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How we're paid

You should know exactly what your adviser earns. Here's ours.

You don't pay us. We're paid in two ways, and both are shown to you in writing before you sign anything.

01

A share of your existing metering charge

Your retailer subcontracts your metering, and retailers generally charge you more for it than it costs them. We arrange your metering directly with a vetted metering company at a better rate, and set your price at exactly what your retailer charges you today. The gap funds your data, your reports and our advice.

The metering charge on your billSame amount, before and after
Today
Metering serviceRetailer's margin
With VCPO
Metering service · vetted companyRetailer's marginPays for us

The gap funds your data, your reports and our advice.

02

A capped commission, only if we run your electricity contract

If you take up an electricity contract we've run for you, the retailer pays us a commission capped at 0.3 cents per kWh. For a site using 400,000 kilowatt-hours a year, that is at most $1,200 a year. It is the same rate whichever retailer you choose, and it is shown to you in writing before you commit.

If you'd rather run your own tender, or stay where you are, that's fine. Everything else we do carries on.

The cap, worked through

Your yearly usage400,000 kWh
Commission cap× 0.3 cents per kWh
At most, per year$1,200

Worked example · the same cap whichever retailer you choose

What we do about conflicts of interest

Any adviser paid by a supplier has one. We'd rather name ours than pretend otherwise.

  • Which retailer you pick makes no difference to us. One capped rate across the panel.
  • We recommend what's best for you, even when it pays us less. That is a founding rule of this business, not a slogan.
  • If a solar, battery or equipment installer ever pays us anything, we tell you before we recommend them.
  • If someone introduced you to us and is paid for it, we tell you that too.

How you pay for metering

Exactly as you do now. Your new metering company invoices your current electricity retailer, and you keep getting one bill from your retailer.

Get started

Start with one bill.

Send us a recent electricity bill. We'll tell you whether this works for your site, and what it would look like — no obligation, and nothing changes until you make the decision.

Get started

Start with one bill

Send us a recent electricity bill. We'll read it, tell you whether this works for your site, and show you what it would look like. No obligation, and nothing changes until you sign something.

Add your electricity contract, or a note (optional)

We use your bill only to assess your site and prepare a proposal for you. We don't share it with retailers or anyone else without your go-ahead. Privacy policy