Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in NSW

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers so you can compare electricity prices that are available in NSW 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.

• Australian Based:
  Our business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in NSW save on electricity prices .
• 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 we offer. Instead, we'll receive 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).
• Impartial
  Despite having close 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 .
• Expert Consultants:
  We have a team of experts who knows the NSW 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.
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  At Compare & Connect we are proud members 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.

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List of our active electricity providers in NSW

Our vision is to have all energy providers under one roof, so that our customers have a wide range of options to choose from . To date we have successfully established relationships with following providers in NSW : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by giving us a phone call.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in NSW

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a deregulation which began in the late 1990s. The first step of deregulation was the establishing of a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered in another state.

The next step, which happened sooner in some states than others, was the dividing up of state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to create better competition the market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors have the responsibility for the delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and maintain the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers sell the electricity to the customers and are responsible for billing. States have from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

NSW 's electricity market was completely deregulated on 1 July 2014 . This meant that customers could, for the first time, switch to the provider that had the cheapest electricity prices.

Electricity in NSW is supplied by the following three distributors

• Endeavour Energy
  Endeavour Energy supplies electricity to 2.4 million people in households and businesses throughout the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and Sydney's Greater West.
• Essential Energy
  Essential Energy distributes electricity country and regional NSW, and also throughout southern regional QLD.
• Ausgrid
  Ausgrid supplies energy to eastern, northern and inner metropolitan Sydney and north to the Hunter region and Newcastle.

Tips for reducing your electricity consumption to save money

Here are a few easily implemented ways to reduce your electricity consumption

• Rather than turn on the heater, wear clothing that's appropriate for cold weather (beanie, warm socks, jumper, booties).
• Reduce use of your clothes dryer. Dry clothes outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• Reduce draughts. Minimise hot or cold air getting in or out through gaps under doors and around your windows by using gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Turn off all your appliances at the power point when they're not in use.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Minimise air conditioning use by opening the windows during the night to allow the cool air in, and then closing them each morning to keep hot air out.
• Reduce your use of lights. Use natural lighting where possible.
• Close the doors of rooms that you aren't using, so you only have to cool or heat a smaller space.
• Stop the hot sun from over-heating your house by closing the blinds and curtains in rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about what happens after you have completed the comparison process and you have made the decision that you want to switch electricity providers.