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Compare Gas and Electricity Victoria

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Gas and Electricity Suppliers Compared in Victoria

Each energy provider in Victoria only operates in some regions, therefore , the number of gas and electricity providers that our gas and electricity comparison service compares for you depends on the location of your premises.

Compare Gas and Electricity Plans with Us

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

  • Australian Based:
    Our business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in Victoria stay on top of their gas and electricity bills.
  • Expert Consultants:
    Our team of experts knows the energy Victorian energy market back to front. Therefore, you can have confidence that you've come to the right place to find the energy plans and prices suited for your household’s needs.
  • Transparent and Trustworthy:
    At Compare & Connect we are proud to be members of the Energy Comparator Code of Conduct (ECCC). Our decision to voluntarily join this code of conduct demonstrates our dedication to fairness and accuracy when presenting information to you.
  • Free Service:
    Our quality comparison and connection service is free to use! No catch. We don't mark up the prices on any of the plans that we offer to you. Instead, we earn a commission from our gas and electricity partners, at no extra cost to you. While our service is provided to you without charge, you may be subject to charges in relation to your current service, including exit fees. You should check this with your current supplier(s).
  • Impartial
    Although we have corporate relationships with many of Australia's top gas and electricity providers and are owned by Origin Energy Limited, we are impartial when presenting you with information .

Phone Comparison Available

To compare gas and electricity suppliers , you can either click the button below, or you can speak with one of our Australian-based Energy experts, by calling 1300 138 663

Effortlessly Change Providers

Perhaps you are concerned that changing gas and electricity providers is going to be a hassle, but it's definitely not! It's super simple because we take care of it all for you! We'll communicate with your current gas and electricity provider to tell them you are leaving, and we sign you up with the new provider, so that your transition is as smooth and seamless as can be .

It’s so easy! you can do it.

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List of our active gas and electricity providers in Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers under one roof, to give our customers many options to choose from . At this moment we have established relationships with following providers in Victoria : Please note that some of our energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by using our call centre comparison service.

providers Name Available via Website Available via Call Centre
1st Energy Yes Yes
ActewAGL Yes Yes
AGL Yes Yes
Alinta Energy Yes Yes
Blue NRG Yes Yes
Dodo Power and Gas Yes Yes
Energy Locals Yes Yes
EnergyAustralia Yes Yes
Lumo Energy Yes Yes
Momentum Energy Yes Yes
Origin Yes Yes
OVO Energy Yes Yes
PacificBlue Yes Yes
Powershop Yes Yes
Red Energy Yes Yes
Tango Energy Yes Yes

We are constantly working towards adding more and more providers to this our list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

*Compare & Connect does not compare all plans in the market.

Electricity Market Competition in Victoria

The Australian electricity market has been undergoing a process of deregulation since the late 1990s. The first step was to establish a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered to customers in other states.

Another stage, which occurred sooner in some states, was the dividing up of state owned monopolies into several competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to produce a greater amount of competition the market was separated into two levels

  • Energy Distributors
    Distributors manage the delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and maintain the powerlines and poles, and don't engage directly with customers.
  • Energy Retailers The retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and manage the billing. Each state has between 1 and 3 distributors and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , the Victoria market was fully deregulated. This meant that customers could change to a provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is provided by five distributors

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

Tips for reducing electricity usage and lower your bills

Here are a few easily implemented tips for reducing household expenditure on electricity

  • Wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather, instead of turning on the heater (jumper, booties, warm socks, beanie).
  • Turn your appliances off at the power point when they're not in use.
  • A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
  • Use your clothes dryer less frequently. Instead, dry the clothes outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
  • Minimise draughts. Prevent cold air or hot air entering or escaping through gaps under doors and around windows by using door snakes and gap seal tape.
  • Stop the sun over-heating your house by closing blinds and curtains in rooms that the hot sun shines directly into.
  • Close doors to areas of the house that aren't in use, so you just heat or cool a smaller area.
  • Use less lighting by making use of the available natural light.
  • Minimise the use of air conditioning by opening windows at night to allow the cooler air in, and then closing them in the morning thus keeping hot air out.

FAQ about switching gas and electricity providers

This section contains questions and answers about what happens after you've completed the comparison process and you have made the decision that you'd like to switch gas and electricity providers.

It's okay to change your mind because your new gas and electricity provider has to give you ten days of 'cooling-off' period, which means you have ten days during which you can cancel the process and stay with your current energy provider.
No. You won't need to do any of that. The actual delivery of energy to your house, via the pipes and wires, is done by your energy distributer (not by your energy retailer). The distributor continues to supply the gas and electricity to your premises when you change to another energy retailer. The retailer issues your gas and electricity bills, however, they buy the energy from the distributor and resell it to you. You can't purchase gas and electricity directly from a distributor, you have to go through an energy retailer. You can be confident that your gas and electricity supply will not be interrupted when you switch retailers, because you'll continue to use the same connection to the same distributor.
The 'paperwork' is processed quite quickly, usually in less than 24 hours. However, the switchover can't happen until after your present provider has sent you your final bill, and they can't do that until a final meter reading has been taken. So, it depends on when your meter is next due to be read. It could take as long as three months.
We will sign you up with your new energy provider, and we'll also inform the current provider of your move away from them. The change to your new provider won't happen immediately, because the current provider has to do a meter reading again, one final time. and then send you a final bill. The new provider only starts charging you from the date of the meter reading. the energy distributor that feeds the energy to your house continues to be the same one as before the switch.
No. Our service is free to you. Instead, we will be paid a commission by your new gas and electricity provider.While our service is provided to you without charge, you may be subject to charges in relation to your current service, including exit fees. You should check this with your current supplier(s).