In short: Termina keeps Melbourne restaurants on the lowest electricity and gas rate in the market, from one venue to a group. It’s $0 to join, we refuse retailer commissions, and our only income is a share of the savings we find for the 10,000+ business locations buying through us.
Melbourne restaurants
Lower electricity and gas costs for Melbourne restaurants
Termina keeps Melbourne restaurants on the lowest electricity and gas rate in the market, from one venue to a group, and it’s $0 to join.
$11.2M+
Saved across ANZ
10,000+
Business locations buying as one
$0
To join
The Melbourne restaurant problem
What makes restaurant energy expensive in Melbourne?
Long trading hours, gas in the kitchen and the wrong tariff. A restaurant’s bill is set by when it uses energy as well as how much.
Long trading hours
Cool rooms and fridges run all night, and service runs into the evening. A tariff built around office hours can be the wrong one for a venue.
Gas runs the kitchen
Cooktops, fryers and hot water often run on gas, and the gas contract gets less attention than the electricity. When it ends, it rolls onto whatever rate the retailer sets next.
Large market starts at 40 MWh in Victoria
A site in Victoria using more than 40 MWh of electricity a year is large market. Those sites are priced through a tender, and the offers published online don’t apply to them.
Every bill checked line by line
Billing errors happen, and they are easy to miss across a busy month. Termina checks every line on every energy bill your Melbourne restaurant receives, against your actual usage and the rates you are contracted to pay, so you only pay what is due.
5 networks
Electricity distributors across Victoria
3 networks
Gas distributors across Victoria
40 MWh
Victorian large-market line, per year
The process
How does Termina lower a restaurant’s energy costs?
We compare your bills with the whole market, show you the saving after our share, and move you once you approve.
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Send your latest bills
Electricity and gas, as the PDF from the retailer. One venue or the whole group.
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We compare the whole market
Every retailer that will take your business, including the ones that pay brokers nothing. Large-market sites are tendered to 37+ retailers at every renewal.
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You approve before anything changes
You see the saving for each venue and the rate it will pay, already after our share. Nothing switches until you approve it.
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We keep you on the lowest rate
On small business plans we re-check your prices every month and switch you when there's something cheaper.
Who pays your adviser
How do energy brokers get paid?
Most are paid a commission by the retailer that wins your contract, usually built into the rate you pay. Termina refuses retailer commissions; our only income is a share of the savings we find.
| Termina | A commission-paid broker | |
|---|---|---|
| Who pays them | You. On small business plans, a share of the savings we find, and nothing if we find none. For large-market sites: No fee to run the tender. Once you switch, 1% of your bill (capped at $80 a month) plus 10% of what we save you. | The retailer, as a commission, usually inside your rate |
| Which retailers you see | The whole market, including retailers that pay brokers nothing | The retailers on their panel |
| When your rate is re-checked | Every month on small business plans, and at every renewal for large-market sites | Usually at contract renewal |
| Cost to join | $0 | Nothing up front; the commission sits in your rate |
More on this: how energy brokers get paid in Australia.
Proof
Which restaurant and cafe groups use Termina?
The Coffee Club
$238,000+
Saved across 20+ venues.
Merlo Coffee Roasters
$10k+
Saved across 17 cafes, including venues in the regional Ergon network.
Guarantee
$100 off your next bill
On small business plans in Australia: if no better rate is found in 12 months, you get $100 off your next bill.
Questions
What do restaurant owners ask before joining?
How much does Termina charge a restaurant?
$0 to join. On small business plans, the only way we get paid is a share of what we save you, split 50/50. No saving, no fee. Our fee sits inside your rates. For large-market sites: No fee to run the tender. Once you switch, 1% of your bill (capped at $80 a month) plus 10% of what we save you.
Can one retailer cover all my venues?
It can, but one retailer is rarely the cheapest for every venue, because rates vary by network area and tariff. We price each venue on its own and keep every bill in one place on the platform.
I already use a broker. Can I still switch?
Yes. We check each venue’s contract end date and any exit fees before we recommend a move, so you know what leaving costs before you decide.
My energy contracts are still running. Is it worth joining now?
Yes. We record each venue’s contract end date, so nothing rolls onto a higher rate when a contract ends.
What if you can’t find a saving for a venue?
On small business plans, that venue pays nothing, and it stays in the review cycle for when the market moves. On small business plans in Australia: if no better rate is found in 12 months, you get $100 off your next bill.
Will my supply change when I switch retailer?
No. The energy, the meter and the network stay the same, and there is no break in supply. The retailer name on the bill is what changes.
What is Termina?
Termina is an Australian and New Zealand business energy procurement company and energy data platform. 10,000+ business locations buy their energy through us, we have saved $11.2M+ across ANZ, and it’s $0 to join.
Get started
We only win when you do
Send your latest bills and see the saving for every venue, already after our share.
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