How to pick power and gas company?

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TeaLeaf

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#154124 18-Oct-2014 16:39

We need to get our power and gas connected (gas water and cooking).

Seems every company wants to lock you into a 24 month contract. Is that normal?

We were contemplating between trustpower and nova.

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#1157598 18-Oct-2014 20:08

Try that website that was promoted whatsmynumber

Whatifthespacekeyhadneverbeeninvented?

TeaLeaf

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#1157625 18-Oct-2014 21:31

thanks, much appreciated :-)

it came up with energyonline, ive never heard of them.

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#1157627 18-Oct-2014 21:50

$140 to reconnect the GAS and it can take a month? wtf.

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#1157628 18-Oct-2014 21:51

I just started with Nova... Don't recall a contract though! Maybe I didn't read it correctly :-/

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#1157634 18-Oct-2014 22:07

TeaLeaf: thanks, much appreciated :-)

it came up with energyonline, ive never heard of them.

Energy Online is a retail arm of Genesis which you are more likely to have heard of.

TeaLeaf: $140 to reconnect the GAS and it can take a month? wtf.

The Powerswitch site doesn't cover gas prices so you should calculate the comparative cost yourself. You might find another retailer with higher electricity prices but lower gas prices and more favourable terms.

Energy Online have a 20% prompt payment discount which is factored into the saving calculation so if you have issues paying on time then you could lose much of the estimated saving.

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#1157645 18-Oct-2014 23:01

Check out Energy Direct, they are cheap, im with them and so far no power company have managed to beat their prices.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#1157654 18-Oct-2014 23:51

Powershop are Awesome for me so far, I like to meting and buying all the little promo packages personally, but they Lso have a set-and-forget 'auto topup' if you prefer?

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#1157745 19-Oct-2014 10:15

im still confused by the gas connection fees with companies though, $140 just to turn the meter on? OUCH !

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#1157873 19-Oct-2014 14:07

try http://www.switchme.co.nz/ As it also does gas. Also it doesn't try to guess your yearly usage like what the powerswitch and whats my number sites do.

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#1157981 19-Oct-2014 18:01

thanks good tip.

im still not sure which companies have contracts and which dont though.

also does anyone reconnect GAS for less than $140?

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#1158137 19-Oct-2014 22:18

TeaLeaf: im still confused by the gas connection fees with companies though, $140 just to turn the meter on? OUCH !

Ahh right, I'm on bottles...