Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in SA

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers so that you are able to compare electricity plans that are available in SA 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.

• Expert Consultants:
  Our team of experts knows the energy South Australian energy market back to front. So, you can rest assured that you've come to the right place to find the energy plans and prices suited for your household’s needs.
• Free Service:
  Our quality comparison and connection service is free to use! No catch. We don't mark up the prices on any of the plans that we offer to you. Instead, we earn a commission from our electricity partners, at no extra cost to you. While our service is provided to you without charge, you may be subject to charges in relation to your current service, including exit fees. You should check this with your current supplier(s).
• Transparent and Trustworthy:
  At Compare & Connect we are a proud member of the Energy Comparator Code of Conduct (ECCC). Our voluntary decision to join this code of conduct demonstrates our dedication to fairness and accuracy when presenting information to you.
• Australian Based:
  Our business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in SA save on electricity bills.
• Impartial
  Even though we have corporate relationships with many of Australia's top electricity providers and are owned by Origin Energy Limited, we are impartial when presenting you with information .

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List of our active electricity providers in SA

Our vision is to have the full range of energy providers under a single roof, to give our customers a wide range of options to choose from . At this moment we have successfully established relationships with following providers in SA : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available through our call centre comparison service.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in SA

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a gradual process of deregulation which began in the late 1990s. The first step of deregulation involved establishing a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered to a different state.

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

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors manage the actual delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and maintain the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The electricity retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and manage the billing. States have from one to three distributors but up to 30 retailers.

The market in South Australia was completely deregulated on 1 July 2013 . This enabled customers to change to a provider who had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in South Australia is supplied by one main distributor

• SA Power Networks
  SA Power Networks distributes electricity throughout South Australia
• Note, electricity in a few remote areas of SA are supplied by other companies.

Tips for reducing electricity consumption and lower your bills

Here is a list of easy to implement tips for reducing household expenditure on electricity

• Turn your appliances off at the power point when you're not using them.
• Use your clothes dryer less. Hang clothes to dry outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Dress for the weather, instead of turning on the heater (booties, warm socks, beanie, jumper).
• Minimise draughts. Stop cold air or hot air getting in or out through the gaps under doors or around windows by using gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Minimise air conditioning usage by opening the windows at night-time to let the cool air in, then closing them in the morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Stop the sun over-heating your home by closing the blinds and curtains in the rooms into which the hot sun directly shines in.
• Reduce your use of lights by using natural light where possible. Turn lights off when there's no on in the room.
• Close the doors to areas of your home that you aren't using, so you just cool or heat a smaller space.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

This section contains questions and answers about what happens after you have completed the comparison process and have made the decision you want to switch electricity providers.