Energy Locals sells electricity to over 23,000 households, or under 1% of Australia's residential customers, according to 2019/20 figures. Energy Locals joined the Australian market in 2016 as one of the newest retailers on the market. It claims to offer cheaper energy, great service, carbon offsets and zero hassle. Energy Locals is one of the few energy retailers that has a fixed fee membership that claims to give you the cheapest usage rates.
On this page:
- Which states does Energy Locals supply?
- CHOICE Expert rating on Energy Locals
- CHOICE verdict on Energy Locals
- Energy Locals energy sources
Energy Locals was established in 2016, and currently has over 23,000 customers. It is a locally owned entity, privately owned. Its head office is in Richmond, Victoria.
The company does not own any power generation plants, it buys its power from power stations and sells it on.
Energy Locals has a strong orientation towards renewables.
Contact details for Energy Locals
1300 693 637
Which states does Energy Locals supply?
CHOICE Expert rating on Energy Locals
CHOICE verdict on Energy Locals
Environmental
- Energy Locals is a well-rated energy retailer in the Green Electricity Guide, with 4 stars.
- It has a strong position against investing in fossil fuels.
- Energy Locals' export prices for solar are above state averages.
- It does not promote energy efficiency and is not involved in demand management/response programs.
Customer service
- 235 (or 1.0%) of Energy Locals' customers lodged complaints against the company in 2019-20.
- 73% of calls made to Energy Locals are answered within 30 seconds.
- Not many callers are left waiting longer – the average wait time is 27 seconds.
- 4% of callers hang up before their call is answered.
Energy Locals energy sources
We have found references to Energy Locals' use of a bio generator (Cape Byron Power) that uses waste to generate power, but we couldn't find a comprehensive breakdown of the mix of energy sources that Energy Locals uses for all power generation.
