improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources switchwise news newspapers books scholar jstor free images december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2012 this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . may 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message switchwise pty ltd type private industry price comparison service founded 2007 headquarters melbourne australia website switchwise.com.au switchwise.com.au is an electricity and gas price comparison service website for australian consumers . the site enables consumers to compare electricity and gas prices offered by 25 australian energy suppliers . consumers can switch their home energy supplier to a cheaper provider by completing an online application . people moving home can also arrange for cheaper electricity and gas connections through the site . access to the site is free to consumers . the company earns revenue by charging a commission to the supplier to which a customer chooses to switch or connect via the switchwise website . the company also earns revenue from advertising across the site . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit switchwise.com.au was established by shaun johnson in 2007 and the site was launched to the public in september 2008 . the company is funded by netus an australian technology investment group which in turn is majority owned by news limited . switchwise has also partnered with serviceworks management a provider of services to the energy industry . see also edit national electricity market references edit external links edit how to save on your power bills the weekend australian financial review 30 31 january 2010 . nsw pays more for power the sunday telegraph 8 august 2009 . customers face power bill slug abc news 1 july 2009 . switchwise electricity comparisons now australia wide lifehacker 23 june 2009 . queensland leads switch to green power the sydney morning herald 1 march 2009 . price hikes to hail new year the age 31 december 2008 . bill hikes to sour new year the courier 30 december 2008 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title switchwise & oldid 641400029 categories e commercedomain specific search enginescomparison shopping websitesonline companieshidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from december 2011all articles with topics of unclear notabilityorphaned articles from february 2012all orphaned articlesarticles lacking in text citations from may 2013all articles lacking in text citationsuse dmy dates from march 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 january 2015 at 11 57 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view