Electricity and Gas Providers 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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  At Compare & Connect we are proud to be a member of the Energy Comparator Code of Conduct (ECCC). Our voluntary decision to join this code of conduct demonstrates our dedication to fairness and accuracy when presenting information to you.
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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 we offer. Instead, we'll receive a commission from our electricity provider 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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  Even though 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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  We have a team of experts who 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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  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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List of our active electricity providers in Qld

Our vision is to have a broad range of energy providers under a single roof, so our customers have many options to choose from . To date we have 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 are constantly striving to add more and more providers to this list. We are extremely proud of these partnerships.

Electricity Market Deregulation and Competition in Qld

Australia's electricity market has been undergoing a deregulation which began in the late 1990s. The first step of deregulation was the establishing of a national grid {{citymarketintro4}} in one state to be delivered in another state.

Another stage, which happened sooner in some states, was the breaking up of state owned electricity monopolies into competing entities, then privatising them. In an attempt to stimulate better competition the market was separated into two types of entities

• Energy Distributors
  Distributors have the responsibility for the physical delivery of electricity to the customers' premises , and they own and maintain the poles and powerlines, and do not deal with customers.
• Energy Retailers Retailers have all the interactions with the customer. They sell the electricity and issue bills. States have from 1 to 3 distributors but up to thirty retailers.

On 1 July 2016 , South East Queensland 's electricity market was completely deregulated. This meant that customers could, for the first time, switch to another provider that had cheaper prices.

There are only two distributors supplying electricity to Queensland

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

Tips for reducing your electricity consumption to save money

Here are a few easily implemented ways to reduce your electricity consumption

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

FAQ about switching electricity providers

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