Electricity and Gas Providers 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'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 Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers in the one place, to give our customers many options to choose from . We currently have successfully established relationships with following providers in Victoria : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by giving us a call.

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 Victoria

Australia's electricity market has been undergoing a gradual process of 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.

Another stage, which occurred sooner in some states than others, was the breaking up of the state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to stimulate a greater level of competition the energy market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors manage the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises , and they own and manage the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. The states have from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , the market in Victoria was completely deregulated. This meant that consumers could, for the first time, switch to another provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is supplied by five distributors

• Citipower
  Citipower distributes electricity throughout Melbourne City and it's inner suburbs.
• Powercor Australia
  Powercor delivers electricity to the western Victoria and western suburbs of Melbourne.
• Jemena
  Jemena distributes electricity in the northern and south-western suburbs of Melbourne.
• 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 outer northern & eastern suburbs of Melbourne and to eastern Victoria.

Tips to reduce electricity usage to save money

Here is a list of easily implemented ways to reduce how much you spend on electricity

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

FAQ about switching electricity providers

This section contains frequently asked questions and answers about what happens after you have completed the comparison process and you've made the choice to switch electricity providers.