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Energy bills are one of the few household costs you can lower without changing anything you do. The company you buy from sets the rate, and electricity suppliers price exactly the same power very differently. GoSwitch shows who sells electricity across Australia and which states each one covers.
An electricity supplier is the company that sells you power and sends your bill. Suppliers, electricity retailers, and energy providers are three names for the same thing, and you can change yours whenever you like.
The distributor is a separate business. It owns the poles and wires running to your address, and you are assigned one based on where you live.
GoSwitch sits outside both. It compares the retailers that want your business, without selling electricity itself.
Australia has far more electricity retailers than any single household can buy from. The Australian Energy Regulator’s public register listed close to 200 authorised energy retailers in July 2026, across both electricity and gas. Only a handful compete at any given address.
Competition has been broadening. The ACCC reported that market concentration fell across every National Electricity Market region in 2024-25. No retailer left the market during 2025, the first year without an exit since 2020.
The regulator also publishes the default market offer, an annual price cap that doubles as the reference point for comparing what retailers charge. The 2026-27 determination took effect on 1 July.
Prices fell for most households and every small business in the regions the cap covers, with South Australian households the one exception.
GoSwitch compares plans from every retailer on its panel, and looking commits you to nothing. You can review every offer available at your address, ask questions, and walk away without switching.
Retailers selling gas as well as electricity can be compared on a single account. Which retailers appear in your results depends on your postcode, so the list you see may be shorter.
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Size changes how a retailer buys power, not how reliable your supply is. The three largest energy retailers own generation assets and sell directly to households. Many smaller ones buy from the wholesale market instead and compete mainly on price, though not all of them offer gas plans.
Your supply is identical either way, because the same network delivers it. Size alone will not tell you which retailer offers the cheapest electricity for your home. GoSwitch matches results to what you actually use instead.
Suppliers differ across six areas, and the headline price is only one of them.
We weigh all of these together rather than ranking suppliers on the headline rate alone.
Suppliers describe the same things in different words, so a few terms are worth knowing.
We show plans in plain terms rather than industry shorthand.
You can only choose between electricity providers where the retail market is open to competition. Most of eastern and southern Australia qualifies, though the picture is not uniform.
Regional Queensland is one exception. Ergon Energy is the only retailer there, and the state regulator sets its prices. Western Australia and the Northern Territory work the same way, with regulated retailers and no household choice.
We compare plans across New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, and South East Queensland. If you sit outside those, we will say so rather than waste your time.
Enter your postcode and GoSwitch shows every electricity plan available at your address. The whole process takes about five minutes, and you can do it from your phone.
An energy specialist calls afterwards to check the plan still suits you before anything is finalised. If nothing on the panel beats what you already have, we will say so.
Comparing costs you nothing, and it never will. Retailers pay GoSwitch a commission when you switch, which is how the service stays free without changing what you pay. See who is competing for your business today.
Your retailer’s name appears at the top of your latest electricity bill, next to your account and meter details. Bank statements also show the payment if no bill is handy, and GoSwitch can compare your options once you know who bills you.
Your distribution network decides which retailers can sell to you, and network boundaries do not follow suburb lines. Two homes on the same street can sit in different network areas, so checking by postcode with us settles it in seconds.
No, GoSwitch compares a panel of retailers rather than every authorised seller operating in Australia. The panel spans the largest brands and a range of smaller competitors, so you see a wide spread of pricing without checking every retailer yourself.
Your supply is never interrupted, because energy laws require a Retailer of Last Resort to take over the accounts. The transfer happens automatically and you keep your connection throughout, so you are free to compare again with GoSwitch whenever you are ready.
Most apartment residents can choose their own supplier, though buildings running an embedded network are the exception. Those buildings buy power in bulk and on-sell it to residents, so check whether a retailer bills you before you compare with us.
Yes, as long as the electricity account is in your name and you pay the bills directly. You do not need your landlord’s permission to change retailers, so you can compare with GoSwitch and make the switch on the same day.