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Compare Electricity Retailers and Find the Cheapest in 2026
Price comparisons built from every plan retailers publish to the national Energy Made Easy data. No commissions and no sponsored rankings: the order comes from the yearly cost of each retailer's cheapest plan that any household can sign up for.
- Comparisons
- 49
- on this page
- Networks priced
- 13
- national market
- Best saving
- 27%
- below the reference price
- Data as at
- 14/10/2026
- Energy Made Easy
The cheapest plan in each network right now
Cheapest generally available flat-rate plan at 4,000 kWh a year, including GST and guaranteed discounts, against the reference price for that network.
| Network | Cheapest retailer | A year | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AusgridSydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter | Tango Energy | $1,467 | $1,932Default Market Offer |
| Endeavour EnergyWestern Sydney, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra | Tango Energy | $1,533 | $2,025Default Market Offer |
| Essential EnergyRegional and rural NSW | Sumo | $1,874 | $2,394Default Market Offer |
| EnergexSouth-east Queensland | GloBird Energy | $1,327 | $1,820Default Market Offer |
| Ergon EnergyRegional Queensland | Origin Energy | $1,815 | $1,815regulated standing offer |
| SA Power NetworksSouth Australia | 1st Energy | $1,887 | $2,334Default Market Offer |
| EvoenergyThe ACT | Origin Energy | $1,513 | $1,968regulated standing offer |
| TasNetworksTasmania | Solstice Energy | $1,618 | $1,654regulated standing offer |
| AusNet ServicesEastern Melbourne and eastern Victoria | 1st Energy | $1,359 | $1,747Victorian Default Offer |
| CitiPowerInner Melbourne | 1st Energy | $1,123 | $1,481Victorian Default Offer |
| JemenaNorth-west Melbourne | 1st Energy | $1,184 | $1,563Victorian Default Offer |
| PowercorWestern Melbourne and western Victoria | 1st Energy | $1,236 | $1,633Victorian Default Offer |
| United EnergySouth-east Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula | Sumo | $1,140 | $1,529Victorian Default Offer |
Cheapest electricity by state
Every retailer ranked in each network of the state.
- Cheapest in NSWWhich retailer is cheapest in NSW depends on which of the three networks supplies your home.
- Cheapest in VictoriaVictoria has five electricity networks and more competing retailers than any other state.
- Cheapest in QueenslandSouth-east Queensland has a competitive market.
- Cheapest in SAOne network covers all of South Australia, so the cheapest retailer for one household is a good guide for most.
- Cheapest in the ACTOnly a handful of retailers publish plans in the ACT.
- Cheapest in TasmaniaAurora Energy supplies most Tasmanian homes, but a few retailers now offer an alternative.
- Cheapest in WAThere is no cheapest electricity provider in WA, because households cannot choose one.
Cheapest electricity by network
For the networks that share a state with others, a page each, with low and high usage rankings.
- Cheapest in AusgridEvery retailer's cheapest open plan in the Ausgrid network, ranked for a typical home and for low and high usage.
- Cheapest in EndeavourThe cheapest open plan from every retailer selling in the Endeavour Energy area, at low, typical and high usage.
- Cheapest in Essential EnergyRegional NSW pays more for electricity than Sydney.
- Cheapest in CitiPowerCitiPower has the lowest prices of any network we track.
- Cheapest in JemenaEvery retailer's cheapest open plan in the Jemena electricity network, at three levels of usage.
- Cheapest in PowercorThe cheapest open plans in Powercor's area, from Melbourne's western suburbs to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Mildura.
- Cheapest in AusNetAusNet Services has the highest network charges in Victoria.
- Cheapest in United EnergyEvery retailer's cheapest open plan in the United Energy area, ranked for low, typical and high usage.
Retailers head to head
Two retailers priced against each other in every network where both sell.
- AGL vs OriginThe two largest household electricity retailers in the country, compared on the plans any household can sign up for, in every network where both sell.
- AGL vs EnergyAustraliaTwo of the big three retailers, priced side by side in each network where both sell, using only plans open to any household.
- Origin vs EnergyAustraliaOrigin and EnergyAustralia compared on their cheapest open plans in each network, including the ACT, where both compete with ActewAGL.
