Electricity Brands

Fact CheckedPacific Hydro is a renewable energy solutions company with a diverse portfolio of operations, including its work at the Ord Hydro Plant known for powering the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia. Aside from its renewable assets, Pacific Hydro also has a growing presence...

Fact CheckedSnowy Hydro is an integrated energy business that is best known for its development of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme in the mid century. Since then, its portfolio has expanded to include many other energy generation projects, as well as the ownership of two...

Powerclub has recently emerged in the Australian energy retail market, offering a plan model unlike what you may be used to. Rather than charging set rates, as most electricity retailers do, Powerclub is claiming to give you access to ‘wholesale’ electricity prices. The company has...

CovaU sells a variety of products including electricity, gas, insurance and mobile services, making it a convenient option for customers that want to bundle their utility services. CovaU claims to offer honest service, competitive energy rates and simplified monthly billing to make household budgeting much...

Sumo is a bundled home utility provider, supplying electricity, natural gas and internet to homes across NSW and Victoria, with the company now also selling electricity in QLD. It’s perhaps the most advanced retailer when it comes to offering customers multiple home services, with an...

Remember Dodo? The internet company with the flying blue dodo bird as a mascot? Well it’s still around and it offers more services than ever before, including internet, phone, mobile, TV, insurance and… power and gas. Dodo Power & Gas is the division of the Dodo...

Alinta Energy is owned by Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and claims to be the only ‘true’ national electricity and gas company in Australia, with operations in five of the six Australian states. The power company holds generation assets nationwide and currently retails electricity...

Simply Energy claims to be one of Australia’s fastest growing energy companies, selling electricity to over half a million households across New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. Simply Energy also sells natural gas to customers in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and most recently,...

Red Energy is an electricity retailer owned by Snowy Hydro – the Australian-owned renewable energy generation company behind the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme. Since launching in Victoria in 2004, Red Energy has expanded its electricity retail services to New South Wales, South Australia, South East...

EnergyAustralia, formerly TruEnergy, is Australia’s third largest energy retailer behind AGL and Origin Energy. EnergyAustralia currently sells electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT. South-East Queensland customers can also purchase electricity from EnergyAustralia. EnergyAustralia recently...

Mojo Power is a small energy retailer tailored to customers with smart meters, marketing itself towards engaged electricity customers wanting access to live usage information. Mojo Power says it’s on a mission to help customers reduce their dependence on grid energy and benefit from cheaper,...

Fact CheckedOrigin Energy is an integrated energy company, generating and selling electricity and natural gas to households across Australia. With more than four million customers, the company is one of the largest retailers in the country, drawing on its size and experience to offer Aussies...

QEnergy is an electricity retailer that operates across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. QEnergy has traditionally specialised in business electricity products, however it also offers a range of products to residential customers. QEnergy says that it endeavours to be the “best energy provider...

Momentum Energy is an Australian company, owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania, which claims to be Australia’s largest producer of renewable electricity. Momentum Energy retails electricity to homes and small businesses across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. It also sells natural gas...

GloBird Energy is the small electricity and gas retailer with massive discounts, providing an alternative to the big energy companies across Victoria, NSW, QLD and SA. GloBird Energy offers a variety of products that are designed to suit the energy needs of different kinds of...

With its bright orange logo, it’s pretty hard to miss this retailer. Lumo Energy is owned by Snowy Hydro, along with Red Energy. Together they have more than a million electricity customers across the south and east coast of Australia. In this review, Canstar Blue takes a...

Powerdirect is an AGL-backed electricity retailer that operates across New South Wales, SE Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. While it holds itself as a business energy specialist, Powerdirect also supplies electricity to residential properties and offers customers some useful advice on cutting power usage around the home. Powerdirect...

Energy Locals is one of the newest and smallest electricity retailers to enter the ring, but is taking on the big guys in supplying power to homes and businesses across New South Wales, Victoria, South East Queensland, South Australia, the ACT and even Tasmania. Energy...

Fact CheckedSocial Energy calls itself a ‘new kind of retailer’, which is first and foremost for households with solar battery systems. Hailing from the UK, this company has landed on Aussie shores, casting a wide net over NSW, QLD, SA, ACT and TAS. For eligible...

Integrated energy company AGL is one of Australia’s oldest companies, originally established as the ‘Australian Gas Light Company’ to bring power to Sydney in 1837 – hence the AGL acronym. It’s now one of the biggest electricity and gas retailers in the country, with millions of ...

Radian Energy is a Brisbane-based retailer, selling electricity to business and residential customers in New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT. Radian claims to be a ‘profit-for-purpose’ company that provides Aussies with affordable products and transparent pricing. Given that Radian Energy is new to market,...

