Up to 20% discount: Partner enters the domestic electricity market

• Published date: 08 March 2024
• Author: PR
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

After a successful pilot among its employees, today the company is launching to the general public and its customers 3 routes that will provide consumers with a significant discount on the monthly electricity bill

The "fixed discount all day" route will provide a 5% discount in the first year, a 6% discount in the second year and a 7% discount in the third year (the billing screen for electricity consumption); The "Working from home" route will provide a 15% discount Sunday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; And the "Nocturnal Animals" track will provide a 20% discount Sunday through Thursday from 00:00 to 06:00. For the purpose of providing the service, Partner last month signed an engagement contract with OPC Energy, a leading energy producer in the field of electricity in Israel.

To its customers, a partner will provide value in that they will be able to receive all their communication services - fiber optic internet, 5th generation cellular and television - and electricity service, through one company. In the future, Partner is also expected to offer integrated packages of communication and electricity. Joining the electricity service at a discounted rate is open to all citizens of Israel, depending on the availability of a smart electricity meter. In the coming month, Partner will enable full, easy and accessible digital joining through the company's website, without the need to talk to customer service.

As part of a survey conducted last year by a geocartography group for Partner, it appears that about half of the public knows or has heard about the process of opening the electricity market, with awareness being higher among men and secular people. Also, 86% of the public expressed a willingness in principle to switch to other companies that supply electricity, with the main barrier to switching being a lack of familiarity with the process.

An interesting statistic that emerges from the survey is that approximately 82% of the public prefer to receive their electricity bill once a month rather than once every two months. Ilan Lederer, Director of Partner Power: "Today, Partner begins to offer additional value to consumers in Israel and to its customers, with a discount on the monthly electricity bill, along with advanced communication...