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 under one roof, so that our customers have a wide range of options to choose from . So far, we've successfully established relationships with these providers in Victoria : Please note available through our call centre comparison service.

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Electricity Market Competition in Victoria

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a deregulation since the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation involved establishing a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in a different state.

The next step, which happened sooner in some states than others, was the dividing up of the state owned electricity monopolies into multiple competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to create better competition the energy market was divided into two levels

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors have the responsibility for the delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and manage the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers sell the electricity to the customers and are responsible for billing. The states have from one to three distributors but up to 30 retailers.

Victoria 's electricity market was completely deregulated on 1 July 2008 . This enabled consumers to change to the provider that had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is provided by the following 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 inner suburbs.
• Powercor Australia
  Powercor provides electricity in the western suburbs of Melbourne and western Victoria.
• Jemena
  Jemena distributes electricity to the south-western and northern suburbs of Melbourne.
• United Energy Distribution
  United Energy distributes electricity in the Mornington Peninsula and the southern suburbs of Melbourne.

Tips to reduce your energy consumption and lower your bills

Here are some easily implemented tips for reducing your usage of energy

• Turn off all your appliances at the power point when they're not in use.
• Reduce draughts. Minimise hot or cold air getting in or out via gaps under doors and around windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Use your clothes dryer less often. Dry clothes outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• Dress for cold weather, instead of turning on the heater (beanie, warm socks, jumper, booties).
• Minimise air conditioning usage by opening the windows during the night to allow the cool air in, then shutting them in the morning thus keeping the hot air out.
• Reduce the use of lights by using natural light where possible.
• Close doors to areas of your home that you aren't using, so you only have to cool or heat a smaller space.
• Stop the hot sun from over-heating your house by closing the curtains and blinds in the rooms into which the hot sun directly shines in.

FAQ about switching energy providers

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