Group purchases are making a comeback, to help consumers reduce their electricity and gas bills.
As energy prices continue to rise, there is a glimmer of hope for consumers looking for solutions to lower their bills. In addition to some practical tips for saving money at home, group purchases, long associated with leisure activities, are coming back into use in the energy sector!
This approach allows consumers to benefit from advantageous rates negotiated as a group, to cope with soaring prices, as revealed by our colleagues at Parisian.
The winning return of group energy purchases, two years later
If we go back a little, recent years have seen a virtual disappearance of group purchasing offers, weighed down by successive crises on the energy markets. The UFC-Que Choisir, for example, had to cancel its campaign, leaving some 210,000 subscribers waiting for better days.
The period finally seems more fruitful! As the conditions are more favorable, the consumer association is relaunching its group purchase offer from this Thursday. All in partnership with the supplier Octopus Energy. But they are not the only actors to mobilize.
For the first time since summer 2021, the Selectra comparator also reintroduced its offer, on Monday October 23, in collaboration with the supplier Ekwateur. Selectra highlighted the recent stability of prices in wholesale markets.
Saving energy and money
Group purchasing offers enable substantial savings, depending on the supplier, which can range from 3 to 14% compared to current regulated sales rates (TRV). A real boon for consumers in the face of recent increases in TRV.
The advantages of these group purchases lie in the simplicity of the process. Because it is the suppliers who are responsible for termination. Customers retain both their power and their pricing options, with the added possibility of canceling at any time, and free of charge.
If you are in this case, know that as soon as the contract ends, you can benefit from the best offer from the supplier, or participate in new bundled offers. In these times of economic uncertainty, group energy purchases are proving to be an attractive option for consumers wanting to control their energy costs.
Source : The Parisian
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