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 2000?

Electricity in 2000: 292 published plans from $151 to $349 a month.

In Sydney, Haymarket and 7 more (2000) on the Ausgrid network, a household using 9,008 kWh a year pays between $151 and $349 a month across 292 published plans; the median is $268 and the cheapest is Tango Energy's Everyday Easy at $151. Enter the bill to see where it sits. The regulator's DMO 2026-27 reference price for Ausgrid is $1,899 a year at 3,900 kWh. 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

292 plans from 26 retailers compared; no bill given, so savings are against the median plan. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

Every plan for 2000

Cheapest published plan
Tango Energy Everyday Easy
The lowest estimated bill of the 292 published plans for 2000 at 9,008 kWh a year. time of use · regulator record
$151/mo
saves $116/mo
Go to Tango Energy
Cheapest well-known retailer
Red Energy Living Energy Saver
The cheapest plan from one of the large retailers (the AER's largest by customer numbers), for someone who wants a name they know. single rate · regulator record
$229/mo
saves $38/mo
Go to Red Energy
Simplest: one rate, no conditions
1st Energy 1st Quartz - Single Rate
The cheapest single-rate plan with no conditional discounts: one usage rate, and the estimate is the bill. single rate · regulator record
$217/mo
saves $51/mo
Go to 1st Energy

The regulator's reference price

The figure every bill compares itself to.

The DMO 2026-27 for Ausgrid is $1,899 a year ($158 a month) at the regulator's 3,900 kWh benchmark. Determination

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 2000

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, 9,624 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.