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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NSW
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in New South Wales (Sydney – Ausgrid network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerclub | 20.80c | Ongoing |  |
| GloBird Energy | 21.86c | Ongoing |  |
| Elysian Energy | 21.92c | Ongoing | |
| ReAmped Energy | 22.13c | Ongoing | |
| Kogan Energy | 22.33c | Ongoing | |
| Sumo | 23.19c | 12+ months | |
| Powershop | 23.25c | Ongoing |  |
| Future X Power | 23.44c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Locals | 23.50c | Ongoing |  |
| Discover Energy | 23.58c | Ongoing | |
| Momentum Energy | 23.98c | Ongoing |  |
| Simply Energy | 24.39c | Ongoing |  |
| Origin Energy | 24.50c | 12+ months | |
| Alinta Energy | 24.98c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 25.18c | 12+ months | |
| Enova Energy | 25.22c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 25.30c | 12+ months |  |
| 1st Energy | 25.33c | Ongoing |  |
| Powerdirect | 25.36c | 12+ months | |
| AGL | 25.36c | Ongoing | |
| Red Energy | 25.60c | Ongoing | |
| Commander | 25.63c | Ongoing |  |
| Dodo | 25.63c | Ongoing | |
| Diamond Energy | 25.64c | Ongoing | |
| CovaU | 25.79c | Ongoing | |
| Click Energy | 25.80c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 25.97c | 12+ months | |
| AGL | 26.33c | 12+ months | |
| Origin Energy | 26.86c | Ongoing | |
| Sumo | 27.28c | Ongoing | |
| Nectr | 27.35c | Ongoing | |
| Amber Electric | 27.41c | Ongoing | |
| amaysim | 28.35c | Ongoing | |
| DC Power Co | 28.39c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 29.54c | Ongoing | |
| Mojo Power | 29.54c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 29.69c | Ongoing | |
| Pooled Energy | 31.49c | Ongoing | |
QLD
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Queensland (Brisbane – Energex network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerclub | 18.00c | Ongoing | |
| Elysian Energy | 20.31c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 20.49c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 20.52c | 12+ months | |
| Click Energy | 20.54c | Ongoing | |
| Locality Planning Energy | 20.57c | Ongoing | |
| ReAmped Energy | 20.61c | Ongoing | |
| Future X Power | 20.63c | Ongoing | |
| Origin Energy | 20.93c | 12+ months | |
| Kogan Energy | 21.12c | Ongoing | |
| Powershop | 21.24c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 21.75c | 12+ months | |
| Diamond Energy | 22.13c | Ongoing | |
| Powerdirect | 22.32c | 12+ months | |
| Discover Energy | 22.34c | Ongoing | |
| Red Energy | 22.44c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Locals | 22.50c | Ongoing | |
| AGL | 22.58c | Ongoing | |
| 1st Energy | 22.76c | Ongoing | |
| Dodo | 22.89c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 23.10c | 12+ months | |
| AGL | 23.36c | 12+ months | |
| Simply Energy | 23.87c | Ongoing | |
| Amber Electric | 24.23c | Ongoing | |
| amaysim | 24.75c | Ongoing | |
| Origin Energy | 24.92c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 25.47c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 26.27c | Ongoing | |
| DC Power Co | 30.53c | Ongoing | |
SA
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in South Australia
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerclub | 28.46c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Locals | 31.13c | Ongoing | |
| Elysian Energy | 31.47c | Ongoing | |
| Kogan Energy | 31.54c | Ongoing | |
| Momentum Energy | 31.79c | Ongoing | |
| Powershop | 31.96c | Ongoing | |
| Origin Energy | 32.19c | Ongoing | |
| GloBird Energy | 32.45c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 33.17c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 34.16c | 12+ months | |
| Origin Energy | 34.20c | 12+ months | |
| AGL | 35.12c | Ongoing | |
| Powerdirect | 35.13c | 12+ months | |
| Lumo Energy | 35.39c | Ongoing | |
| Commander | 35.65c | Ongoing | |
| Dodo | 35.65c | Ongoing | |
| Simply Energy | 36.00c | Ongoing | |
| AGL | 36.30c | 12+ months | |
| Red Energy | 36.41c | Ongoing | |
| Amber Electric | 37.71c | Ongoing | |
| Click Energy | 38.23c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 38.26c | 12+ months | |
| amaysim | 39.41c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 40.30c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 40.70c | Ongoing | |
VIC
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Victoria (Melbourne – CitiPower network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elysian Energy | 18.37c | Ongoing | |
| Commander | 19.62c | Ongoing | |
| Dodo | 19.62c | Ongoing | |
| Momentum Energy | 20.06c | Ongoing | |
| GloBird Energy | 20.44c | Ongoing | |
| Simply Energy | 20.45c | Ongoing | |
| Tango Energy | 20.57c | 12+ months | |
| Powerdirect | 20.92c | 12+ months | |
| AGL | 20.92c | Ongoing | |
| Powershop | 21.15c | Ongoing | |
| Powerclub | 21.36c | Ongoing | |
| AGL | 21.38c | 12+ months | |
| Diamond Energy | 21.71c | Ongoing | |
| Sumo | 21.85c | Ongoing | |
| Origin Energy | 21.86c | 12+ months | |
| Energy Australia | 21.86c | 12+ months | |
| Kogan Energy | 22.28c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Locals | 22.50c | Ongoing | |
| Click Energy | 22.55c | Ongoing | |
| Red Energy | 22.55c | Ongoing | |
| 1st Energy | 22.64c | Ongoing | |
| DC Power Co | 23.13c | Ongoing | |
| Lumo Energy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Origin Energy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| People Energy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| CovaU | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Blue NRG | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| QEnergy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| amaysim | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Alinta Energy | 23.25c | 12+ months | |
| Tango Energy | 23.25c | Ongoing | |
| Sumo | 24.90c | 12+ months | |
| Amber Electric | 25.87c | Ongoing | |
ACT
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra – Evoenergy network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin Energy | 17.23c | 12+ months | |
| ActewAGL | 17.78c | 12+ months | |
| Origin Energy | 19.05c | Ongoing | |
| Red Energy | 20.01c | Ongoing | |
| Powerclub | 20.37c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Locals | 22.00c | Ongoing | |
| ActewAGL | 22.59c | Ongoing | |
| Energy Australia | 22.76c | 12+ months | |
| Amber Electric | 25.65c | Ongoing | |
TAS
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Tasmania (Hobart – TasNetworks network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Energy | 25.60c | 12+ months | |
| 1st Energy | 26.95c | Ongoing | |
| Aurora Energy | 26.96c | Ongoing | |
WA
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in Western Australia (Perth – Western Energy network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synergy | 28.82c | Ongoing | |
NT
Cheapest electricity rates by retailer in the Northern Territory (Darwin – Power and Water network)
| Retailer (link to plans) | General Usage Rate | Discount Duration * | Green Rating ** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacana Energy | 26.05c | Ongoing | |
^ 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. * 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.
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