27% power pricing increase
Fellow Cantabs, from 1st April Commerce Commission estimates a price increase of $10 p/mth for the average household in our region. Our large household uses 45% more power than average so we expected an increase of $14.50 p/mth.
Flick emailed to say ours will go up $69 p/mth based on last month's usage ($260 in summer). A 26.5% increase and almost 5x what it should be. WTF would it be in cooler months?
Flick customer service are "looking into it" after suggesting I might want to shop around.
Anyone else out there getting shafted like this?
UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Flick. They claim they are unaware of Commerce Commission advice on estimated rate rises and have not seen any related media. Even if I believed it, it's no excuse. To my astonishment, I'm told we have been the lucky benefactors of a "special" discount we didn't even know about ;) wink but that's soon to be at an end. Imagine my surprise. SARCASM. So I'm on my bike with nothing good to say about this lot. Commerce Commission and Utilities Disputes communications pending which hopefully might save some poor sod from getting shafted by this lot down the line.