Switching hotel or motel energy contracts in Southport, done in 20 days, no supply interruption
Most Southport hotels, motels and accommodation are on flat-rate contracts that haven't kept pace with market rates. We compare your current bill across the SME panel (under 100 MWh/yr) or C&I tender (above), whichever fits your size, and tell you what the real number should be.
We're paid by the energy retailer when you switch, never by you.
Same-day quote turnaround for Southport hotels, motels and accommodation. Same wires after the switch. Lower bill.
Hotels, motels and accommodation in Southport, the energy snapshot
Australia Fair retail, they all run on the same Energex distribution network, but the retailers quoting them charge wildly different rates for the same kilowatt-hour.
Typical hotel or motel usage profile
- Annual electricity: 150,000 kWh–900,000 kWh a year
- Peak demand: 80–350 kVA at the busiest 15-minute window
- Tariff that usually wins: Time-of-use for smaller sites, C&I tender once you clear 100 MWh, with seasonal demand looked at hard
- Gas (where applicable): 300–1,200 GJ/yr for hot water, laundry and the kitchen
Where Southport hotels, motels and accommodation usually overpay
- room air conditioning running through a Queensland summer whether the room is occupied or not
- pool pumps and hot water sitting on a day rate overnight
- occupancy swings that make a flat annual estimate wrong in both directions
- laundry, kitchen and check-in demand all landing in the same half hour
Worked saving, Southport hotel or motel
Assumptions: SEQ 60-room motel, ~380 MWh/yr, moved from an SME flat rate to a tendered contract after 12 months of interval data. Your actual saving depends on your current contract and usage, we quote the real number.
What decides which retailer wins a Southport hotel or motel
No retailer gets a default answer from us. On a site like this one, these are the things we price against before anybody talks about a headline rate.
- ✓ Whether they will price the tariff this site actually needs: Time-of-use for smaller sites, C&I tender once you clear 100 MWh, with seasonal demand looked at hard.
- ✓ Whether they will bid at all at 150,000 kWh to 900,000 kWh a year. At this size the price comes off a tender against your interval data, not a rate card.
- ✓ Their demand rate, not just the c/kWh. At 80–350 kVA the demand charge can move the annual bill more than the energy rate does.
- ✓ Whether bundling gas with the electricity beats splitting the two. We price it both ways before recommending either.
- ✓ The exit fee, the notice window, and the rollover rate you land on if nobody moves at the end of the term.
- ✓ Whether they will price every meter you run, or only want the big ones.
The whole point of having a panel is that no two hotels, motels and accommodation have the same best fit. We're paid by the energy retailer when you switch, never by you, and the commission is printed in c/kWh next to every offer. How we choose a retailer.
The honest objection-handler bit
If you're sitting on a contract that "still has time to run", fine. We'll quote now, queue the switch for your expiry date, and you keep everything you've got until then. No early exit penalty, no rate change before you're ready.
What to do next
- Find your last electricity or gas bill (one page is fine).
- Upload it on this page, or email us direct.
- We come back same day with the comparison sheet.
- If the deal works, we send a Letter of Authority, sign it and we handle the switch.
Southport hotel or motel owner? Upload your bill
Drop your most recent electricity or gas bill. I'll come back with a real number for your Southport site, usually same day.
- Send us one recent bill, or let us get it from your retailer.
- Sign a one page authority so we can ask retailers for prices.
- See every offer that comes back, with our commission on each one.
Takes about ninety seconds. Haven't got the bill handy? We will get it from your current retailer for you.
Hotel or motel energy in Southport, common questions
How exactly are Smarta Switch paid?
When we move your account to a new retailer, that retailer pays us a commission, partly upfront, partly as a trail over the life of the contract. We don't charge you a fee, mark up your rate, or add anything to your invoice. Ask us the exact dollar amount on any specific deal, we'll tell you.
Will my power get cut off when I switch?
No. Switching retailers doesn't touch the wires or your meter. Same poles, same wires, same network operator (Energex for nearly all SEQ). You just get a different name on your invoice, and a better number.
How long does a switch take?
Typical SEQ small-business switch: 10–20 business days from signing the Letter of Authority. We send the LoA, you sign, we lodge with the new retailer, they handle the meter-data hand-off with the network. Your old contract ends, the new one starts.
What's a demand charge and why is mine so high?
Demand charges are the highest 15- or 30-minute usage peak in the month, multiplied by a $/kVA rate. If you've got AC cycling on at the same time as kitchen equipment, that peak compounds. The fix is usually a tariff that prices demand more fairly, or moving you off demand-tariffs altogether if your usage is too small to need them.
When should I renew my contract?
60–90 days before your current term ends. Don't let it roll over to default rates, those are usually 15–30% higher than what's available on the market. Send us your bill 60 days out and we'll re-quote.
Am I a C&I or SME customer?
Roughly: above 100 MWh/year electricity, you're commercial-and-industrial (C&I) and quotes come via tender from a different retailer panel. Below 100 MWh, you're SME and quoted off published rates. We figure out which side of the line you're on and quote to the right panel.
Read this next, plain-English guides
Three guides we'd send to any Southport hotel or motel owner before quoting. Same prose as we'd give over the phone.
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How to read a commercial electricity bill
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Why is my business power bill so high?
The 7 real reasons commercial bills run high, rolled-over rates, demand charges, the wrong tariff, and how to tell which one's hitting you.
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We're paid by the energy retailer when you switch, never by you.
When we move your account to a new retailer, that retailer pays us a commission, partly upfront, partly as a trail while you're with them. Your rate is your rate. There's no markup, no broker fee on your invoice, no monthly subscription.
We disclose the commission existence on every quote. If you want to know the exact dollar amount on a deal, ask. We'll tell you.
This is why we win on transparency: we'd rather show you the maths than dress up the savings.
Ready to see what Southport hotels, motels and accommodation are actually paying?
Send us your bill, we'll come back with real numbers, not a sales call.