Electricity and Gas Providers Compared in SA

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading energy providers so that you are able to compare energy deals that are available in SA 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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  Our business began in Australia and continues to be based here, providing expert knowledge to help consumers in SA stay on top of their energy bills.
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List of our active energy providers in SA

Our vision is to have the full range of energy providers under one roof, to give our customers many options to choose from . To date we have established relationships with these providers in SA : Please note available by giving us a call.

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

Electricity Market Competition in SA

The Australian electricity market has been undergoing a process of deregulation since the late 1990s. The first step of deregulation involved establishing a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered in another state.

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

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors manage the delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and maintain the poles and powerlines, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and manage the billing. States have between 1 and 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2013 , the South Australia market was fully deregulated. This enabled customers to switch to a provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in South Australia is supplied by one main distributor

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

Reduce your power bills with these energy -saving tips

Here is a list of easy to implement tips to reduce your energy consumption

• Minimise use of the clothes dryer. Instead, dry the clothes outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Instead of turning on the heater, wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather (jumper, booties, warm socks, beanie).
• Minimise draughts. Prevent cold air or hot air entering or escaping through the gaps under doors or around windows by using gap seal tape and door snakes.
• 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.
• Stop the sun over-heating your house by closing the blinds and curtains in rooms where the sun shines in.
• Close the doors of rooms that you don't use, so you just heat or cool a smaller area.
• Reduce your use of lights. Rely on natural light if possible, and replace old lights with LED lights.
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening windows at night to allow the cooler air in, then closing them in the morning to keep the hot air out.

FAQ about switching energy providers

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about what happens after you have finished the comparison process and you have made the decision that you'd like to switch energy providers.