Looking for the lowest electricity rates?
We’ve summarised the cheapest residential usage rates for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Perth and Darwin for each retailer’s publicly listed electricity plans.Want to find the best rates and deals in your area?
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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Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in New South Wales (Sydney – Ausgrid network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Dodo | 21.79c |  |
| Commander | 21.79c | |
| ReAmped Energy | 21.80c |  |
| Elysian Energy | 21.92c | |
| Powerclub | 22.45c | |
| Momentum Energy | 22.57c |  |
| OVO Energy | 22.69c | |
| Sumo | 23.19c |  |
| Powershop | 23.25c |  |
| Energy Locals | 23.50c |  |
| Click Energy | 23.53c |  |
| Discover Energy | 23.58c | |
| Locality Planning Energy | 23.61c | |
| 1st Energy | 23.70c |  |
| Kogan Energy | 23.75c | |
| Tango Energy | 23.76c | |
| Alinta Energy | 23.76c | |
| GloBird Energy | 24.20c | |
| Simply Energy | 24.39c | |
| AGL | 24.49c | |
| Origin Energy | 24.50c | |
| Energy Australia | 24.94c |  |
| QEnergy | 25.18c | |
| Enova Energy | 25.22c | |
| Powerdirect | 25.36c | |
| Red Energy | 25.60c | |
| Diamond Energy | 25.64c | |
| CovaU | 25.79c | |
| Nectr | 27.28c | |
| Amber Electric | 27.41c | |
| amaysim | 28.35c | |
| Future X Power | 28.94c | |
| Mojo Power | 29.54c | |
| Pooled Energy | 31.49c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Queensland (Brisbane – Energex network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Powerclub | 20.20c | |
| Elysian Energy | 20.31c | |
| Alinta Energy | 20.49c | |
| QEnergy | 20.52c | |
| Click Energy | 20.54c | |
| Locality Planning Energy | 20.57c | |
| ReAmped Energy | 20.61c | |
| Origin Energy | 20.93c | |
| 1st Energy | 21.08c | |
| Powershop | 21.24c | |
| Kogan Energy | 21.40c | |
| CovaU | 21.67c | |
| Diamond Energy | 22.13c | |
| Powerdirect | 22.32c | |
| Discover Energy | 22.34c | |
| Red Energy | 22.44c | |
| Energy Locals | 22.50c | |
| AGL | 22.58c | |
| Dodo | 22.89c | |
| Energy Australia | 23.10c | |
| Simply Energy | 23.87c | |
| Amber Electric | 24.23c | |
| amaysim | 24.75c | |
| Future X Power | 25.47c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in South Australia
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Powerclub | 30.66c | |
| Momentum Energy | 30.76c | |
| Energy Locals | 31.13c | |
| ReAmped Energy | 31.31c | |
| Elysian Energy | 31.47c | |
| Powershop | 31.96c | |
| Origin Energy | 32.19c | |
| Alinta Energy | 33.17c | |
| Kogan Energy | 34.03c | |
| Discover Energy | 34.07c | |
| Future X Power | 34.32c | |
| Click Energy | 34.68c | |
| AGL | 35.12c | |
| Powerdirect | 35.13c | |
| Lumo Energy | 35.39c | |
| Dodo | 35.65c | |
| Commander | 35.65c | |
| Simply Energy | 36.00c | |
| Red Energy | 36.41c | |
| Amber Electric | 37.71c | |
| Energy Australia | 38.26c | |
| amaysim | 39.41c | |
| QEnergy | 40.30c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Victoria (Melbourne – CitiPower network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Elysian Energy | 19.25c | |
| Momentum Energy | 20.38c | |
| Tango Energy | 21.01c | |
| 1st Energy | 21.13c | |
| Lumo Energy | 21.33c | |
| Alinta Energy | 21.45c | |
| Diamond Energy | 21.71c | |
| AGL | 21.80c | |
| Commander | 22.15c | |
| Simply Energy | 22.15c | |
| Dodo | 22.15c | |
| Kogan Energy | 22.26c | |
| Origin Energy | 22.40c | |
| Powerclub | 22.58c | |
| Powerdirect | 22.65c | |
| Energy Australia | 22.90c | |
| Powershop | 22.97c | |
| Sumo | 23.66c | |
| Click Energy | 23.66c | |
| GloBird Energy | 23.91c | |
| Energy Locals | 24.00c | |
| Red Energy | 24.42c | |
| amaysim | 24.92c | |
| People Energy | 25.17c | |
| CovaU | 25.17c | |
| Amber Electric | 25.87c | |
| DC Power Co | 28.42c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra – Evoenergy network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Origin Energy | 17.23c | |
| ActewAGL | 17.78c | |
| Red Energy | 18.91c | |
| Energy Locals | 22.00c | |
| Powerclub | 22.02c | |
| Energy Australia | 22.76c | |
| Amber Electric | 25.65c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Tasmania (Hobart – TasNetworks network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Energy | 25.60c | |
| Future X Power | 26.14c | |
| Aurora Energy | 26.96c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Western Australia (Perth – Western Energy network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Synergy | 28.82c | |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in the Northern Territory (Darwin – Power and Water network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|
| Jacana Energy | 26.05c | |
| Rimfire Energy | 26.05c | |
^ Rates shown are for anytime (flat rate) tariff and include GST and all available discounts. Plans are updated weekly from retailer’s Basic Plan Information Documents (BPIDs)/Energy Price Fact Sheets.
** Green Rating courtesy of the Green Electricity Guide 2018 published by Greenpeace and The Total Environment Centre.
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