Helping You Find Melbourne’s Cheapest Gas And Electricity Providers
Victoria has fierce competition between retailers as the first state to deregulate prices, and is one of the country’s energy powerhouses.
Picking your best fit from Melbourne’s energy providers
There are five electricity providers in Melbourne and Victoria: AusNet Services, Citipower, Jemena, Powercor Australia, United Energy Distribution.
Your location determines your distributor. Even so, there are a range of retailers you can choose from that participate in the Energy and Water Ombudsman Victoria (EWOV) scheme. Some of the big names include Origin, Red, Simply Energy and a whole range of others. Consumers are free to compare retailer prices. However, the government brought in deregulation legislation. This leads to more competition in the market, which should drive prices down further. Econnex supplies clients with the information to find the cheapest gas and electrical energy providers for them in Melbourne, Vic, and NSW.
Cheaper electricity in Melbourne with concession card
If you have a concession card, there are a number of concessions and rebates available to you including:
- Annual Electricity Concession: a 17.5 percent annual reduction on mains electricity
- Service to Property Charge Concession: Discounted electricity supply charge for certain households
- Medical Cooling Concession: 17.5 percent winter discount for eligible customers who have qualifying medical conditions requiring cooling.
- Controlled Load Electricity Concession: 13 percent discount on controlled load usage
- Life Support Concession: Quarterly discount on bills for households where a concession cardholder uses eligible life support machines
- Electricity Transfer Fee Waiver: Transfer of service fee is waived for change of occupancy
- Excess Electricity Concession: Discounts for extremely high use of electricity
Victoria’s Energy Saver Incentive Scheme
If you don’t have a concession card, you still may be eligible for the Victoria’s Energy Saver Incentive Scheme.
In order to take advantage of pricing benefits, first, check your current tariff rate. Your electricity tariff is the pricing structure that determines how much you are charged for energy. For example this includes:
- The time of use (peak/off peak)
- A controlled load with a lower rate (such as your hot water system)
- Whether you have a renewable energy feed, and
- Whether your supplier has certain ‘blocks’ that cost more or less
Demand based tariffs are now also available, and may be suitable for your needs.
Cheaper gas in Melbourne
Similar to electricity, three companies distribute gas in Melbourne and Vic. These are AusNet Services, Australian Gas Networks, and Multinet Gas. They are all part of the EWOV.
10% of customers have remained on a standard plan since the government deregulated pricing. If you haven’t compared in a while, now is the time.
Concession card holders may be eligible for:
- Winter Gas Concession: Discount on gas bills from 1 May to 31 October
- Non-Mains Energy Concession: Annual rebate for cardholders using LPG for small-scale heating or cooking
- Excess Gas Concession: Discounts given to eligible users who use high amounts of gas
- Gas Hot Water Rebate: Cash back when replacing eligible water heaters to more energy-efficient appliances
Your distributor is determined by where you live, but you can choose from a range of retailers. Those who are members of the EWOV include big names such as: Origin, Red, Simply Energy and a whole range of others. Click here to compare.
You can choose a gas retailer for a lower rate – click here to compare.
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