Gas and Electricity Providers 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'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 business began in Australia and we continue to be based here, providing expert advice to help consumers in Qld stay on top of their gas and electricity bills.
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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 one roof, 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 through our call centre comparison service.

We're constantly working towards adding more and 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 deregulation since the late 1990s. The first stage involved establishing a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be sold to customers in another state.

The next step, which happened sooner in some states than others, was the dividing up of the state owned monopolies into multiple competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to create better competition the energy market was split into two levels

• Energy Distributors
  The distributors have the responsibility for the delivery of electricity to customers' premises , and they own and manage the powerlines and poles, but do not deal directly with customers.
• Energy Retailers The retailers sell the electricity to the customers and are responsible for billing. Every state has between 1 and 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

South East Queensland 's electricity market was completely deregulated on 1 July 2016 . This allowed consumers to switch to the provider that had the cheapest electricity prices.

There are two distributors who supply electricity to Queensland

• Energex
  The Energex network distributes electricity to homes and businesses in a region covering around 25,000 square kilometres in South East Queensland, that stretches from the NSW border in the south to Gympie in the north. This includes the major population areas of Brisbane, Logan, Ipswich, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Redlands and Moreton Bay.
• Ergon Energy
  The Ergon Energy network services Queensland including coastal and rural areas as well as the remote communities of outback Queensland and the Torres Strait.

Reduce your energy bills with these electricity -saving tips

Here are a few easy to implement tips to reduce your expenditure on electricity

• Instead of turning on the heater, dress for cold weather (beanie, warm socks, jumper, booties).
• Reduce usage of the clothes dryer. Dry clothes outside or use an indoor clothes rack.
• Turn off all your appliances at the power point when they're not in use.
• Reduce draughts. Minimise hot or cold air getting in or out through gaps under doors or around windows through the use of gap seal tape and door snakes.
• A cheap alternative to an electric blanket is a hot water bottle.
• Minimise air conditioning usage by opening the windows during the night to allow the cool air in, and shutting them in the morning to keep hot air out.
• Minimise lighting. Rely on natural light if possible. Turn lights off when you leave the room.
• Close doors to rooms that you don't use, so you only have to cool or heat a smaller space.
• Stop the hot sun from over-heating your house by closing curtains and blinds in rooms that are exposed to the heat of direct sunlight.

FAQ about switching gas and electricity providers

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