Electricity and Gas Suppliers Compared in QLD

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

• Australian Based:
  Our business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in Qld stay on top of their energy rates .
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  Although we have corporate relationships with many of Australia's top energy providers and are owned by Origin Energy Limited, we're impartial when presenting you with information .
• Free Service:
  Our quality comparison and connection service is free to use! No catch. We don't mark up the prices on any of the plans we offer. Instead, we'll receive a commission from our energy 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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  We have a team of experts who knows the Queensland energy market back to front. Therefore, you can have confidence 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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List of our active energy providers in Qld

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

We're constantly striving to add more providers to this our list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

Electricity Market Competition in Qld

The electricity market in Australia has been gradually deregulating since the late 1990s. The first stage of deregulation was the establishing of a national electricity network {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold in a different state.

The next step, which occurred sooner in some states than others, was the dividing up of the state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities and then privatising them. In an attempt to create more competition the energy market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors manage the delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and manage the poles and powerlines, and don't engage directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers sell the electricity to the customers and manage the billing. The states have between one and three distributors, and up to 30 retailers.

South East Queensland 's energy market was completely deregulated on 1 July 2016 . This meant that consumers could, for the first time, change to whichever provider had the cheapest electricity prices.

There are two electricity distributors in Queensland

• Energex
  The Energex network distributes electricity to premises in a region covering about 25,000 square kilometres in South East Queensland, which stretches from the border of NSW to Gympie in the north. Including the major population areas of Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Redlands and Moreton Bay.
• Ergon Energy
  The Ergon Energy network supplies electricity to coastal and rural areas of Queensland and remote communities in outback Queensland and the Torres Strait.

Tips for how to use less energy to save on your bills

Here is a list of easily implemented ways for reducing your energy consumption

• Wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather, rather than turn on the heater, (beanie, warm socks, booties, jumper).
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Reduce draughts. Minimise cold air or hot air getting in or out through the gaps under doors and around your windows through the use of door snakes and gap seal tape.
• Don't use the clothes dryer as frequently. Instead, hang your clothes to dry outside or alternatively, use an indoor clothing rack.
• Turn off your appliances at the power point when they're not in use.
• Minimise the use of air conditioning by opening your windows in the evening allow the cool air in, and then shutting them each morning thus keeping hot air out.
• Reduce the use of lights through the use of as much natural light as possible. Turn the lights off if there's no none in the room.
• Stop the sun from over-heating your house by closing the curtains and blinds in the rooms that the hot sun shines directly into.
• Close doors to areas of your home that aren't in use, so you only have to heat or cool a smaller space.

FAQ about switching energy providers

Here are some frequently asked questions and answers about what happens after you've completed the comparison process and you have made the decision you want to switch energy providers.