Energy Broker Gimmicks and Myths
Includes posts that expose the tactics used by energy brokers to dupe energy consumers.
Energy Broker Myth # 4: Energy Brokers are “Channel Partners”
"Energy Broker Myths" 1 through 3 introduce tactics that energy brokers use to mask the fact that they add upcharges to energy suppliers' real (and lower) energy prices. Consequently, energy…
Energy Broker Myth # 3: Energy Brokers Are Energy Consultants
With word getting out that energy brokers are gouging energy consumers via hidden upcharges built into energy supply prices, energy brokers are attempting to re-brand themselves as energy consultants. The…
"My fee is paid by the supplier" is a common phrase used by energy brokers to describe how they are compensated. Like Energy Broker Myth # 1 ("There is no…
Energy brokers often utilize a sales tactic that creates a false perception that energy brokering services are free for the energy consumer. Brokers commonly tell the consumer that "there is…