Hi everyone
The last time I was with Powershop was probably 7 years ago. If I remember correctly in the standard plan you pay for the kwh, and there's no daily fixed charge. If that's the case isn't it a good provider for when you're on holiday for a significant length of time (you still want to have electricity connected for running the fridge/alarm etc, but won't use much during that time)?
I moved from powershop after they doubled the low user daily fee earlier this year. So it didn't make hem competitive for me. Not all power companies increased the daily fee.
the low user daily fee is being phased out, should be fully gone by 2026
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Am on their Low User plan and they definitely charge a daily fee. Checking their rates for Wellington and they charge a daily fee for their standard use plans too. Try Octopus energy as they're currently waiving the daily fees for Low User plans but I'm not sure that would apply for a limited time while you're on holiday. Most plans are based on annual consumption in the past.