Compare the cheapest NSW electricity rates

Last Updated on June 30, 2026 by David Hiley

Best electricity usage rates summary

Looking for the lowest electricity rates in NSW?

We’ve summarised the cheapest residential usage rates for all three electricity networks in NSW – Ausgrid (serving Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Region and Newcastle), Endeavour Energy (for properties in Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and the Illawarra) and Essential Energy (covering regional NSW) for each retailer’s publicly listed electricity plans.

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WATTever’s free electricity comparison makes it easy with a personalised cost ranking of all publicly listed electricity plans, based on your energy use. Get it right with WATTever’s comprehensive comparison. We include all retailers, tariff types, discounts, solar feed-in tariffs, input for concessions and more to help you make serious savings on energy.
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WATTever compares over 40 energy retailers including AGL, 1st Energy, ActewAGL, Alinta Energy, Amber, Blue NRG, CovaU, Diamond Energy, dodo, Energy Australia, Energy Locals, ENGIE, GloBird Energy, Kogan Energy, Lumo Energy, nectr, Origin Energy, OVO energy, Powershop, Red Energy, Sumo and Tango Energy.

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Cheapest Anytime electricity rates by retailer in the Ausgrid network (Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Region and Newcastle)

Cheapest Time Of Use electricity rates by retailer in the Ausgrid network (Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Region and Newcastle)

Cheapest Time Of Use Demand electricity rates by retailer in the Ausgrid network (Sydney, Central Coast, Hunter Region and Newcastle)

Cheapest Anytime electricity rates by retailer in the Endeavour Energy network (Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and Illawarra)

Cheapest Time Of Use electricity rates by retailer in the Endeavour Energy network (Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and Illawarra)

Cheapest Time Of Use Demand electricity rates by retailer in the Endeavour Energy network (Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and Illawarra)

Cheapest Anytime electricity rates by retailer in the Essential Energy network (Regional NSW)

Cheapest Time Of Use 2 Rate electricity rates by retailer in the Essential Energy network (Regional NSW)

Cheapest Time Of Use electricity rates by retailer in the Essential Energy network (Regional NSW)

Cheapest Time Of Use Demand electricity rates by retailer in the Essential Energy network (Regional NSW)

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 Basic Plan Information Documents.
Plans are updated each weekday from the Retailer's Basic Plan Information Documents.
^Daily Charge includes the daily supply charge and the per day value of recurring fees or credits (eg. membership fees, monthly bill credits etc).
*The Comparison Price is set by the AER and is the annual cost of electricity for a household on a Standing Offer on a regulated tariff.
In the Ausgrid network using 3,900kWh, this is $1,899 for a flat rate tariff or $1,893 for a Time of Use tariff.
In the Endeavour network using 4,900kWh, this is $2,328 for a flat rate tariff or $2,320 for a Time of Use tariff.
In the Essential network using 4,600kWh, this is $2,604 for a flat rate tariff or $2,530 for a Time of Use tariff.
The Comparison Price discount % does not include conditional discounts such as credits received after the first bill or pay on time discounts. Regulation requires the Comparison 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 Basic Plan Information Documents.

ActewAGL offers electricity plans in a small number of postcodes in the Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy networks. Please refer to the ActewAGL rates page for their plans.

Compare Electricity and save
Click to Compare all retailers
WATTever compares over 40 energy retailers including AGL, 1st Energy, ActewAGL, Alinta Energy, Amber, Blue NRG, CovaU, Diamond Energy, dodo, Energy Australia, Energy Locals, ENGIE, GloBird Energy, Kogan Energy, Lumo Energy, nectr, Origin Energy, OVO energy, Powershop, Red Energy, Sumo and Tango Energy.
Energy prices are changing from 1 July. We’re updating around 5,000 electricity and gas plans between 1–3 July. Some comparison results may change as new offers are added. When updates are complete this notice will be removed.