Lumo Energy review

Lumo Energy supplies electricity and gas to nearly 220,000 customers in Victoria and South Australia. Here's what you need to know before deciding whether to switch to Lumo Energy.

CHOICE staff

Lumo Energy, owned by Australian company Snowy Hydro, serves the power needs of nearly 2.5% of Australian energy users according to 2018/19 figures. The company was established in 2010, and offers energy supplied by one of the biggest and longest running renewable energy generators operating in Australia.

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Which states does Lumo Energy supply?
CHOICE Expert rating on Lumo Energy
CHOICE Verdict on Lumo Energy
Lumo Energy's energy sources
Lumo Energy prices

Lumo Energy was established in 2010, and is owned by one of the biggest and longest running renewable energy generators in Australia, Snowy Hydro. The company's head office is in Victoria, and it serves the gas and electricity needs of customers across Victoria and South Australia.

Snowy Hydro owns and operates 16 power stations, including two gas peaking plants. Neither the organisation nor its product, offered through Lumo Energy, are carbon neutral.

Contact details for Lumo Energy

lumoenergy.com.au

1300 926 153

Which states does Lumo Energy supply?

CHOICE Expert rating on Lumo Energy

CHOICE Verdict on Lumo Energy

Environment

Through its parent company, Lumo Energy owns and operates predominately renewable power plants. The company's emissions intensity is close to zero.
Lumo offers a lower-than-average price on GreenPower offsets, and has equitable solar offers for customers. However, the company is not carbon neutral.
Lumo Energy and Snowy Hydro have not made their position on investment in coal and coal seam gas known.
Snowy Hydro claims to be the leading provider of peak renewable energy to the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Customer service

2728 (1.3%) of Lumo Energy customers filed complaints against the company, according to the Australian Energy Regulator's 2018/19 data.
78% of customer service calls made to Lumo are answered within 30 seconds.
The average wait time for calls made to the company is 29 seconds.
3% of calls made to Lumo Energy are abandoned before being answered.

Lumo Energy's energy sources

Lumo Energy prices

Lumo doesn't price gouge like some of its competitors. It sits below the average price for the areas it operate in, though some competitors do offer cheaper electricity in those areas.

	Adelaide	Melbourne
Cheapest price overall	$1,974.74	$1,020.00
Lumo Energy cheapest price	$2,087.23	$1,170.00
Highest price overall	$3,259.15	$3,020.00
Lumo Energy highest price	$2,662.11	$1,520.00

Green Electricity score

This score is based on the company's Green Electricity Guide star rating.

Complaints score

This score is based on the number of complaints measured as a proportion against the number of customers. The higher the percentage, the better. Data via the Australian Energy Regulator – updated annually.

Call response score

This score is based on how likely the retailer is to answer a call within 30 seconds. The higher the percentage, the better. Data via the Australian Energy Regulator – updated annually.

July - Why electricity spot prices are hitting zero - When Snowy Hydro underwrote the Tailem Bend solar farm in 2017, it included a safety net allowing the $170 million plant to be switched off if power prices ever went below zero.

June - 'Significant shift' as big three power retailers lose share - Australia's "big three" electricity retailers have lost their outright dominance in south-east Queensland and South Australia as new competitors entered the market and switching rates reached record levels, undermining the justification behind the federal government's threatened "big stick" divestment legislation.

February - Simple deals, no discounts: Small power companies beat big end of town - Big power bill discounts are no longer attracting customers as consumers flock to more simple, less confusing deals from small electricity retailers.

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