Bright Spark Power is a new power company entering the Australian market with claims of being ‘clean and green focussed’ and ‘wholly owned and operated in Australia.’ The retailer has launched a few offers across NSW, and has recently expanded into Queensland. Priding itself on...

1st Energy is a small electricity company that operates in New South Wales, Victoria, South East Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. But perhaps most significantly, it became the first residential retailer to move into Tasmania to challenge the monopoly of the state-owned Aurora Energy in...

Aurora Energy is the Tasmanian government-owned electricity and natural gas retailer, selling power to both homes and businesses, and until recently was the only choice for residential customers. The company is also only one of two natural gas retailers, supplying gas to all types of...

Locality Planning Energy (LPE) isn’t a new electricity retailer, but it is new to the residential energy space. Formerly, it provided power to solely strata and embedded energy networks, relevant to those who lived in apartment blocks and other housing complexes. But it’s now joined...

DC POWER CO IS NO LONGER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. Details below should be treated as historical information only. DC Power Co is a crowdfunded electricity and gas retailer catered towards households with solar panels. Available in VIC, DC Power Co claims to have ‘no vested interest in selling you...

Founded in 2019, Nectr has emerged in the Australian market with competitive rates and a strong ‘green’ focus. Owned by South Korean-based, multi-billion-dollar solar manufacturer Hanwha Group, Hanwha Energy Australia has already invested in solar farms in QLD and Victoria, with construction happening in NSW....

Electricity and gas retailer ActewAGL provides residential and business energy services in the Australian Capital Territory, Queanbeyan and south-east New South Wales. The company was set up in 2000 as a joint venture between AGL and the ACT-owned ACTEW. Today, the company claims to provide...

Click Energy holds itself out as an ‘online’ electricity retailer, claiming that its reduced overheads translate to lower costs for customers. Click Energy sells electricity across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, while also retailing natural gas in some areas. Click Energy says its...

Fact CheckedElectricity in a Box is an emerging power retailer currently servicing customers in New South Wales. It’s a no-frills retailer with a mostly online business model, promoting ‘self-service’ over its phone line. Based in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, this retailer claims to be 100% Aussie-owned,...

Glow Power is a new electricity provider operating in New South Wales and south east Queensland. Originating from Ireland, it claims to bring more than 50 years of energy industry experience down under. Coined as a ‘smart energy partner’, Glow Power states it’s all about...

Formerly branded Pacific Hydro, Tango Energy is an electricity retailer currently operating in Victoria, and more recently NSW, but with plans to expand to other parts of the country in the near future. Tango Energy is the retail arm of Pacific Hydro – a green...

COMMANDER IS NO LONGER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. Details should be treated as historical information only. Commander, sometimes referred to as ‘Commander Power & Gas’, is an electricity retailer operating in Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. While it does list some residential electricity offers on its website,...

AMAYSIM ENERGY IS NO LONGER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. Amaysim Energy customers should now be with AGL. Details below should be treated as historical information only. You probably know Amaysim best as a budget mobile phone plan provider, but the once tiny telco has some big plans for the future,...

Discover Energy is a new energy retailer that emerged amidst sweeping changes to the energy retail market in July 2019, coming forth with bold claims that it “puts green at the forefront of [its] business”. This retailer offers plans in NSW, QLD and SA, with...

ReAmped Energy is an independent electricity provider operating in NSW, QLD and SA offering simple plans with no conditional discounts, just reasonably low base rates and fees. Like many other electricity providers, ReAmped Energy is boasting simplicity, fairness and transparency, but is it really living up to...

Diamond Energy is a small electricity retailer that’s passionate about renewable energy. Diamond owns several renewable generators and supports environmentally-minded Australians through energy products that help solar customers make the most out of their investments. Recognising its efforts, the GreenPeace Green Electricity Guide rated Diamond...

Arc Energy is an Australian-owned and operated embedded network provider, retailing electricity to homes and businesses across New South Wales. With a major focus on renewable power, Arc Energy states it is a ‘major player’ in the market, offering a range of technologies from solar...

Blue NRG is an electricity retailer that exclusively services business customers across Victoria, New South Wales, South-east Queensland and South Australia. Blue NRG says it understands small business and is passionate about delivering great customer service, striving to also provide competitive rates on electricity. It...

Enova Energy made history in 2016 when it became Australia’s very first community-owned electricity retailer. Enova Energy is Australia’s first energy-focused social enterprise that claims it will reinvest half its profits for positive impact across local communities. It was formed in the Northern Rivers region...

