Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in Brisbane

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Compare & Connect has teamed up with some of Australia’s leading electricity providers making it easy for you to compare electricity deals that are available in Brisbane 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 Brisbane

Our vision is to make available all energy providers under a single roof, so our customers have many options to choose from . To date we've established relationships with following providers in Brisbane : Please note available by using our call centre comparison service.

We're constantly striving to add more and more providers to this prestigious list. We are very proud of our partnerships.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

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

Electricity Market Deregulation in Brisbane

Ever since the late 1990s Australia's electricity market in has been undergoing a deregulation process. The first stage of deregulation involved establishing an intra-state electricity network which allowed electricity that is generated in one state to be sold in another state.

Another stage, which happened sooner in some states, was the breaking up of the state owned electricity monopolies into multiple competing entities, then privatising them. In order to stimulate better competition the energy market was divided into two levels

Distributors have the responsibility for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises , and they own and manage the poles and powerlines, but do not deal directly with customers.

Retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and issue bills. The states have between 1 and 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

The electricity market in Brisbane was fully deregulated in July 2016 . This enabled consumers to switch to another provider that had cheaper prices.

Electricity in Brisbane is supplied by one distributors

• Energex
  The Energex network supplies electricity to homes and businesses in a region covering around 25,000 square kilometres in South East Queensland, stretching from the border of NSW in the south to Gympie in the north. This covers the major population areas of the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Ipswich, Brisbane, Redlands, Logan and Moreton Bay.

Lower your power bills with these electricity -saving tips

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

• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Instead of turning on the heater, wear clothing that's appropriate for cold weather (beanie, jumper, booties, warm socks).
• Minimise usage of the clothes dryer. Dry clothes outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Eliminate draughts. Minimise hot or cold air blowing in or leaving via gaps under doors and around windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Turn all your appliances off at the power socket when they're not in use.
• Close doors of rooms that you don't use, so you only have to cool or heat a smaller area.
• Reduce the use of lights. Rely on natural light if possible.
• Minimise the use of air conditioning by opening your windows at night-time to allow the cooler air in, then shutting them in the morning to keep hot air out.
• Stop the hot sun over-heating rooms by closing the curtains and blinds in rooms where the sun shines in.