Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Victoria

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List of our active energy providers in Victoria

Our vision is to bring all energy providers in the one place, to give our customers many options to choose from . To date we have successfully established relationships with these providers in Victoria : Please note available by calling us.

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Electricity Market Deregulation in Victoria

Australia's electricity market has been undergoing a gradual process of deregulation ever 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 sooner 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 stimulate a greater level of competition the energy market was split into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors manage 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 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 , the market in Victoria was completely deregulated. This meant that consumers could now switch to another provider that had cheaper electricity prices.

Electricity in Victoria is provided by the following five distributors

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

Tips to lower your energy consumption to save on your bills

Here are a few easy to implement ways to reduce your energy consumption

• Avoid use of your clothes dryer. Hang clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Turn off your appliances at the power socket when they're not in use.
• Eliminate draughts. Stop cold air or hot air blowing in or leaving through gaps under doors or around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Rather than turn on the heater, dress for the weather (booties, beanie, jumper, warm socks).
• Close doors to areas of your home that you don't use, so you just cool or heat a smaller area.
• Stop 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 during the night to let the house cool down, and shutting them each morning to keep the hot air out.

FAQ about switching energy providers

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