Electricity Providers Victoria

Once you are familiar with the well-known electricity distributors and gas plans available, you can begin to refine the plan for your postcode. A price comparison search will immediately locate residential and business energy service providers in your area. Refining your plan may include:

• Choosing fixed or time-of-use electricity rates (also called tariffs or usage charges)
• Choosing a company with competitive service charges
• Comparing the relative benefits of electricity and gas plans
• Choosing a bundle gas & electricity energy deal
• Including internet or phone services with a bundle deal

An electricity price comparison search can help make energy more affordable. We investigate every means of saving you money on energy bills.

Australians are known to move often and are adaptable to change. However, Aussies don’t like disconnections and also expect a good deal. GoSwitch helps by comparing the latest deals and standing offers from competing retailers.

Our service is 100% free to use and the energy cost savings are all yours to keep. Here are a few more considerations for cutting costs on electricity rates.

• Government incentives and discounts (rebates). These include the low-income rebate.
• Government energy relief concessions for vulnerable people, such as life support patients.

Solar feed-in tariffs. Investigate government incentives for the installation of solar panels.

Your electricity or gas bill will display features such as energy usage charges, peak usage charges and kilowatt per hour (kWh) charges. Your bill will also contain information about:

Contract term: Retailers often offer discounts if you lock into an energy plan. However, you may benefit from a no lock-in contract.

Cooling-off period: Electricity and gas providers offer a 10-day cooling-off period in case you change your mind.

Terms and conditions: Terms and conditions can vary, and there are savings to be found. GoSwitch can assist.

Eligibility: This is important for gas deals, as natural gas may not be available at your new residence or small business address.

Contract length: Savings can be found with flexible contract terms, payment schedules and other features. Beware of exit fees.

Contract incentives: These may include pay-on-time discounts, direct debit payment discounts, off-peak saver discounts, and more.

Contract updates: Your energy retailer should keep you updated regarding services, usage rates, and incentives, and should be contactable online and over the phone.

GoSwitch energy providers such as Energy Australia, AGL and Dodo all offer hugely popular and competitive energy plans for residential customers. GoSwitch gives you the opportunity to factor in renewable energy and solar systems that can make a real difference to the environment. Explore energy plan options that offset your carbon footprint by giving directly back to a sustainable ecosystem.

At GoSwitch, we locate energy provider savings on your behalf. We look for the best electricity market offers and lots more. Here are some questions worth asking your GoSwitch consultant.

• Are there incentives available if I stay with my current energy retailer?
• What incentives do other retailers offer?
• Are there conditions attached to the incentives?
• Are the incentives available for the lifetime of the contract?
• What happens when incentives expire?
• Do discounts apply to the entire bill?
• Which plan offers flexibility?
• Does the retailer buy back solar feed-in energy?
• Are time of use discounts available in the contract?
• What is the Victorian Default Offer (VDO)?
• What is the reference price?

Victorians are spoilt for choices when it comes to energy provider options. From the regional centres all the way to Melbourne, the culture and sports capital of Australia, there is an energy provider that will suit you and your household.

As in any competitive market, the ability for consumers to benefit comes from two complementary factors:

1. Consumers must regularly review and compare their current deal with what is currently available in the market.
2. If you are ready to change, find a more suitable offering with the GoSwitch energy price comparison service.

A willingness to review and switch keeps providers striving to offer the best possible electricity arrangements to their customers. If electricity providers know customers are happy to compare and switch, they are less likely to become complacent.