- Red Energy vs OriginA government-owned retailer against a listed one: Red Energy and Origin priced on their cheapest open plans in every network both serve.
- Red Energy vs AGLRed Energy and AGL priced side by side in each network where both sell, at low, typical and high household usage.
- Red Energy vs EnergyAustraliaRed Energy and EnergyAustralia compared on their cheapest open plans in all the networks they share, from Sydney to Adelaide and Canberra.
- Red Energy vs LumoRed Energy and Lumo Energy have the same owner.
- Alinta Energy vs AGLAlinta Energy and AGL compared on their cheapest open plans in each east coast network where both sell.
- Alinta Energy vs OriginAlinta Energy and Origin priced on their cheapest open plans in every network both serve on the east coast.
- Alinta Energy vs Red EnergyTwo mid-sized retailers with very different owners, compared on price in every network they share.
- Alinta vs EnergyAustraliaAlinta Energy and EnergyAustralia compared on their cheapest open plans, network by network, at three levels of household usage.
- ENGIE vs OriginENGIE, the retailer once called Simply Energy, against Origin in each network where both sell.
- ENGIE vs AGLENGIE and AGL compared on their cheapest open plans in NSW, Victoria, south-east Queensland and South Australia.
- ENGIE vs EnergyAustraliaTwo retailers that both lean on guaranteed discounts, compared on what their cheapest open plans cost after those discounts.
- GloBird Energy vs OriginA Victorian independent against one of the largest retailers in the country, priced in every network where both sell.
- GloBird Energy vs AGLGloBird Energy and AGL compared on their cheapest open plans in each of the ten networks they share.
- GloBird vs EnergyAustraliaGloBird Energy and EnergyAustralia priced on their cheapest open plans, with discounts handled the same way for both.
- Powershop vs AGLPowershop and AGL compared on the plans any household can take, in each network where both sell.
- Powershop vs OriginPowershop and Origin priced on their cheapest open plans in the ten networks both serve.
- Momentum Energy vs OriginMomentum Energy, owned by Hydro Tasmania, against Origin on the plans any household can sign up for.
- Momentum Energy vs AGLMomentum Energy and AGL compared network by network, at low, typical and high usage.
- Momentum vs Red EnergyTwo retailers owned by government generators, compared on their cheapest open plans in every network they share.
- OVO Energy vs AGLOVO Energy and AGL priced on their cheapest open plans, with a note on OVO's EV and time-of-use range.
- Sumo vs OriginSumo, an Australian-owned challenger, against Origin in each network where both sell.
- Tango Energy vs OriginTango Energy and Origin compared on price, with an important note for households with solar.
- Nectr vs OriginNectr and Origin compared on their cheapest open plans in every network where both sell, including the ACT.
- 1st Energy vs AGL1st Energy, a Melbourne retailer founded in 2014, against AGL in each network where both sell.
- Kogan Energy vs PowershopKogan Energy is supplied by Powershop.
Retailers by feature
Feed-in tariffs, GreenPower, fixed prices and plans for particular households.
- Best feed-in tariffsThe highest feed-in tariff each retailer publishes, and why the biggest number is not always the best deal.
- GreenPower pricesThe published price of 100% GreenPower from each retailer, from about a cent per kWh to five.
- Fixed-price plansMost electricity plans let the retailer change prices at any time.
- Seniors plansOnly a couple of retailers publish plans just for Seniors Card holders.
- Solar Sharer retailersThe Solar Sharer Offer gives at least three free hours of power at midday.
- EV plansPlans built around charging an electric vehicle at home, and the retailers that publish them.
How the comparisons work
Retailers must publish every residential plan to the AER's Energy Made Easy data. We take each retailer's cheapest flat-rate plan that any household in the network can join, and price it at 2,500, 4,000 and 6,500 kWh a year with the supply charge, GST and any guaranteed discount. Pay-on-time and direct debit discounts are left out, and so are plans for members, existing customers or homes with particular equipment.
A ranking is a starting point, not an answer for your home. Our guide to comparing electricity plans explains what else to check, and the retailer profiles cover each company in detail.