Looking for the best electricity rates and plans?
We’ve summarised the cheapest residential usage rates for Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne 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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Best electricity rates by retailer in New South Wales (Sydney – Ausgrid network)
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Australia | 22.55c | 12+ months |  | View Energy Australia plans |
| QEnergy | 22.87c | 12+ months |  | View QEnergy plans |
| Powerdirect | 23.21c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| AGL | 23.21c | 12+ months |  | View AGL plans |
| Origin Energy | 23.53c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Alinta Energy | 23.56c | 12+ months | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Energy Locals | 23.64c | Ongoing |  | View Energy Locals plans |
| CovaU | 23.93c | Ongoing |  | View CovaU plans |
| Dodo | 24.02c | Ongoing |  | View Dodo plans |
| Simply Energy | 24.31c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| amaysim | 24.44c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Powershop | 24.81c | Ongoing |  | View Powershop plans |
| Momentum Energy | 25.25c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy 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 |
| Mojo Power | 27.89c | Ongoing | | View Mojo Power plans |
| Commander | 28.55c | Ongoing | | View Commander plans |
| Next Business Energy | 30.69c | Ongoing |  | View Next Business Energy plans |
| Blue NRG | 31.35c | Ongoing | | View Blue NRG plans |
| Pooled Energy | 31.49c | Ongoing | | View Pooled Energy plans |
| AGL | 31.79c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
Best electricity rates by retailer in the Australian Capital Territory
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActewAGL | 16.53c | Ongoing | | View ActewAGL plans |
| Origin Energy | 16.70c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Energy Australia | 20.29c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
| Energy Locals | 22.00c | Ongoing | | View Energy Locals plans |
| Next Business Energy | 23.02c | Ongoing | | View Next Business Energy plans |
Best 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 |
| QEnergy | 19.93c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy 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 |
| Simply Energy | 21.95c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Energy Locals | 21.99c | Ongoing | | View Energy Locals 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 |
| Red Energy | 23.07c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| amaysim | 23.17c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Mojo Power | 24.85c | Ongoing | | View Mojo Power plans |
| Click Energy | 25.25c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| AGL | 28.05c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
| Next Business Energy | 30.01c | 12+ months | | View Next Business Energy plans |
Best electricity rates by retailer in South Australia
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alinta Energy | 32.20c | 12+ months | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Diamond Energy | 32.93c | Ongoing | | View Diamond Energy plans |
| Simply Energy | 33.01c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Origin Energy | 33.15c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Momentum Energy | 33.18c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy plans |
| Powerdirect | 33.68c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| AGL | 34.54c | 12+ months | | View AGL plans |
| QEnergy | 34.85c | 12+ months | | View QEnergy plans |
| Dodo | 35.19c | Ongoing | | View Dodo 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 | 37.27c | Ongoing | | View Red Energy plans |
| Click Energy | 39.44c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| AGL | 41.58c | Ongoing | | View AGL plans |
Best electricity rates by retailer in Victoria (Melbourne – CitiPower network)
| Retailer | Anytime Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** | View Retailer Electricity Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GloBird Energy | 15.58c | Ongoing | | View GloBird Energy plans |
| Alinta Energy | 15.64c | 12+ months | | View Alinta Energy plans |
| Tango Energy | 16.36c | 12+ months | | View Tango Energy plans |
| amaysim | 17.67c | Ongoing | | View amaysim plans |
| Dodo | 17.81c | Ongoing | | View Dodo plans |
| Energy Australia | 18.08c | 12+ months | | View Energy Australia plans |
| Powerdirect | 18.12c | 12+ months | | View Powerdirect plans |
| AGL | 18.15c | 12+ months | | View AGL plans |
| Sumo | 18.50c | 12+ months | | View Sumo plans |
| Commander | 18.65c | Ongoing | | View Commander plans |
| Simply Energy | 18.81c | 12+ months | | View Simply Energy plans |
| Origin Energy | 19.27c | 12+ months | | View Origin Energy plans |
| Click Energy | 20.48c | Ongoing | | View Click Energy plans |
| Momentum Energy | 20.48c | Ongoing | | View Momentum Energy plans |
| Lumo Energy | 20.57c | Ongoing | | View Lumo Energy plans |
| Powershop | 21.15c | Ongoing | | View Powershop plans |
| 1st Energy | 21.57c | 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 |
| Blue NRG | 23.10c | Ongoing | | View Blue NRG plans |
| People Energy | 25.42c | Ongoing | | View People Energy plans |
| Next Business Energy | 25.65c | Ongoing | | View Next Business 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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