Powercor (your distributor)
Owns the poles, wires, substations and meters across Victoria. It connects your home, reads your meter, and restores power after a fault. You cannot choose or switch it: it is a regulated monopoly for your address.
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Powercor: your electricity network
Powercor operates the largest electricity distribution network in Victoria by area, covering the western suburbs of Melbourne and most of western Victoria. Because a distributor is a regulated monopoly tied to your address, you cannot choose it, but you can still understand what it does, how to report an outage and how network charges shape your bill.
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13 24 12
outages & emergencies
VIC
network area
Yes
retailer choice
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How it works
What does Powercor actually do?
Your electricity bill involves two different companies. Knowing which is which saves you calling the wrong number in a blackout.
Your retailer (the company on your bill)
Sells you the electricity, sets your plan and rates, and sends your bill. You can compare and switch retailers at any time, which is the part of your bill you control.
Where Powercor operates
Powercor is the regulated electricity distributor for Melbourne's western suburbs and central and western Victoria. Not sure if Powercor is your distributor? It is printed on your electricity bill, or you can check by postcode on its website.
Other Victoria networks: CitiPower, Jemena, United Energy, AusNet Services .
Power is out? Call Powercor, not your retailer
In a blackout, your retailer cannot help: it does not own the wires. Report the outage to Powercor on its 24/7 faults line 13 24 12. If life is at risk or a powerline is down, call 000 first.
Full outage steps & safetyCommon questions
A Selectra expert answers your most common Powercor questions
Powercor operates the largest electricity distribution network in Victoria by area, covering the western suburbs of Melbourne and most of western Victoria. It owns the poles, wires, substations and meters in its area and is responsible for connecting your home and restoring power after a fault. It does not sell you electricity, that is your retailer.
Powercor is the electricity distributor for Melbourne's western suburbs and central and western Victoria. Your distributor is fixed by your address, so you cannot switch it.
Call the Powercor 24/7 faults and emergencies line on 13 24 12, or check its outage map at powercor.com.au. If a powerline is down or life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) first. See our Powercor outages page for the full steps.
You cannot switch your distributor, it is a regulated monopoly for your address. You can switch your retailer (the company on your bill) at any time, which is the part of your bill you control. Powercor keeps running the network whoever you buy from.
Under the Victorian Guaranteed Service Level (GSL) scheme, Powercor pays an automatic credit when outages exceed the duration or frequency thresholds set by the Essential Services Commission. The credit is paid automatically through your retailer, usually without a claim. See our power outage guide for how the scheme works.
For bills, plans, payments and moving home, contact your retailer (the company that sends your bill), not Powercor. Contact Powercor only for connections, meters, outages and network faults. See the contact page.
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You can't choose Powercor, but you can cut the rest of your bill
Network charges are fixed by your distributor, but they are only part of your bill. The retailer's energy and supply charges are the part you control. Compare retailers that supply your address to find a cheaper plan.