Kleenheat has a long history in the Australian gas industry with 60 years of retailing and distributing LPG and LNG behind it. But in 2013, Kleenheat expanded into the residential WA natural gas retail market, stepping up as the first major challenger to Alinta Energy’s...

Fimer is an Italian power electronics manufacturer, providing a range of energy storage options for homes and businesses across Australia. The company is globally present in more than 20 countries and distributes to more than 100 countries worldwide. In fact, Fimer is the fourth largest...

Powershop is an Australian and New Zealand-owned retailer with a unique approach to energy. Unlike traditional providers, Powershop lets you pre-purchase electricity with its ‘Powerpacks’. These Powerpacks include whole-bill discounts and special deals that reward proactive customers with lower prices on electricity. However, you will...

Future X Power is a new electricity retailer operating in New South Wales, south east Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania. It brings one market plan to both residential and business customers within these states. Canstar Blue takes a close look at what you can expect...

Hailing from the UK and landing on Australian shores, OVO Energy has launched in New South Wales and most recently, south east Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, bringing with it a fairly unusual approach to energy billing. The company has a strong focus on supporting...

Perth Energy is an independent electricity and gas retailer, best-known for its business energy solutions, but also offering gas to residential addresses in WA. Despite its name, Perth Energy also sells natural gas across some major suburbs from coastal Geraldton to Bunbury, as well as...

Elysian Energy is a new Victorian electricity retailer, promising simple plans to make energy billing easy. With plans now available in NSW, SA and QLD, this 100% Australian-owned company (that’s what it says) is aiming to provide everyday power savings to thousands of Aussies. In this review, Canstar...

Amber Electric is a new provider in the market claiming to offer customers a new, more ‘honest’ approach to electricity pricing. It draws on public distrust of energy providers in stating that while other providers may be focused on making larger margins, Amber is ‘cutting...

ERM Power claims to be an expert in electricity generation, retail and energy management solutions, helping give Australian businesses a competitive edge by securing great deals on energy. ERM Power is a business-exclusive electricity retailer, managing the energy needs of businesses of all sizes across Australia. ERM Power...

Synergy produces and retails electricity and natural gas in Western Australia. The company is government-owned and operates on the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), which extends to Kalbarri in the north, east to Kalgoorlie and south to Albany. Synergy is the only electricity retailer for non-contestable...

People Energy is a residential and business electricity retailer that holds itself out as being enthusiastic, diverse and committed to helping customers get the best deal on electricity. While it currently only has electricity market offers in Victoria, the retailer did previously offer plans in both NSW...

Bradford Energy is one of Australia’s oldest and most well-known solar installers. With more than 85 years of energy experience and backing by CSR, Australia’s oldest manufacturer, Bradford Energy has built a reputation for quality solar products and expert services.Bradford Energy is a founding signatory of...

SolarHub is a solar retailer and installer operating in New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT. SolarHub has installed more than 7,000 solar systems to residential, commercial and industrial customers. SolarHub began as a sole retailer, outsourcing its installation to Solar Sparx. The two companies then...

It’s not a far stretch to assume you’ve heard of Kogan, the online retail giant selling everything from tech gadgets to life insurance, and in no great surprise to anyone, it’s now slinging energy plans. What might be a bit of a shock is that...

TRUE VALUE SOLAR IS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL IN THE SOLAR ENERGY MARKET. True Value Solar claims to be Australia’s largest solar-only company. It operates across all states, servicing the solar needs of households, small businesses and large commercial sites. At the time of writing, True Value...

Owning a large home with a nice swimming pool is the Australian dream. Unfortunately, as any pool owner can tell you, pools can be expensive and time-consuming to maintain. Recognising this, Pooled Energy has stepped up to offer pool owners a comprehensive electricity and pool...

Tesla has become one of the most well-known and trusted brands in innovative solar and battery storage technologies. The Tesla Powerwall and its successor, the Tesla Powerwall 2, are now widely considered to be two of the best solar batteries on the market right now....

Coffs Solar Energy is solar retailer and installer, operating across the mid to north coast of New South Wales. The company was founded in January 2010 in Coffs Harbour under the name of ‘Self Sufficient Homes’. The company was renamed in 2013 to what it is today...

Beginning back in 1953, Solahart has been a pioneer of solar hot water in Australia, with the brand today offering a number of hot water systems for households to choose from. Now operating as a subsidiary of Rheem, Solahart provides hot water systems for both...

While not considered one of the big players of the hot water system market, Vulcan has been a mainstay within the Australian industry, before being acquired by Rheem in 1988. With a small collection of both gas and electric hot water systems, Vulcan still offers...

