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're proud of being one of Australia's premier platforms, based on number of services processed, for utility and energy comparison and connection.

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  Our quality comparison and connection service is free to use! No catch. We don't mark up the prices on any of the plans that we offer. Instead, we get a commission from our electricity partners, at no extra cost to you. While our service is provided to you without charge, you may be subject to charges in relation to your current service, including exit fees. You should check this with your current supplier(s).
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  Our business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in Qld save on electricity bills.
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  Although we have corporate relationships with many of Australia's top electricity providers and are owned by Origin Energy Limited, we're impartial when presenting you with information .
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  Our team of experts knows the Queensland energy market back to front. So, you can rest assured that you've come to the right place to find the energy plans and prices suited for your household’s needs.

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• Electricity and gas prices have been rising
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List of our active electricity providers in Qld

Our vision is to have a broad range of energy providers in the one place, so that our customers have a wide range of options to choose from . To date we've successfully established relationships with following providers in Qld : Please note that some energy providers are available via our website interface and some are available by using our call centre comparison service.

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

Electricity Market Deregulation in Qld

The Australian electricity market has been undergoing a deregulation process ever since the late 1990s. The first stage was the establishing of a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold to customers in different states.

The next step, which happened sooner in some states, was the dividing up of the state owned monopolies into competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to produce a greater degree of competition the energy market was divided into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors have the responsibility for the delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and manage the powerlines and poles, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and issue bills. Every state has between one and three distributors, and up to 30 retailers.

On 1 July 2016 , the South East Queensland electricity market was fully deregulated. This meant that, for the first time, consumers could change to a provider who had cheaper electricity prices.

There are only two distributors supplying electricity to Queensland

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

Tips to reduce electricity usage to save on your bills

Here are some easily implemented ways for reducing your expenditure on electricity

• Don't use your clothes dryer as frequently. Instead, dry your clothes outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Dress for the weather, rather than turn on the heater, (jumper, beanie, warm socks, booties).
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Eliminate draughts. Prevent hot or cold air entering or escaping via gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• Turn all your appliances off at the power point when they're not in use.
• Stop the hot sun over-heating your house by closing curtains and blinds in the rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.
• Close the doors to areas of the house that aren't in use, so that you just heat or cool a smaller area.
• Minimise the use of air conditioning by opening your windows in the evening let the cooler air in, then shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Minimise lighting through the use of as much natural light as possible.

FAQ about switching electricity providers

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