Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in NSW

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List of our active energy providers in NSW

Our vision is to have all energy providers in one place, so that our customers have a wide range of options to choose from . At this moment we have established relationships with these providers in NSW : Please note available by giving us a phone call.

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

Electricity Market Competition in NSW

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

The next step, which occurred earlier in some states, was the dividing up of the state owned monopolies into competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to produce a greater level of competition the energy market was divided into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors are responsible for the delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and manage the powerlines and poles, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and are responsible for billing. Every state has between one and three distributors, and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2014 , the market in NSW was fully deregulated. This meant that, for the first time, consumers could change to another provider who had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in NSW is supplied by the following distributors

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

Tips to reduce energy usage to save on your bills

Here are some easily implemented ways for reducing household expenditure on energy

• Dress for the weather, rather than turn on the heater, (booties, beanie, warm socks, jumper).
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Don't use your clothes dryer as frequently. Instead, hang clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Turn all appliances off at the power point when they're not in use.
• Eliminate draughts. Stop cold air or hot air entering or escaping via gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Prevent the sun over-heating your house by closing curtains and blinds in the rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.
• Minimise air conditioning use by opening the windows during the night to let the cooler air in, then shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Close the doors to areas of the house that aren't in use, so you only heat or cool a smaller area.
• Minimise lighting through the use of as much natural light as possible.

FAQ about switching energy providers

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