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Cheapest electricity plans on the Jemena network

The cheapest published electricity plan on the Jemena network (Victoria) for a household using 4,000 kWh a year is 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use at an estimated $87 a month (peak 25.90c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 15.00c/kWh 9pm to midnight every day and midnight to 11am every day plus 87.80c a day with solar feed-in 0.50c/kWh), the lowest of 322 published plans from 25 retailers, as read from the Australian Energy Regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. Plans on Jemena run from $87 to $197 a month at that usage; the regulator's VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,563 a year at 4,000 kWh. GST as published, conditional discounts excluded.

Where to go on Jemena

The cheapest published plans at 4,000 kWh a year, one retailer each, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

  1. Cheapest · our recommendation
    1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use
    4,000 kWh a year on Jemena · price read 2026-11-08
    $87/mo
    $1,047/yr
    Go to 1st Energy
  2. Alternative · 3rd cheapest
    GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flexible Rate With CL) Jemena
    4,000 kWh a year on Jemena · price read 2026-11-08
    $88/mo
    $1,057/yr
    Go to GloBird Energy
  3. Alternative · 7th cheapest
    Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval) + CL
    4,000 kWh a year on Jemena · price read 2026-11-08
    $90/mo
    $1,076/yr
    Go to Alinta Energy

The spread on Jemena

Same 4,000 kWh a year on every plan published for this network. Demand-priced and variable-priced plans left out: they have no single honest figure.

Against the VDO 2026-27 reference price

The regulator sets a reference bill for this network each July: $1,563 a year for a household using 4,000 kWh. Here is where today's published plans sit at that same usage.

Source determination

At three usage levels

Monthly estimates from the stored rates: supply charge plus usage at each level, time-of-use plans split by the regulator's daily profile for this network.

UsageCheapestMedianDearestPlans
2,000 kWh/yr$56/mo · Tango Energy$74/mo$116/mo · Flipped Energy322
4,000 kWh/yr$87/mo · 1st Energy$113/mo$197/mo · Flipped Energy322
6,000 kWh/yr$118/mo · 1st Energy$151/mo$277/mo · Flipped Energy322

Your bill decides which end you are at

The range above is the same network, the same usage. Where your own bill sits in it is the one thing this page cannot know.

Plans on Jemena run from $87 to $197 a month at 4,000 kWh a year. Take the postcode, the average daily kWh and the amount from your bill and check where it sits: how many published plans would cost less, which is cheapest, and what it would save.

The picks

At 4,000 kWh a year. Ranked on estimated cost alone; the labels say why each is here.

Cheapest plans on Jemena

At 4,000 kWh a year. Each row links to the retailer to sign up, and to the regulator's record for the plan as published.

Compare for your postcode

What changed since yesterday

Against the snapshot of 7 Nov 2026, at 4,000 kWh a year.

  • Indigo Power Retail - Community Energy Hub Plan Jemena $114 → $102/mo
  • Indigo Power Retail - Energy Shapers Plan Jemena $125 → $113/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE Home Business Standing elec $118 → $112/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE Standing elec $118 → $112/mo
  • ENGIE VIC _ ENGIE Essentials Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC _ ENGIE Movie Perks Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC- ENGIE Seniors Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC_ ENGIE Movers Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC_ENGIE Home Business- GreenPower Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC_ ENGIE Home Business Movers Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC_ENGIE Home Business GreenPower Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC _ ENGIE Home Business Flyer Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC _ ENGIE Home Business Essentials Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC _ ENGIE EV Flex Charge Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE _Perks Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE_ GreenPower Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE_-GreenPower Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • ENGIE VIC ENGIE _ Everyday Elec $118 → $115/mo
  • Arcline by RACV - Energy Home Energy Plan $110 → $107/mo
  • Arcline by RACV - Energy RACV Member Plan $110 → $107/mo

Price history

One line a night: the cheapest, median and dearest monthly estimate at 4,000 kWh a year.

NightCheapestMedianDearestPlansRetailers
8 Nov 2026$84$111$19732225
7 Nov 2026$84$118$19732225
6 Nov 2026$85$118$19732225
5 Nov 2026$85$118$19731825
4 Nov 2026$85$118$19731925
3 Nov 2026$85$118$19731725
2 Nov 2026$85$118$19731825
1 Nov 2026$85$118$19730625
31 Oct 2026$85$118$19730625
30 Oct 2026$85$118$19731425
29 Oct 2026$85$118$19731425
28 Oct 2026$85$118$19731825
27 Oct 2026$85$118$19730225
26 Oct 2026$85$118$19730025
25 Oct 2026$85$118$19730425
24 Oct 2026$85$118$19730225
23 Oct 2026$85$118$19730425
22 Oct 2026$85$118$19730525
21 Oct 2026$85$118$19730325
20 Oct 2026$85$118$19730325
19 Oct 2026$85$118$19730225

Questions answered for this network

One sentence each, computed from the regulator's published rates; the date on each is the day its figures last changed.

Every question in the library

Every household plan published on the Jemena network (388)
Every small business plan published on the Jemena network (250)

Postcodes on this network

62 postcodes list Jemena as their distributor in retailers' offers. A sample:

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