10000sparks

13/06/2012

Electricity bills to go up again - by 21 per cent in the city

15/05/2012

http://www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au/empowering-householders-to-save-money/

This month, the CSIRO EnergySavers behaviour change pilot project starts in Brisbane and Melbourne. Around 20 separate groups of people from low income households will come together every few weeks, where they will learn how they can improve energy efficiency around the home and, importantly, save m...

03/05/2012

"And this is where energy companies have discovered something amazingly obvious. It’s actually better to help customers rather than stab them with a sharp price shock."

16/04/2012

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Electricity price rises: blame the carbon tax, says NSW

05/04/2012

http://sydney-central.whereilive.com.au/lifestyle/story/home-power-savings-program-promises-20-per-cent-savings/

Households facing spiralling electricity costs are being urged to take advantage of a new government service.

07/02/2012

The Global Mail's take on the high electricity prices for householders is very well analysed. There's a ready solution from the UK but will there be a will to do it from Canberra?

07/02/2012

http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-hidden-cost-of-infinite-energy-part-2/36/

07/02/2012

http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-hidden-cost-of-infinite-energy-part-1/19/

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26/01/2012

The winners of the CSR competition are as follows: Alan A, Pauline H, Laila H, Jennifer T, Carl P, Wendy T, Hayes M, Peter Z, Alen B, Dion W, Leonie D, Sam O, Jason I, Marie S, Ria A, Caroline S, Gina S, Jamie W, Evan H, Glenda, A, Sandra B, Trent G, Stacey W.

Not only did the lucky prize-winners get a great electricity/gas offer, you'll also get to reduce your usage thanks to CSR's energy-efficient prizes - a double-whammy against high energy bills.

But if you didn't win a prize, don't despair – as a 10000Sparks follower you can also make use of CSR’s special Solar promotion from as little as $1990 AND you get a free SupaVent for additional savings.
Check out their website on www.bradfordsolar.com.au or call 1800 332 332. Make sure you quote 10000Sparks to be eligible.

(Disclosure: We're NOT being paid for plugging CSR Bradford, it's our way of saying thanks for giving away the prizes to our supporters!).

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12/01/2012

Do you live in NSW and have a Pension or Concession Card? If yes, you're eligible for a FREE home energy audit + power saving kit. Just call 1300-662-416 or visit www.savepower.nsw.gov.au. Another way to lower your energy bills for FREE!

02/01/2012

Happy New Year!

17/12/2011

"It is estimated that 25 per cent of retail electricity costs are derived from peak events that occur over a period of less than 40 hours per year - clearly this is an inefficient utilisation of capital with resulting consequences for energy bills" (Federal Government's White Paper on Energy 2011)

17/12/2011

To the 10000sparks team and instigator of this mammoth but very easy solution to an issue that is quite prevalent to most householders in Australia, this has most likely sparked your readers into standing up and getting better value for their dollar.

Thank you and from our household to yours we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Ann (SA)

17/12/2011

You have done a wonderful thing, trying to get this off the ground. Congratulations on a job well done and have a great Christmas season and happy and healthy 2012.

Yvonne (NSW)

17/12/2011

THANK YOU so much for doing this for all of us. All your hard work is so appreciated to help ordinary people save money on the ever rising bills. I'm on a disability pension and was getting so worried about the rising costs of everyday living...I signed up for the offer you got us So THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart and from all of us that you have helped.

Kathy (NSW)

07/12/2011

"We were already using Origin as our supplier but have now transferred over to Offer 1. DailySaver. Thank you so much for the work and effort your team have put in over the past months.

Merry Christmas"
HS (QLD)

06/12/2011

"I would also like to thank you for the idea and for the time and trouble you went to to include so many of us in this campaign." PG (VIC)

06/12/2011

"Thank you......I took up the offer after years of not responding to offers from cold callers to change suppliers, I finally made the move. Your efforts were not in vain." DQ