GreenPower
Your fastest way to get renewable electricity, even if you rent or live in an apartment.
Why GreenPower?
- You'll help get more electricity from wind and sun made in Australia.
- It's the only government accredited and audited green energy program.
- You can switch in as little as 10 minutes.
- Climate action is a race. You'll feel good about doing something that really counts. It's pretty much the single best thing you can do for our planet today.*
* Unless you're an international jet-setter flying to Rome and New York every second week. Then reducing your flight time is probably the best thing you can do for our planet.
Who can get it?
If you've got an electricity plan, you can get GreenPower.
Renters
Homeowners
Businesses
People who live in apartments
People who live in houses
How to check if you’re on a GreenPower plan
Many people think they’re on a GreenPower plan but discover they’re on a carbon neutral plan instead, which is inferior.
Dig out your last bill. If you’re on a GreenPower plan, you should see it costed as a separate line item.
Sometimes electricity providers call GreenPower different things like PureEnergy 100%, so you might need to call your provider and double check if you can't see GreenPower on your bill.
See more on the difference between carbon neutral and GreenPower electricity plans.
How to switch to GreenPower
Most electricity companies sell GreenPower but they might call it different things, like green energy or green choice. And it can be hard to find on websites, which is frustrating. We hope this improves 😊.
There are more than 10 electricity companies that sell GreenPower in Sydney. See the list below.
You can switch in as little as 10 minutes. It depends how much you want to shop around.
Look out for the offical GreenPower logo 👀.
3 ways you can switch. Choose what suits you.
Call and chat
Call your current provider and ask them to switch you to 100% GreenPower.
If they quote you a much higher price, get quotes from other providers, or use the Energy Made Easy comparison tool to find the cheapest deals currently on offer.
Find the greenest option
Check out the Green Electricity Guide. It’s an independent, unbiased ranking of all electricity providers.
Choose a provider and sign up on their website. Remember to tick the box for GreenPower if one pops up.
Get the cheapest deal
Compare prices from all electricity companies using Energy Made Easy.
Choose a provider and sign up on their website. Remember to tick the box for GreenPower if one pops up.
Find a provider
Who knew there were this many electricity sellers?
ReAmped Energy
Live chat
Some companies may not be taking new customers.
What to watch out for
Carbon neutral electricity plans
Many electricity companies are pushing these at present. What’s the difference? GreenPower electricity plans help get more electricity from wind and solar farms made - they help reduce the source of dirty emissions. Carbon neutral plans don’t.
Cost
If you call your current provider and get quoted a much higher rate than you pay now, shop around. Electricity prices change all the time. You should be able to get 100% GreenPower deal for like what you pay now. Note: All electricity prices rose in July 2022.
Join more than 200,000 leading Australians choosing GreenPower
It’s very easy to switch. You can do it in 5 minutes. Beware of carbon neutral plans. Electricity companies sometimes try to push these. Make sure you get accredited GreenPower.
Alice Gonnet
Erskineville
It’s a nice feeling when you know you’ve selected GreenPower. I was prepared to take a hit and pay more. But when my first bill came I was shocked. It was less than my old plan.
Guillaume Papillon
Surry Hills
I can't install solar panels on my home, so when I retired, finding the cheapest green plan was important to me. It was the next best thing I could do.
Tim Ritchie
Surry Hills
It was a very smooth process from my side and a move I should've made years ago. A great place to start is by checking out The Green Electricity Guide. It gives each of the energy companies a score on how well they're doing and also exposes the big polluters.
Alana Stocks, Founder and Managing Director
Circul8
With the help of an environmental consultancy, we did a full carbon audit in 2021. I recommend this as a first step for any business. Then we looked at our electricity contract and switched to GreenPower.
Mike Brabant
General Manager Single O
An important step towards our 2030 net zero emissions target was the switch to GreenPower. We simply called our electricity provider to switch over our small electricity accounts and within a couple of days we had Greenpower. The cost difference was negligible.
Cassey Stone
Fox Studios Australia
Where GreenPower is made
There are more than 140 accredited GreenPower generators across NSW.
The City of Sydney buys GreenPower from these 3 farms.
Shoalhaven Community Solar Farm
Bomen Solar Farm near Wagga Wagga
Sapphire Wind Farm near Inverell
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