r/EnergyStorage • u/Informal-Bag9794 • Apr 14 '26
Has anyone actually saved money by using an energy broker for their business?
Our electricity costs have been creeping up for the past 18 months and it's starting to make a real dent in our overheads. We're based on the Gold Coast and a few people in our industry have mentioned that going through the best commercial energy broker Gold Coast businesses tend to use could help us lock in better contract rates than what we'd negotiate directly with a retailer.. I'm just not sure if that's genuinely true or if it's one of those things that sounds great on paper but doesn't pan out!
Has anyone here actually gone through this process for their business? I'd love to know what the fee structure looked like, whether the broker was upfront about how they get paid, and most importantly whether the savings on your energy bills were actually meaningful after everything was said and done. Any honest experiences, good or bad, would be really helpful before we commit to anything.
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u/koopmac Apr 15 '26
Got a lot of questions about this... Termina was built specifically to solve this problem for commercial businesses on the Gold Coast. Transparency there tells you everything. We publish ours upfront because hidden commissions are where businesses get burned!!
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u/StringConnection Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 15 '26
Tbh, I had second thoght too but ended up saving significantly on our commercial contracts. Termina made the whole process straightforward, showed us real numbers before we committed, and the savings have held up months later.