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Alinta Energy SolarBalance Now - Time of Use (Interval)

Alinta Energy's SolarBalance Now - Time of Use (Interval) on the Jemena electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $107 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year. Time-of-use rates: peak 31.76c, shoulder 18.40c, shoulder 14.92c per kWh, 107.47c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,283 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,563, $280 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 2 July 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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In one line

Alinta Energy's SolarBalance Now - Time of Use (Interval) costs an estimated $107 a month, $1,283 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Jemena network (Victoria), priced at peak 31.76c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 18.40c/kWh midnight to 11am every day and 9pm to midnight every day plus 107.47c a day with solar feed-in 0.04c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use at $87 a month. See 1st Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on Jemena 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
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
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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
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
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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 · one or two people

$70/mo

$838 a year · median $74

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$107/mo

$1,283 a year · median $112

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$144/mo

$1,729 a year · median $151

The rate card

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

Supply charge: 107.47c a day
peak usage: 31.76c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 18.40c per kWhmidnight to 11am every day; 9pm to midnight every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 14.92c per kWh11am to 4pm every day · 71% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 0.04c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Incentives, as the retailer states them: Solar Feed-in Tariff: Solar Feed-in Tariff Condition: This Energy Plan includes a stepped feed-in tariff, where you will receive a feed-in of 8c/kWh for the first 8kWh exported. For any export after that you will obtain Alinta Energy's standard retailer feed-in tariff of 0.04c/kWh
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This Energy Plan is available to eligible residential solar customers with a Qualifying Solar System. Qualifying Solar System means a solar photovoltaic generator which has a generating capacity of no more than 10kW (or larger at our discretion).
Eligibility criteria apply, for terms and conditions see alintaenergy.com.au/termsandconditions or call 13 37 02.
Confirm with Alinta Energy before you switch.

How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage split by the ESC daily profile for Jemena (peak 29%, shoulder 71%); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

Against the reference price

The VDO 2026-27 is the regulator's benchmark for this network; it is the figure every bill compares itself to.

At the regulator's 4,000 kWh a year this plan comes to $1,283 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,563, so this plan is $280 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.

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Related plans

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record ALI765420MR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected