Learn more about energy in Brisbane
Average Brisbane households could save from $391 to $584 annually by comparison with the Top 3 energy Providers in Brisbane
Energex is Brisbane’s electricity distributor, managing the infrastructure that delivers power to your home or business. They’re responsible for:
- Maintaining power lines and poles
- Managing emergency responses during outages
- Installing and maintaining meters
- Ensuring reliable power distribution across the network
- Setting network tariff types and transfer rules
While Energex handles the distribution, you have the freedom to choose from multiple energy providers who compete to offer you the best rates and services.
Anytime tariffs have the same rates for electricity at all times.Customers without smart meters use this tariff.
Demand tariffs by default if customers with smart meters are assigned to network and may instead switch to time of use if they choose. Recently the AER limited the right of your energy provider to pass this network tariff through to you,
Demand tariffs have a separate charge for your maximum use of energy in a half hour period in the evening 4pm to 9pm in addition to an anytime energy charge.
Time of use tariffs have a peak period 4pm to 9pm every day, super off peak is 9am to 4pm while all other periods are off peak. If you have one of these tariffs, we can compare for you.
Brisbane’s sunny climate makes it ideal for solar energy adoption. Many providers offer specialized solar plans with attractive feed-in tariffs.
Solar Plans and Feed-in Tariffs
Top 3 and best solar provider in Brisbane offer the following feed-in tariffs:
- Origin Energy: 4 cents/kWh feed-in tariff
- AGL: 4 cents/kWh feed-in tariff
- Energy Australia: 4.6 cents/kWh feed-in tariff
- Best solar Feed in provider: 8 cents/kWh feed-in tariff
For more detailed analysis of solar plans, see here.
Brisbane residents can also benefit from Queensland’s solar incentives, including:
- Small-scale technology certificates (STCs)
- Interest-free loans for solar and battery systems
- Regional feed-in tariff guarantees
Most customers stay with the same energy provider too long and pay the loyalty tax. Our unique electricity online portal takes the hassle out of switching..
It’s dead easy to switch. You get details of cheapest energy provider Brisbane and simple 3 step instructions to complete your switch. Signing up just takes a few minutes.
If you have a smart meter you can choose from different tariff options.
If you have a smart meter it is quicker to complete the switch, otherwise the switch will be completed when your meter is read whether your Electricity Supply is in the Ergon or Energex area or gas with Australian Gas Networks.
ISelect are the market leader in comparing energy plans in Brisbane and regional Queensland but as we show in our recent article, they often don’t have the cheapest electricity suppliers Brisbane or the cheapest gas suppliers Brisbane because they only compare for the companies that pay them. The energy companies don’t allow them to switch you again when a cheaper price is available as we do. Our electricity tariff comparison tool is always checking for the cheapest deal. Get every offer from every company compared. We don’t accept commissions or payments or inducements from energy companies. We only work for you.