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Electricity costs.


Hi all, if you are paying a high price for electricity have a look at GloBird. A smaller progressive company with great plans one of which. includes 4hrs of free electricity between 10 am and 2pm.

Disclaimer.

I have no connection to this company other than being a very satisfied customer.



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In 2007 I bought a 3.0kVA MGE (Eaton) UPS including extra battery units so I could run my half dozen dual CPU computers (render farm) for a few hours for 3d rendering. I was sick & tired of the endless blackouts in Sydney which would cause me to start rendering all over again.

The UPS still works, it is a professional set-up, other than the batteries which only last about 5 minutes these days as they are so old.

So, if we get free electricity for a few hours a day. I will replace the batteries, so I will eventually recover my $4,500 in 2007 investment.

Easy stuff as I am all ready to go for household backup power.



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Reviews on GLO are mixed. Complaints like low sign on rates that increase by 25% after a short period. Zero or little assistance from their call centre. Energy is one sector where the lazy tax comes in big time. Review providers annually. If you supplier offers a better rate for new customers only, tell them you want to cancel the service and resign in your partners name. Theyll give you the better rate.

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I do not put much store in reviews, one never knows their origins. I can say that we have had very good service from them and communication has never been a problem.

Our usage has not changed but our monthly bill certainly has!!



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We have been using Globird for about three years now with no complaints. Easy to communicate with, no bill issues.

Barry

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Is GloBird Australian or one of those dodgy offshore door knocking units???

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They are a Australian company based here in Ringwood, Melbourne. 



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