<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.smarterenergysavings.com.au/blogs/tag/ombudsman/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Empower - Smarter Energy Savings - Blog #Ombudsman</title><description>Empower - Smarter Energy Savings - Blog #Ombudsman</description><link>https://www.smarterenergysavings.com.au/blogs/tag/ombudsman</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:57:18 -0800</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[How does your energy provider rate?]]></title><link>https://www.smarterenergysavings.com.au/blogs/post/EWOV-2018-Annual-Report</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.smarterenergysavings.com.au/light-bulb-503881_1920.jpg"/>Findings from EWOV 2018 Annual Report]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_nhLHyaOJQCWGD3qzPglCOw==" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_QHdOHa8hQXitlD8wHqKdug==" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_Zn4s3AguRvOcatVHggsE8w==" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_dUSiw6tyTnuDXFy3WC9a6g==" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><span style="color:inherit;"><p style="text-align:left;">The <a href="https://www.ewov.com.au/" title="Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria (EWOV)">Energy and Water Ombudsman of Victoria (EWOV)</a> has released it’s <a href="https://www.ewov.com.au/2018" title="2018 Annul Report">2018 Annul Report</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br></p><p style="text-align:left;">EWOV’s primary purpose is dispute resolution and in the last financial year received a volume increase of 8% on the previous year at 34,524 cases.</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br></p><p style="text-align:left;">At 36% of issues, the main reasons for dispute were notably <span style="font-weight:700;">billing</span>: high bill accounting for 1,764 cases, billing errors 1,409 cases and tariff 1,349 cases.</p><p style="text-align:left;"><br></p></span><p style="text-align:left;"><span style="color:inherit;">If you've had issues with billing in the past, you would know that it can take considerable effort and money to resolve a dispute with an energy provider.&nbsp; Empower can save you that time and money by </span><span style="color:inherit;text-align:center;">advocating the case on your behalf.&nbsp; We have the market knowledge and contact network to help you resolve your issues efficiently and achieve the best possible outcome.</span></p></div>
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