Cheapest electricity rates in Ballarat

Looking for Ballarat’s cheapest electricity?

We’ve summarised the best electricity deals available for residential customers in Ballarat, Victoria, to help you bag a bargain.
The tables below rank the cheapest offer from every retailer serving Ballarat, which is in the Powercor network. This information is updated each weekday.

How much can you save by switching to the cheapest electricity in Ballarat?

According to the Australian Energy Regulator in September 2024, households with average energy use on a flat rate tariff in the Powercor network in Victoria could save $649 on electricity a year by switching from the standard offer to the cheapest available market deal.

In December 2024, the ACCC released a report on the electricity prices paid by 6.7 million residential customers across Australia. The consumer watchdog found that more than 80 per cent of households in the National Electricity Network (NEM) could save money by switching to a cheaper electricity plan. Why stay stuck on an expensive plan?

There are now more than twenty competing energy retailers offering electricity deals in Ballarat. So, if you want to make serious savings on your energy costs, it’s vital to check out all your options.

Here’s how to find the best electricity deal for your place

Get a personalised cost ranking of every retailer’s publicly-listed electricity plans based on your unique energy use. If you are a small or big energy user, or perhaps you have solar, a battery or an EV, then WATTever’s comprehensive comparison will help you find the cheapest deals for your home. We include all retailers, tariff types, discounts, solar feed-in tariffs, input for concessions and more to help you make serious savings on energy. Start your online comparison here.

Cheapest Anytime electricity by retailer in Ballarat (Powercor Network)

Retailer	General Usage	Daily Charge^	Reference Price *	Cost / Year Estimate
1st Energy	18.71c	130.90c	25% less than VDO	1,265
Alinta Energy	23.70c	93.61c	24% less than VDO	1,290
Arcline by RACV	27.00c	87.00c	18% less than VDO	1,248
Blue NRG	30.45c	131.63c	0% less than VDO	1,698
CovaU	22.23c	104.90c	25% less than VDO	1,272
Diamond Energy	28.39c	122.68c	5% less than VDO	1,616
Dodo	29.23c	125.05c	4% less than VDO	1,626
EnergyAustralia	26.80c	115.83c	24% less than VDO	1,295
Flow Power	32.94c	90.48c	3% less than VDO	1,648
GloBird Energy	19.80c	117.70c	28% less than VDO	1,222
Kogan Energy	22.80c	98.56c	25% less than VDO	1,272
Lumo Energy	27.26c	108.74c	12% less than VDO	1,487
Momentum Energy	24.75c	123.75c	18% less than VDO	1,392
Nectr	30.45c	131.63c	0% less than VDO	1,698
Origin Energy	26.80c	115.83c	12% less than VDO	1,495
Pacific Blue	24.11c	103.40c	21% less than VDO	1,342
Powershop	26.25c	113.48c	23% less than VDO	1,314
Red Energy	27.04c	112.20c	17% less than VDO	1,416
Sumo	29.21c	113.85c	7% less than VDO	1,584
Tango Energy	15.83c	163.90c	27% less than VDO	1,231
AGL	25.87c	111.88c	15% less than VDO	1,443
Amber	28.81c	136.61c	3% less than VDO	1,601
Energy Locals	26.00c	97.00c	18% less than VDO	1,344
ENGIE	28.01c	121.10c	14% less than VDO	1,413
OVO Energy	22.55c	97.90c	26% less than VDO	1,209

Cheapest Time Of Use 2 Rate (7 day) electricity by retailer in Ballarat (Powercor Network)

TOU Periods: Off-Peak = 9pm-3pm and Peak = 3pm-9pm

Retailer	Peak TOU	Off-Peak TOU	Daily Charge^	Reference Price *	Cost / Year Estimate
1st Energy	24.98c	15.05c	130.90c	26% less than VDO	1,249
Alinta Energy	30.71c	19.95c	93.61c	25% less than VDO	1,282
Arcline by RACV	36.50c	21.00c	88.00c	20% less than VDO	1,216
Blue NRG	40.52c	24.57c	131.63c	1% less than VDO	1,674
CovaU	29.89c	20.57c	104.90c	22% less than VDO	1,329
Diamond Energy	37.77c	22.91c	122.68c	6% less than VDO	1,593
Dodo	38.90c	23.59c	125.05c	6% less than VDO	1,602
EnergyAustralia	35.66c	21.62c	115.83c	25% less than VDO	1,273
Flow Power	31.70c	31.70c	97.08c	4% less than VDO	1,622
GloBird Energy	32.01c	14.19c	112.20c	29% less than VDO	1,212
Kogan Energy	30.34c	18.40c	98.56c	26% less than VDO	1,253
Lumo Energy	35.73c	22.61c	108.74c	13% less than VDO	1,474
Momentum Energy	32.89c	19.91c	123.75c	19% less than VDO	1,369
Nectr	40.52c	24.57c	131.63c	1% less than VDO	1,674
Origin Energy	35.66c	21.63c	115.83c	13% less than VDO	1,473
Pacific Blue	30.80c	21.03c	103.40c	21% less than VDO	1,348
Powershop	32.96c	19.99c	107.08c	20% less than VDO	1,362
Red Energy	35.73c	22.28c	112.20c	17% less than VDO	1,403
Sumo	37.40c	23.10c	99.00c	13% less than VDO	1,474
Tango Energy	33.55c	14.96c	139.70c	20% less than VDO	1,354
AGL	34.44c	20.88c	111.88c	16% less than VDO	1,423
Amber	32.20c	32.20c	136.61c	5% more than VDO	1,737
Energy Locals	35.50c	20.00c	97.00c	20% less than VDO	1,309
ENGIE	37.27c	22.60c	121.10c	15% less than VDO	1,390
OVO Energy	30.25c	18.37c	97.90c	26% less than VDO	1,199

Rates shown include GST and all available discounts.
Plan rates are variable and future rates may be subject to change by the Retailer - except where plan rates are stated as fixed in the Energy Price Fact Sheet.
Plans are updated each weekday from the Retailer's Energy Price Fact Sheets.
^Daily Charge includes the daily supply charge and the per day value of recurring fees or credits (eg. membership fees, monthly bill credits etc).
*Reference Price refers to the unconditional discount off the yearly cost of the Victorian Default Offer (VDO) for a household on a flat rate tariff without controlled load using 4000kWh annually. The VDO that applies in each Victoria network area is $1902 in AusNet; $1456 in CitiPower; $1664 in Jemena; $1699 in Powercor and $1554 in United Energy. Regulation requires the VDO Reference Price to be displayed, however it does not take into account solar export nor a property's actual annual usage or when that usage occurs (for Time Of Use plans).
Cost/Year estimate shown is for the first year and includes all conditional discounts plus the value of exclusive benefits available when switching through wattever.com.au such as Prezzee eGift cards from WATTever and additional upfront/recurring credits from partner retailers. See plan details for more information. Your bill will vary based on actual usage.
For plans with a demand tariff, the annual cost estimate calculated by WATTever includes a demand charge that assumes a peak demand of 25% of the daily benchmark electricity consumption.
Time of Use hours displayed are the periods published by each network. Individual retailers may offer different time of use hours - please review the plan Energy Price Fact Sheet.