Gas and Electricity Providers Compared in SA

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Compare & Connect partners with some of Australia’s leading gas and electricity providers so that you are able to compare gas and electricity deals that are available in SA in one convenient place. We pride ourselves on being one of Australia's top platforms , based on number of services processed, for utility and energy comparison and connection.

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  Our business began in Australia and continues to be based here, providing expert knowledge to help consumers in SA stay on top of their gas and electricity bills.
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List of our active gas and electricity providers in SA

Our vision is to have the full range of energy providers under a single roof, so that our customers have a wide range of options to choose from . At this moment we have successfully established relationships with these providers in SA : Please note available by giving us a call.

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

Electricity Market Competition in SA

The Australian electricity market has been undergoing a gradual deregulation process since the late 1990s. The first stage involved establishing a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold to customers in another state.

The next step, which happened earlier in some states, was the dividing up of the state owned monopolies into multiple competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to produce greater competition the energy market was split into two levels

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors look after the delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and manage the powerlines and poles, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers do all the interacting with the customer. They sell the electricity and are responsible for billing. Every state has between 1 and 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2013 , the electricity market in South Australia was fully deregulated. This allowed consumers to switch to another provider that had the cheapest electricity prices.

South Australia only has one main electricity distributor

• SA Power Networks
  SA Power Networks distributes electricity in South Australia
• Note, some remote areas of SA are supplied by other companies.

Reduce your energy bills with these electricity -saving tips

Here are a few easy to implement tips to reduce household expenditure on electricity

• Instead of turning on the heater, dress for cold weather (booties, jumper, warm socks, beanie).
• Reduce usage of the clothes dryer. Instead, hang the clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Turn appliances off at the power point when they're not in use.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Minimise draughts. Stop hot or cold air entering or escaping through gaps under doors or around windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Prevent the hot sun over-heating your house by closing curtains and blinds in rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening windows at night to let the cooler air in, and shutting them in the morning to keep hot air out.
• Minimise lighting. Rely on natural light if possible. Turn lights off when you leave the room.
• Close doors to rooms that you don't use, so that you only heat or cool a smaller area.

FAQ about switching gas and electricity providers

This section contains questions and answers about what happens once you've finished the comparison process and you have made the decision that want to switch gas and electricity providers.