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Alinta Energy SolarBalance Smart - Single Rate + CL
Alinta Energy's SolarBalance Smart - Single Rate + CL on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $167 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 146th cheapest of 372 published plans on the network at that usage (median $176). At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $2,178 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $426 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 6 Nov 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.
In one line
Alinta Energy's SolarBalance Smart - Single Rate + CL costs an estimated $167 a month, $2,002 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 146th cheapest of 372 published plans, priced at 29.28c/kWh plus 227.67c a day with controlled load 16.63c/kWh and solar feed-in 8.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is Sumo's Winter Saver Plus at $143 a month. See Sumo's plan.
Cheapest on Essential Energy 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 recommendation4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$143/mo$1,713/yr
Alternative · 2nd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$143/mo$1,715/yr
Alternative · 3rd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$144/mo$1,729/yr
What it costs
Supply charge plus usage at each annual figure, from the published rates. Your retailer's quote is the price you pay.
The rate card
As published to the regulator; cents including GST where the retailer publishes it that way.
- Supply charge
- 227.67c a day
- Usage
- 29.28c per kWh
- Controlled load
- 16.63c per kWh
- Solar feed-in
- 8.00c per kWh
- Discounts
- no guaranteed discount
- Incentives, as the retailer states them
- Stepped FiT: This plan includes a stepped feed-in tariff, where you will receive a feed-in tariff of 8c/kWh for the first 8kWh exported. For any export after that you will obtain Alinta Energy's standard retailer
- Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it
- System Size
- This offer is only available to customers with an applicable network tariff. Eligibility criteria apply, for terms and conditions see alintaenergy.com.au/termsandconditions or call 13 37 02.
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
Against the reference price
The DMO 2026-27 is the regulator's benchmark for this network; it is the figure every bill compares itself to.
At the regulator's 4,600 kWh a year this plan comes to $2,178 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $426 below it. Regulator's determination
Where this plan applies
Electricity offers are published per distribution network, so the rates above hold for every postcode on it.
Every plan on the Essential Energy network
- 2311 · Gresford
- 2386 · Nowley
- 2444 · Port Macquarie
- 2488 · Bogangar
- 2629 · Adaminaby
- 2703 · Yanco
- 2798 · Byng
- 2850 · Lue
To see this plan against every other plan at your own usage: compare for a postcode and change the postcode and kWh to yours.
Related plans
The brand's page, the comparison this plan is ranked in, and the plans most like it. Every price on them is read from the same data as this page.
Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record ALI1215516MRE1), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected