Have you thought about switching to a greener energy retailer? Your experience wanted

[Fred123]

A post I did in another topic.

The Great Green Electricity Scam

All grid connected electricity generation in FNQ is “green energy” and is produced by hydro, solar, wind and biomass combustion. Electricity flows from the point of generation to the nearest point of demand, and when that is supplied, it also flows to the next point of demand, and so on. Yet Ergon would have you believe that by subscribing to their Clean Energy program and paying from $14 to $140 per quarter extra, you will be supplied with 10% to 100% Clean Energy, which is exactly what Ergon…

Ergon currently charge consumers $0.2176/kwh on Tariff 11 and pay a pittance of $0.06583/kwh for the Solar FIT.

For anyone gullible enough to sign up to their Clean Energy plans, they charge them an extra $400 P.A, for 100% green energy.

Clean Energy Program - Residential

“hydro stations at Paradise Dam and Tinaroo Dam,”

Oops. They neglected to mention Kareeya Hydro Power Station commissioned in 1957 with an output of 72MW and now upgraded to 88MW, and the Barron Gorge Power Station commissioned in 1963 with an output of 60MW and now upgraded to 66MW.

And the power we export, by the laws of physics, flows to the nearest point of demand, such as the nearby neighbours without their own solar power, so no distribution costs outside Ergon’s local dodgy network, as they pay a pittance for it, and sell it for retail plus their “feel good green energy rip-off” surcharge.