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We’ve summarised the cheapest residential usage rates for Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne 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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Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in New South Wales (Sydney – Ausgrid network)
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Locals | 21.99c | Ongoing |  | View Energy Locals plans |
| AGL | 22.25c | 12+ months |  | View AGL plans |
| Energy Australia | 22.55c | 12+ months |  | View Energy Australia plans |
| Powerdirect | 23.21c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| Alinta Energy | 23.56c | 12+ months |  | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Momentum Energy | 23.90c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy plans |
| Dodo | 24.02c | Ongoing |  | View Dodo plans |
| Simply Energy | 24.31c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Sumo | 24.44c | Ongoing |  | View Sumo plans |
| Powershop | 24.81c | Ongoing |  | View Powershop plans |
| amaysim | 25.28c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Origin Energy | 25.72c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| CovaU | 25.79c | Ongoing | | View CovaU plans |
| 1st Energy | 25.81c | Ongoing |  | View 1st Energy plans |
| Red Energy | 25.94c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| Diamond Energy | 26.13c | Ongoing | | View Diamond Energy plans |
| Click Energy | 27.38c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| Alinta Energy | 27.43c | Ongoing | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Mojo Power | 27.89c | Ongoing | | View Mojo Power plans |
| Commander | 28.55c | Ongoing | | View Commander plans |
| Origin Energy | 31.37c | Ongoing | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Pooled Energy | 31.49c | Ongoing |  | View Pooled Energy plans |
| AGL | 31.79c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
| QEnergy | 41.80c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy plans |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in the Australian Capital Territory
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin Energy | 16.70c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| ActewAGL | 17.63c | Ongoing | | View ActewAGL plans |
| Energy Locals | 18.59c | Ongoing | | View Energy Locals plans |
| Origin Energy | 19.42c | Ongoing | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Energy Australia | 20.24c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Queensland (Brisbane – Energex network)
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Australia | 19.40c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
| Energy Locals | 19.79c | Ongoing | | View Energy Locals plans |
| Alinta Energy | 20.18c | 12+ months | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| AGL | 20.20c | 12+ months | | View AGL plans |
| Powerdirect | 20.76c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| Powershop | 21.24c | Ongoing | | View Powershop plans |
| Dodo | 21.66c | Ongoing | | View Dodo plans |
| Click Energy | 21.68c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| QEnergy | 21.73c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy plans |
| Diamond Energy | 22.13c | Ongoing | | View Diamond Energy plans |
| 1st Energy | 22.25c | Ongoing | | View 1st Energy plans |
| Origin Energy | 22.36c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Alinta Energy | 22.42c | Ongoing | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Simply Energy | 22.76c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| amaysim | 23.76c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Red Energy | 24.06c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| Mojo Power | 24.85c | Ongoing | | View Mojo Power plans |
| Origin Energy | 26.62c | Ongoing | | View Origin Energy plans |
| AGL | 28.05c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in South Australia
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Locals | 31.13c | Ongoing | | View Energy Locals plans |
| Momentum Energy | 32.05c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy plans |
| Alinta Energy | 32.18c | Ongoing | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Origin Energy | 32.82c | Ongoing | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Diamond Energy | 32.93c | Ongoing | | View Diamond Energy plans |
| Simply Energy | 33.01c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Powerdirect | 33.68c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| AGL | 34.10c | 12+ months | | View AGL plans |
| Dodo | 35.19c | Ongoing | | View Dodo plans |
| Origin Energy | 35.22c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| amaysim | 35.23c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Lumo Energy | 35.61c | Ongoing | | View Lumo Energy plans |
| Commander | 35.99c | Ongoing | | View Commander plans |
| Energy Australia | 36.27c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
| Red Energy | 37.28c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| Click Energy | 39.44c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| AGL | 41.58c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
| QEnergy | 46.20c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy plans |
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Victoria (Melbourne – CitiPower network)
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tango Energy | 16.36c | 12+ months | | View Tango Energy plans |
| Simply Energy | 16.38c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Powerdirect | 17.52c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| amaysim | 17.67c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Dodo | 17.81c | Ongoing | | View Dodo plans |
| Alinta Energy | 17.84c | 12+ months | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Energy Australia | 18.08c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
| Commander | 18.65c | Ongoing | | View Commander plans |
| Sumo | 18.83c | 12+ months | | View Sumo plans |
| Origin Energy | 19.27c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Momentum Energy | 19.47c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy plans |
| AGL | 19.58c | 12+ months | | View AGL plans |
| Click Energy | 20.48c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| Lumo Energy | 20.57c | Ongoing | | View Lumo Energy plans |
| Powershop | 21.15c | Ongoing | | View Powershop plans |
| 1st Energy | 21.91c | Ongoing | | View 1st Energy plans |
| Red Energy | 22.37c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| CovaU | 22.51c | 12+ months | | View CovaU plans |
| Diamond Energy | 22.66c | Ongoing | | View Diamond Energy plans |
| GloBird Energy | 24.67c | Ongoing | | View GloBird Energy plans |
| People Energy | 25.42c | Ongoing | | View People Energy plans |
| Next Business Energy | 25.65c | Ongoing | | View Next Business Energy plans |
| QEnergy | 27.50c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy plans |
| Origin Energy | 29.65c | Ongoing | | View Origin Energy plans |
| AGL | 29.70c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
^ Rates shown are for anytime (flat rate) tariff and include GST and all available discounts. Plans are updated weekly from retailer’s Energy Price Fact Sheets.
* Discount duration reflects whether plans are subject to a benefit period after which plan benefits (including discounts) may end.
** Green Rating courtesy of the Green Electricity Guide 2018 published by Greenpeace and The Total Environment Centre.
Note: Enova Energy don’t supply electricity to a capital city so are not shown in the tables above. You can view Enova Energy’s electricity rates for the Essential Energy network (Regional NSW) here. Sanctuary Energy don’t have market offers so are not shown in the tables above. You can view Sanctuary Energy’s electricity rates for NSW, QLD and SA here.
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