Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Victoria

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers so you're able to compare electricity deals that are available in Victoria in one convenient place. We are proud to be one of Australia's leading platforms , based on number of services processed, for utility and energy comparison and connection.

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List of our active electricity providers in Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers in the one place, to give our customers a wide range of options to choose from . So far, we've established relationships with following providers in Victoria : Please note available by phoning us.

We are constantly striving to add more and more providers to this list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in Victoria

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a process of deregulation which began in the late 1990s. The first step of deregulation was the establishing of a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered in another state.

The next step, which occurred earlier in some states than others, was the dividing up of state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to create a greater amount of competition the market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors are responsible for delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and maintain the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers are the ones who sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. States have from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

The Victoria market was completely deregulated on 1 July 2008 . This meant that customers could, for the first time, switch to the provider who had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is supplied by the following five distributors

• United Energy Distribution
  United Energy distributes electricity in the southern suburbs of Melbourne and to the Mornington Peninsula.
• Powercor Australia
  Powercor provides electricity in the western suburbs of Melbourne and western Victoria.
• Ausnet Services
  AusNet Services provides electricity to eastern Victoria and to the outer northern & eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
• Jemena
  Jemena distributes electricity in the south-western and northern suburbs of Melbourne.
• Citipower
  Citipower distributes electricity throughout Melbourne City and inner suburbs.

Tips for reducing your electricity consumption to save money

Here are a few easily implemented ways to reduce your usage of electricity

• Turn off all appliances at the power point when they're not in use.
• Minimise draughts. Prevent cold air or hot air getting in or out through gaps under doors and around your windows by using gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Reduce use of your clothes dryer. Dry the clothes outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Rather than turn on the heater, wear clothing that's appropriate for cold weather (jumper, warm socks, booties, beanie).
• Use less air conditioning by opening windows at night to allow the cool air in, and then closing them each morning to keep hot air out.
• Close the doors of rooms that you aren't using, so that you only have to heat or cool a smaller space.
• Reduce your use of lights. Use natural lighting where possible.
• Prevent the sun from over-heating your house by closing the blinds and curtains in rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about what happens once you have completed the comparison process and have made the decision that you'd like to switch electricity providers.