energy costs. While we already had the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), and separate state-based regulators in each state and territory, a couple of years ago the… Read More
How much is a stable electricity grid worth
We’ve posted previously about the role that ‘the grid’ plays in distributing electricity up and down the east coast of Australia. Most of the millions of homes and businesses in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales, the ACT, and Queensland are connected to the national electricity network, and we rely on it to get… Read More
What’s up with gas?
We’ve been asked “Haven’t we got plenty of gas? So why is it getting more expensive?”. It’s a more than fair question. As always, we wish there was a simple answer, but there are so many factors at play it might be best if we present some of those in detail. We hope that knowing… Read More