Why does the postcode matter for electricity prices?

Retailers publish a different rate card for each distribution network, and the postcode decides the network. The same plan name can cost a different amount in Melbourne and Geelong.

Is your electricity bill too much in 4700?

Electricity in 4700: 32 published plans from $196 to $293 a month.

In Rockhampton, The Range and 10 more (4700) on the Ergon Energy network, a household using 7,682 kWh a year pays between $196 and $293 a month across 32 published plans; the median is $211 and the cheapest is Ergon Energy's Tariff 12E at $196. Enter the bill to see where it sits. Estimates from the rates each retailer publishes to the Australian Energy Regulator, GST as published, conditional discounts excluded; the retailer's quote is the price.

The picks

32 plans from 5 retailers compared; no bill given, so savings are against the median plan. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

Every plan for 4700

Cheapest published plan
Ergon Energy Tariff 12E
The lowest estimated bill of the 32 published plans for 4700 at 7,682 kWh a year. time of use · regulator record
$196/mo
saves $15/mo
Go to Ergon Energy
Simplest: one rate, no conditions
Energy Locals Urban Standing Offer
The cheapest single-rate plan with no conditional discounts: one usage rate, and the estimate is the bill. single rate · regulator record
$216/mo
Go to Energy Locals Urban

Estimates are supply plus usage from the rates each retailer publishes to the Australian Energy Regulator, re-read nightly; GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded. The retailer's quote at your address is the price. How this is collected · Electricity prices for 4700

Open pricing means Australians can be better informed, and save more.

Most comparison sites show a fraction of the market: the retailers that pay to be listed. OpenStream prices every plan every retailer publishes to the Australian Energy Regulator and Victorian Energy Compare, 9,623 published offers priced from 40 retailers in the regulator's listings, re-read nightly. Nothing is promoted, every plan links to the regulator's record, and the whole dataset is free to download.