Gas and Electricity Suppliers Compared in QLD

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Compare & Connect has partnered with some of Australia’s leading gas and electricity providers so you are able to compare gas and 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 gas and electricity providers in Qld

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

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

Electricity Market Competition in Qld

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

The next step, which occurred sooner in some states, was the splitting up of the state owned monopolies into several competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to create a greater level of competition the energy market was separated into two levels

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors manage the actual delivery of electricity to customers' premises . They own and manage the powerlines and poles, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The electricity retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and manage the billing. Every state has between one and three distributors but up to thirty retailers.

The market in South East Queensland was completely deregulated on 1 July 2016 . This meant that consumers could switch to a provider who had the cheapest electricity prices.

Two electricity distributors supply all of Queensland

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

Tips to lower your electricity consumption and lower your bills

Here is a list of easily implemented tips to reduce your electricity consumption

• Turn your appliances off at the power point when you're not using them.
• Avoid usage of the clothes dryer. Hang clothes to dry outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• Minimise draughts. Stop cold air or hot air getting in or out through the gaps under doors and around windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Instead of turning on the heater, wear warm clothing (booties, warm socks, beanie, jumper).
• Reduce the use of air conditioning by opening the windows at night-time to let the cool air in, and then shutting them in the morning to keep hot air out.
• Stop the sun over-heating your home by closing curtains and blinds in the rooms where the sun shines in.
• Minimise lighting. Use natural light more often, and replace older lights with LED lights.
• Close doors to areas of the house that you don't use, so you just cool or heat a smaller space.

FAQ about switching gas and electricity providers

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