Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Victoria

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List of our active energy providers in Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers in one place, to give our customers many options to choose from . So far, we've successfully established relationships with following providers in Victoria : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by calling us.

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

Electricity Market Competition in Victoria

Australia's electricity market has been undergoing a gradual deregulation process since the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation was to establish a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in a different state.

Another stage, which happened sooner in some states than others, was the breaking up of the state owned electricity monopolies into several competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to stimulate greater competition the energy market was split into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors have the responsibility for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises . They own and manage the poles and powerlines, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers sell the electricity to the customers and are responsible for billing. The states have between one and three distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , the electricity market in Victoria was completely deregulated. This meant that consumers could now switch to whichever provider had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is supplied by five distributors

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

Tips to lower your energy consumption to save on your bills

Here are a few easy to implement ways to reduce your usage of energy

• Avoid use of your clothes dryer. Hang the clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Minimise draughts. Stop hot or cold air blowing in or leaving through gaps under doors or around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Rather than turn on the heater, dress for the weather (booties, jumper, beanie, warm socks).
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Turn off all your appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• Close doors to areas of your home that you don't use, so that you just cool or heat a smaller area.
• Stop the hot sun from over-heating rooms by closing the curtains and blinds in the rooms where the sun shines in.
• Reduce air conditioning use by opening the windows at night to let the house cool down, and shutting them each morning to keep the hot air out.
• Reduce the use of lights. Use natural light more often.

FAQ about switching energy providers

Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about what happens after you have completed the comparison process and you have made the choice to switch energy providers.