Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in QLD

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Compare & Connect has partnered with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers so you are able to compare electricity deals that are available in QLD in one convenient place. We are proud to be one of Australia's leading platforms , based on number of services processed, for utility and energy comparison and connection.

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List of our active electricity providers in Qld

Our vision is to have a broad range of energy providers under the one roof, to give our customers a wide range of options to choose from . To date we've established relationships with following providers in Qld : Please note available by giving us a call.

We're constantly working towards adding more and more providers to this list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in Qld

The electricity market in Australia has been undergoing a gradual deregulation process which began in the late 1990s. The first stage was the establishing of a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold to customers in another state.

The next stage, which happened sooner in some states, was the splitting up of the state owned monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to create greater competition the energy market was divided into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors have the responsibility for the actual delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and manage the powerlines and poles, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers The electricity retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and issue bills. Every state has from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

The electricity market in South East Queensland was completely deregulated on 1 July 2016 . This meant that, for the first time, consumers could switch to another provider who offered the cheapest electricity prices.

There are two distributors who supply electricity to Queensland

• Energex
  The Energex network distributes electricity to an area covering around 25,000 square kilometres in South East Queensland, stretching from the border of NSW to Gympie in the north. Including the major population areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Redlands, Logan and Moreton Bay.
• Ergon Energy
  The Ergon Energy network distributes electricity to Queensland including rural areas and coastal as well as the remote communities of outback Queensland and the Torres Strait.

Tips to reduce electricity consumption to save money

Here are some easily implemented ways to reduce your expenditure on electricity

• Turn all your appliances off at the power point when you're not using them.
• Avoid using your clothes dryer. Hang the clothes to dry outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Eliminate draughts. Stop hot or cold air getting in or out via gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Rather than turn on the heater, wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather (booties, warm socks, jumper, beanie).
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening windows at night to let the cool air in, then shutting them each morning to keep the hot air out.
• Stop the hot sun over-heating your home by closing curtains and blinds in rooms into which the hot sun directly shines in.
• Close doors to rooms that you aren't using, so that you just cool or heat a smaller space.
• Minimise lighting. Use natural lighting where possible.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

Here are some questions and answers about what happens once you have completed the comparison process and have made the decision that want to switch electricity providers.