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 top 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 under a single roof, to give our customers many options to choose from . So far, we've established relationships with these providers in Victoria : Please note available by giving us a call.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation in Victoria

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

Another stage, which occurred earlier in some states than others, was the breaking up of the state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to produce more competition the energy market was separated 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 poles and powerlines, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers are the ones who sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. The states have between one and three distributors, and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , Victoria 's energy market was fully deregulated. This meant that consumers could, for the first time, change to the provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is provided by the following distributors

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

Tips for how to use less electricity to save on your bills

Here is a list of easily implemented ways for reducing your usage of electricity

• Don't use the clothes dryer as frequently. Hang your clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Eliminate draughts. Minimise cold air or hot air entering or escaping through the gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather, rather than turn on the heater, (beanie, booties, warm socks, jumper).
• Turn off all appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Prevent the sun from over-heating rooms by closing the curtains and blinds in the rooms that the hot sun shines directly into.
• Reduce the use of lights through the use of as much natural light as possible. Turn the lights off if there's no none in the room.
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening your windows in the evening allow the cooler air in, and then shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Close doors to areas of your home that aren't in use, so you only cool or heat a smaller area.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

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