Platform overview: How does it work?

Looking to understand how we crunch the numbers to find you genuine savings on your energy plan? Here's a straightforward explanation of our process.

Secure Data Access

We use the Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework - the same secure system used by major banks - to safely access your energy data directly from your provider. This government-regulated system ensures your information is protected while allowing you to share it with trusted services like ours.

When you link your account, we retrieve information we need to analyse your situation: - Your energy usage history - Current plan details - Meter information - Past billing data

Number Crunching

Once we've got your data, our platform gets to work. We look at your energy use over the past 12 months to build a picture of your household's typical consumption pattern. This includes both how much power you use and when you use it.

We then use this pattern to forecast your costs for the next year. The calculation takes into account everything that affects your bill: - Usage charges for different times of day - Daily supply charges - Solar feed-in credits (if you have panels) - Any concessions or rebates you're receiving

Finding Better Value

Here's where it gets interesting. We take your usage pattern and run it through every available plan in your area that's compatible with your meter type. For each plan, we calculate what you'd pay over the next 12 months if you used the same amount of energy as last year.

To keep things honest, we ignore temporary promotional gimmicks like pay-on-time discounts or once-off credits. These marketing tricks often mask higher ongoing rates, so we focus on the genuine, long-term costs.

Comparing Your Options

Finally, we rank all available plans from cheapest to most expensive based on your specific situation. For each plan, we show: - The estimated annual cost - How much you could save compared to your current plan - The basic plan features and conditions

This gives you a clear, apples-to-apples comparison based on your actual energy use, not just advertised rates or misleading discounts.

The Bottom Line

Our platform does the heavy lifting of analysing complex energy plans, so you don't have to. By using your real usage data and ignoring promotional tricks, we help you find genuine savings based on how you actually use energy.