Why Benchmarking Matters for Energy Retailers
In energy retail, your contact centre plays a crucial role in customer acquisition, switching enquiries, and service support – whether someone is comparing plans, moving house, or needing help with their bill.
Benchmarking shows how your centre performs in the moments that matter – where you’re exceeding expectations, where friction exists, and how you compare to other providers – all based on real customer interactions and independent Contact Centre CX Standards.
It gives you credible, data-backed insights to support CX investment, optimise service delivery, and strengthen your brand in a competitive, price-sensitive market.
Why Benchmark with ACXPA?
We’ve worked with major energy retailers across Australia to optimise acquisition, switching, and support experiences. Since launching public benchmarking in 2023, we've built a deep understanding of customer expectations, market churn, and regulatory demands in the energy sector.
We analyse actual customer calls – not internal satisfaction scores – so you get visibility into what’s really happening when policyholders contact your team.
Use benchmarking to validate CX investments, secure internal buy-in, and support continuous improvement across claims and contact centre operations.
Our reports uncover bottlenecks, surface missed opportunities, and help align your people and processes to what great CX really looks like.
See Which Energy Retailers Are Leading the Way
Each quarter, we publicly highlight the top-performing energy retailer contact centres in Australia, based on real customer interactions measured against the ACXPA Contact Centre CX Standards.
Here’s how the retail energy sector performed most recently:
Six Benchmarking Options for Energy Retailers
Whether you're looking to compare your contact centre against other energy retailers, identify service gaps, or justify CX investments, there’s a benchmarking solution to suit.
1. Energy Call Centre Rankings (Public)
Published quarterly on our website, these free public rankings show how selected energy retailers perform based on mystery shopping assessments aligned to national CX standards.
They provide a useful high-level snapshot – but only a subset of providers are featured, and detailed results are reserved for ACXPA Members.
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3. Monthly Snapshot Service*
A low-effort, cost-effective option for energy retailers wanting a regular temperature check. Includes 6 mystery shopper calls per month, scored against the CX Standards, with a dashboard-style summary.
It’s ideal for tracking consistency, catching issues early, or complementing internal QA efforts.
*Available to ACXPA Business Members only
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4. Benchmarking PLUS
Our most comprehensive solution – receive monthly reports across 80+ CX metrics, with confidential comparisons against up to ten nominated energy sector competitors.
Aligned to the Contact Centre CX Standards, it's designed to help you improve, compete, and lead your sector.
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5. Private Call Centre Benchmarking
Customisable monthly assessments tailored to your contact centre environment – including accessibility testing, compliance reviews, and bespoke scenarios.
Choose to benchmark against the CX Standards or your own internal KPIs.
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6. Call Quality Assessments
Submit your own call recordings for independent evaluation across key energy sector communication criteria – including clarity, empathy, compliance, and support for vulnerable customers.
Ideal for internal training, agent feedback, or supplementing your QA framework.
Learn MoreQuick Comparison at a Glance
Ready to compare the paid benchmarking services? Use this quick table to evaluate the purpose, visibility and best use case for each option.
Looking for the free public rankings instead? View the Public Rankings here.
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Choose the right CX benchmarking service for your needs.
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Purpose
What each service helps you achieve.
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Best For
Ideal users or scenarios for each service.
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| Monthly Snapshot | Quick monthly check-in assessing your call centre against 23 high-level metrics from the Contact Centre CX Standards | Energy retailers wanting to start contact centre CX tracking, or supplementing their internal QA | Learn More |
| Benchmarking PLUS | Monthly insights comparing your energy contact centre to up to ten nominated competitors | Contact Centre & CX Leaders, Strategy, Exec Teams wanting competitive insights that drives improvement | Learn More |
| Private Call Centre Benchmarking | Tailored mystery shopping with optional compliance reviews, custom KPIs, or accessibility testing | Contact Centre & CX Leaders and compliance teams wanting deeper, customised insights into call centre and agent performance | Learn More |
| Call Quality Assessments | Agent-level scoring of your own call recordings with feedback for coaching & QA | QA teams, Team Leaders, Learning & Development managers wanting agent-level independent insights | Learn More |
Where to Next?
Whether you're ready to dive deeper or still exploring your options, here are three ways to take the next step.
Purchase a
Benchmarking Trial
Get a preview of our full reporting service for just $697. See how your contact centre compares to competitors and national CX Standards.
Explore Energy Retailer
Rankings
See how selected energy retailers are performing, track sector-wide trends, and discover who’s leading the way in CX and contact centre performance.
Customer Service &
CX Training Courses
Upskill your contact centre team with expert-led training in phone, digital and face-to-face service. Designed for impact, tailored to your industry.
Still Have Questions?
We’re here to help you find the right benchmarking solution for your energy business. Reach out to speak with an expert, call us directly, or book a discovery session.
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