A couple of weeks ago, the Friday before Australia Day, we had blackouts in Victoria after the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ordered load shedding as the high demand for electricity on a sweltering hot day put an undue strain on the network. Around midday, the chief executive of the AEMO, Audrey Zibelman, announced that… Read More
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Phishing scams target energy customers – don’t get caught out
Recently, some customers have alerted us to the fact that they received phishing emails claiming to be from GloBird. You should always take care to confirm that an email is genuine (or not) by looking for tell tale signs as outlined below. Never open an attachment or link unless you’re sure of the sender. According… Read More
What is the federal government doing about electricity prices?
As we head into 2019, you could easily be convinced that energy prices will be going down. All you’d have to do is pay attention to the Prime Minister, who has been in the news recently claiming a victory over rising energy prices and telling anyone who’ll listen that his government has forced prices down…. Read More
6 simple energy-saving New Year’s resolutions for 2019
As we farewell 2018, it’s hard to put the past 12 months into perspective – other than to say that this year wasn’t as tumultuous for the Australian energy market as 2017 was (hard to believe as that may be). To ring in 2019, let’s look forward with optimism and positivity. Here are some energy-related… Read More
Electricity prices are a sensitive subject – but we still need to talk about them
As you can imagine, we’d like nothing more than to be able to say: prices are NOT going to go up for the foreseeable future. Actually, there is one thing we’d like more: to be able to tell you that prices are going down. Unfortunately, major price drops are not on the cards in the… Read More
25 fast facts about natural gas
As you probably know, GloBird Energy now offers gas as well as electricity. If you’re looking for the right gas plan with the best saving for you, check out GloBird Energy’s home gas tariffs or business gas tariffs. Here in Victoria, we do take the supply of household gas for granted, to some degree, but… Read More