CNPV is a China based manufacturer of solar products which are exported to a number of countries, including Australia. CNPV specialises in residential, commercial and industrial scale applications of solar products across the world. History of CNPV Solar The first CNVP production plant opened in 2006 and the...

Essential Energy is an electricity distributor responsible for servicing and maintaining the powerlines, streetlights and substations in country and regional New South Wales. Essential Energy manages the electricity network across most of rural NSW, as well as some populated urban areas throughout the state. Aside from...

Endeavour Energy is an electricity distribution network service provider (distributor) that services areas throughout metropolitan and regional New South Wales. The company is responsible for the construction, maintenance and operations of electrical infrastructure which brings power to your home or business. In general, electricity distributors...

Metered Energy is said to be a 100% Australian-owned utility service provider for body corporates in south-east Queensland. It supplies electricity, gas and hot water to tenants in apartment blocks, housing estates, retirement villages and other embedded networks. If a body corporate contracts Metered Energy...

One of Australia’s largest solar-only retailers for residential, commercial and wholesale customers, Energy Matters carries a history of strength. As the sole supplier of solar solutions to the New South Wales Government and reach all around the country, the company has a solid reputation. But...

United Solar Energy is a solar power retailer, offering a range of solar systems across Victoria. United Solar Energy was founded in 2009, with the belief that solar power can and should be more affordable. The company has since built a reputation for quality and...

Next Business Energy markets itself as ‘a new era of business energy services’. It promises a fresh approach to power supply, but does it deliver? Canstar Blue explores the company’s products, rates and services for Australian businesses. Next Business Energy is a business-only electricity retailer operating in Queensland,...

Infinite Energy primarily operates as one of Australia’s largest solar power companies, selling and installing solar systems and accessories. It also retails electricity, solar and gas to businesses in Perth and south-west WA . Its residential solar solutions are available throughout Australia, however majority of its...

Natural Solar is an Australian owned retailer of solar products in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. The company considers itself to be a forward-thinking collective which believes in accurate, transparent and unbiased information to help its customers make the...

Metro Solar is a solar system retailer and installer serving homes and businesses across Australia. Metro Solar claim to have a ‘new breed of smart building’ capabilities, ideal for residential and commercial purposes. Everything from solar panels, battery storage units and inverters, Metro Solar has forged a...

What do you get when you combine an energy retailer and an online deals website? Catch Energy, that’s what. Electricity provider 1st Energy has teamed up with Catch.com.au to bring Aussie consumers a ‘better deal’ on their power bills. At least, that’s what they say....

While there are dozens of natural gas suppliers across the country, the LPG market is much smaller where there is only a few competing for business, like Supagas. Thousands of homes use LPG as an alternative to electric or natural gas for heating, hot water...

Agas National is a family-owned LPG and gas supplier servicing customers in south east Queensland and northern New South Wales. The local gas provider specialises in residential gas installation and LPG bottles, as well as gas for commercial use, and even parties. Agas National prides...

Tas Gas is a retailer and distributor, supplying natural gas and LPG to thousands of Tasmanians throughout the state. Tas Gas is comprised of two companies: Tas Gas Networks – which deals with gas distribution – and Tas Gas Retail, which sells gas to homes...

SANCTUARY ENERGY HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY MOJO POWER. EXISTING CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND SWITCHED AS A RESULT. Sanctuary Energy is an electricity retailer that services home and businesses across New South Wales, South Australia and SE Queensland. Sanctuary Energy also works on energy project...

Ergon Energy is a government-owned electricity distributor and retailer, servicing homes, businesses and farms across regional Queensland. Unlike the rest of eastern Australia, customers connected with the Ergon Energy network do not have the option to pick their electricity retailer – Ergon Energy is the only option. In...

Thousands of Aussie homes rely on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking, heating and hot water supply. While there are dozens of LPG suppliers out there, the market is dominated by only a handful, including Elgas. Elgas is one of Australia’s largest LPG suppliers, distributing gas...

Horizon Power is a State Government-owned electricity retailer in Western Australia, servicing over 100,000 residential and business customers in regional areas. Electricity supply in WA is managed by two Government-owned retailers – Synergy and Horizon Power. Synergy retails electricity to residential customers in the populated south-west...

Ausgrid is an electricity distributor that operates across the central-east coast of New South Wales. It is mainly responsible for maintaining the network of poles, wires and stations that make it possible for electricity to reach your home. Some people occasionally get confused about the...

