Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Victoria

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List of our active energy providers in Victoria

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Electricity Market Competition in Victoria

The Australian electricity market has been gradually deregulating since the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation was to establish a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in a different state.

Another stage, which occurred earlier in some states than others, was the breaking up of the state owned electricity monopolies into several competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to produce more competition the energy market was split into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors are responsible for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises . They own and manage the poles and powerlines, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers are the ones who sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. The states have between one and three distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2008 , Victoria 's energy market was fully deregulated. This meant that consumers could now switch to the provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is supplied by the following distributors

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

Tips to lower your energy consumption to save on your bills

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

• Eliminate draughts. Minimise cold air or hot air entering or escaping through gaps under doors or around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Rather than turn on the heater, dress for the weather (beanie, booties, warm socks, jumper).
• Turn off all appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Avoid use of your clothes dryer. Hang your clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Prevent the sun from over-heating rooms by closing the curtains and blinds in the rooms where the sun shines in.
• Reduce the use of lights. Use natural light more often.
• Reduce air conditioning use by opening your windows in the evening allow the cooler air in, and shutting them each morning to keep the hot air out.
• Close doors to areas of your home that you don't use, so you only cool or heat a smaller area.

FAQ about switching energy providers

This section contains frequently asked questions and answers about what happens once you've finished the comparison process and you've chosen to switch energy providers.