Electricity and Gas Providers Compared in SA

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

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  Even though we have corporate relationships with many of Australia's top electricity providers and are owned by Origin Energy Limited, we are impartial when presenting you with information .
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List of our active electricity providers in SA

Our vision is to have the full range of energy providers in the one place, to provide our customers a wide range of options to choose from . To date we have successfully established relationships with these providers in SA : Please note available by phoning us.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in SA

The electricity market in Australia's Eastern and Southern states has been undergoing a deregulation which began in the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation was the establishing of a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in another state.

The next stage, which happened earlier in some states, was the splitting up of the state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to promote better competition the energy market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors look after the actual delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and manage the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The electricity retailers do all the interacting with the customer. They sell the electricity and are responsible for billing. The states have from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

South Australia 's electricity market was fully deregulated on 1 July 2013 . This meant that consumers could, for the first time, switch to whichever provider offered the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in SA is supplied by one main distributor

• SA Power Networks
  SA Power Networks distributes electricity in South Australia
• Note, some remote areas of SA are supplied by companies other than SA Power Networks.

Tips to reduce electricity usage to save money

Here is a list of easily implemented ways to reduce your electricity consumption

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

FAQ about switching electricity providers

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