Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in NSW

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading energy providers so you can compare energy deals that are available in NSW in one convenient place. We are proud to be one of Australia's leading platforms , based on number of services processed, for utility and energy comparison and connection.

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List of our active energy providers in NSW

Our vision is to have all energy providers under a single roof, to give our customers a wide range of options to choose from . We currently have established relationships with following providers in NSW : Please note available by giving us a phone call.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation in NSW

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a gradual process of deregulation ever since the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation was to establish a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in other states.

The next step, which occurred sooner in some states, was the splitting up of the state owned electricity monopolies into several competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to create a greater level of competition the energy market was split into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors manage the actual delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and manage the poles and powerlines, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The electricity retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and manage the billing. The states have between 1 and 3 distributors and up to 30 retailers.

The market in NSW was completely deregulated on 1 July 2014 . This meant that consumers could now change to a provider who had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in NSW is provided by the following distributors

• Endeavour Energy
  Endeavour Energy's network provides 2.4 million people with electricity in households and businesses located in Sydney's Greater West, the Southern Highlands and Blue Mountains.
• Ausgrid
  Ausgrid distributes electricity to inner, eastern and northern metropolitan Sydney and in the Hunter region and Newcastle.
• Essential Energy
  Essential Energy distributes electricity regional and country NSW, and throughout southern regional QLD.

Tips for reducing energy consumption to save on your bills

Here are a few easy to implement ways for reducing how much you spend on energy

• Minimise draughts. Stop cold air or hot air getting in or out through gaps under doors or around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Turn your appliances off at the power point when you're not using them.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Use the clothes dryer less frequently. Hang clothes to dry outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• Wear warm clothing, instead of turning on the heater (booties, warm socks, beanie, jumper).
• Minimise air conditioning use by opening the windows at night-time to let the cool air in, and shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Stop the sun over-heating your home by closing the curtains and blinds in rooms that the hot sun shines directly into.
• Reduce the use of lights by making use of the available natural light.
• Close the doors of rooms that aren't in use, so you just cool or heat a smaller space.

FAQ about switching energy providers

This section contains frequently asked questions and answers about what happens once you have completed the comparison process and have made the decision you want to switch energy providers.