Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Victoria

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List of our active electricity providers in Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers in one place, to give our customers many options to choose from . So far, we have successfully established relationships with these providers in Victoria : Please note available by using our call centre comparison service.

We're constantly working towards adding more and more providers to this our list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in Victoria

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

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

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors have the responsibility for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises , and they own and manage the powerlines and poles, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers sell the electricity to the customers and are responsible for billing. Every state has between 1 and 3 distributors and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , the electricity market in Victoria was completely deregulated. This meant that consumers could change to whichever provider had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is provided by the following five distributors

• Jemena
  Jemena distributes electricity to the south-western and northern suburbs of Melbourne.
• United Energy Distribution
  United Energy supplies electricity in the Mornington Peninsula and the southern suburbs of Melbourne.
• Powercor Australia
  Powercor distributes electricity in the western suburbs of Melbourne and western Victoria.
• Ausnet Services
  AusNet Services distributes electricity to eastern Victoria and the eastern outer & northern suburbs of Melbourne.
• Citipower
  Citipower supplies electricity throughout Melbourne City and it's inner suburbs.

Tips to reduce your electricity usage and lower your bills

Here is a list of easily implemented tips for reducing how much electricity you use

• Minimise draughts. Stop hot or cold air blowing in or leaving through the gaps under doors and around windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Use the clothes dryer less. Hang the clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Turn off all your appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• Wear clothing that's appropriate for cold weather, instead of turning on the heater (booties, jumper, beanie, warm socks).
• Close the doors to rooms that aren't in use, so that you just cool or heat a smaller area.
• Stop the hot sun from over-heating rooms by closing curtains and blinds in rooms that the hot sun shines directly into.
• Minimise the use of air conditioning by opening the windows at night to let the house cool down, and then shutting them in the morning thus keeping the hot air out.
• Minimise lighting by making use of the available natural light and replace older lights with energy efficient LED lighting.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

Here are some answers to questions about what happens once you've completed the comparison process and you have made the choice to switch electricity providers.