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An estimate: supply charge plus usage at the stated annual kWh from the rates the retailer publishes to the Australian Energy Regulator, GST as published, conditional discounts, controlled load and solar feed-in left out. The retailer's own quote at your address and usage is the price you pay.

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1st Energy 1st Opal - Single Rate + Controlled Load

1st Energy's 1st Opal - Single Rate + Controlled Load on the SA Power Networks electricity network (South Australia) costs an estimated $153 a month for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year, 39th cheapest of 146 published plans on the network at that usage (median $173). Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 24 Aug 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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1st Energy's 1st Opal - Single Rate + Controlled Load costs an estimated $153 a month, $1,841 a year, for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year on the SA Power Networks network (South Australia), 39th cheapest of 146 published plans, priced at 33.40c/kWh plus 138.30c a day with controlled load 16.50c/kWh and solar feed-in 44.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is Blue NRG's Blue Direct ABC at $129 a month. See Blue NRG's plan.

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Cheapest on SA Power Networks on 8 Nov 2026

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

Cheapest · our recommendation
Blue NRG Blue Direct ABC
4,000 kWh a year on SA Power Networks · price read 2026-11-08
$129/mo
$1,543/yr
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What it costs

Supply charge plus usage at each annual figure, from the published rates. Your retailer's quote is the price you pay.

2,000 kWh a year

$98/mo

$1,173 a year · 37th of 146 plans · median $111

4,000 kWh a year

$153/mo

$1,841 a year · 39th of 146 plans · median $173

6,000 kWh a year

$209/mo

$2,509 a year · 28th of 146 plans · median $238

The rate card

As published to the regulator; cents including GST where the retailer publishes it that way.

Supply charge: 138.30c a day
Usage: 33.40c per kWh
Controlled load: 16.50c per kWh
Solar feed-in: 44.00c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: For further details on the information presented in this fact sheet, or the terms and conditions of the offer, please visit www.1stenergy.com.au or call 1st Energy on 1300 426 594.
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How the estimate is built: supply + single usage rate at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr; GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

Where this plan applies

Electricity offers are published per distribution network, so the rates above hold for every postcode on it.

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record 1ST1161138MBE1), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected