Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in NSW

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers so you can compare electricity deals that are available in NSW in one convenient place. We're proud of being one of Australia's premier 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 NSW

Our vision is to have all energy providers under a single roof, to give our customers many options to choose from . To date we have successfully established relationships with following providers in NSW : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by giving us a call.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation in NSW

The Australian electricity market has been gradually deregulating ever since the late 1990s. The first stage was the establishing of a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold to customers in different states.

Another stage, which occurred earlier in some states than others, was the breaking up of the state owned monopolies into competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to produce more competition the energy market was divided into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors are responsible for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises . They own and manage the powerlines and poles, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers are the ones who sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. Every state has between one and three distributors, and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2014 , NSW 's energy market was fully deregulated. This meant that, for the first time, consumers could change to the provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in NSW is supplied by the following three distributors

• Essential Energy
  Essential Energy supplies electricity regional and country NSW, and also in southern regional QLD.
• Ausgrid
  Ausgrid's network supplies electricity throughout northern, eastern and inner metropolitan Sydney and in the Hunter region and Newcastle.
• Endeavour Energy
  Endeavour Energy's network provides electricity to 2.4 million people in homes and businesses located in the Blue Mountains, Sydney's Greater West and the Southern Highlands.

Tips to reduce electricity usage to save on your bills

Here are some easily implemented ways for reducing your electricity consumption

• Don't use your clothes dryer as frequently. Hang your clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Dress for the weather, rather than turn on the heater, (beanie, booties, warm socks, jumper).
• Eliminate draughts. Minimise cold air or hot air entering or escaping via gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Turn off all appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• Prevent the sun from over-heating rooms by closing curtains and blinds in the rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.
• Minimise lighting through the use of as much natural light as possible.
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening your windows in the evening allow the cooler air in, then shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Close the doors to areas of the house that aren't in use, so you only cool or heat a smaller area.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about what happens after you have completed the comparison process and you've chosen to switch electricity providers.