Energex is an electricity distribution network service provider (distributor) in South East Queensland. It is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the infrastructure that makes it possible for electricity to reach your home. Energex is the first port of call when something goes wrong...

Pacific Energy is a green energy company with renewable generation assets across 19 countries. Pacific Hydro says that it owns and operates 350MW of wind and hydro capacity in Australia, abating 900,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution each year. The company is also a licensed...

A global brand for hot water supply, Rinnai has been operating for close to a century, with more than 40 of those years in Australia. There’s comfort to take in that, as Rinnai understands the Australian climate and the habits of Australian households, meaning that...

From humble beginnings as a small family business back in 1915, Dux has grown into one of Australia’s main providers of hot water systems. Prioritising product quality through an emphasis on research and development, Dux has been able to provide Australian homes with systems that...

Only a few companies instantly come to mind when you think of hot water systems – for many Aussies, Rheem would be one of them. One of the more prominent figures within the market, Rheem has been manufacturing hot water systems in Australia since way...

Providing hot water systems to both households and commercial businesses for more than 60 years, Bosch is a big player in the Australian and international markets. Bosch has a lot of fingers in a lot of pies, allowing the company to use new technology across...

Established in Melbourne in 1988, AquaMAX has grown from a small business into a market mainstay, and with good reason. The first Australian company to design a 5 star, 10 year warranty water heater, AquaMAX use stainless steel cylinders to stand out from the crowd,...

OC Energy claim be an Australian company, although were recently purchased by ASX-listed Origin Energy in March 2019. OC Energy specialises in providing ‘in-building solutions’ and ‘multi-tenanted developments’ such as apartment blocks and housing complexes. OC Energy services residential tenants in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria...

Roof Juice was an Australian owned solar product retailer, operating nationwide. Roof Juice appears to have closed down some time in 2017. Its history RoofJuice was formerly owned by Sunegevity – an international solar retailer. The company was introduced into Australia in 2012 as one of its...

As you might have guessed from the name, Euro Solar is a solar company. When Euro Solar started in 2007, the company said its goal was to provide homes across the country with renewable energy solutions and quality solar energy systems. More than 10 years later...

Online Power & Gas shut down in May 2017. It is not taking any new customers and existing customers have been transferred to 1st Energy.  Online Power & Gas is a 100% Australian-owned online retailer, selling electricity to homes and businesses across Victoria. Despite its name,...

Harvey Norman Energy closed down in 2017 and all customers have been transferred to Alinta Energy. More information can be found here.Imagine if an electronics retailer and an electricity provider had a baby. What would they call it? How about Harvey Norman Energy? Yes, it was...

Urth Energy entered voluntary administration in February 2017. Existing customers were transferred to AGL and Origin Energy. Urth Energy describes itself as a “boutique national electricity retailer with a difference”, offering a range of services for both residential and business customers, with a strong focus on...

Springers Solar is an electrical equipment and solar retailer, servicing most of south-east Queensland. History Springers Solar was formed more than 10 years ago by the Springer family, offering small recreational 12v and 24v solar products. The company remains family owned and prides itself on service and...

EnviroGroup is a Victorian solar company, offering a range of solar and wind systems and products to homes and businesses. It says it provides a full service solution by hiring its own installers rather than outsourcing, meaning you only need to deal with the one...

Suntrix is a family-owned Australian solar retailer operating in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Its history The company was founded in 2009, with Suntrix directors Jenny Paradiso and David Hille saying they weren’t satisfied with the limited expertise and high prices of solar panels...

Century Solar Energy is a solar wholesaler, designer and installer, operating in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Its history Century Solar Energy was founded in November 2011 as a solar panel retailer. The company has since continued to grow, expanding on its product range and establishing...

Jinko Solar is a China based manufacturer of solar PV (photovoltaic) modules and related solar products. It markets its products to countries around the world, including Australia. Its history Jinko Solar was established in 2006 and has seen rapid business growth since, becoming publicly listed on the...

Canadian Solar is a multinational solar company. Its Australian subsidiary operates nationwide, selling and installing solar panels and power storage devices. Its history Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 and soon expanded to 18 countries, including Australia in 2011. Shortly after its founding, Canadian Solar underwent several...

JA Solar is a China based producer of solar modules and cells that are exported and retailed across the globe. Its history JA Solar Holdings Co was founded in 2005 as a manufacturer of solar modules and cells. The company had impressive success, becoming listed on the...

SunEdison is a global renewable energy company which claims to be the largest provider of sustainable energy in the world. The company was established in Australia in 2006 and now provides solar power solutions nationwide. Its history SunEdison was originally established as the Monsanto Electronic Materials Company...