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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.

Electricity · Victoria · CitiPower network · from the regulator's feed

Alinta Energy HomeDeal Next - Time of Use (Interval) + CL

Alinta Energy's HomeDeal Next - Time of Use (Interval) + CL on the CitiPower electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $90 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 27th cheapest of 322 published plans on the network at that usage (median $109). Time-of-use rates: peak 27.86c, shoulder 15.40c, shoulder 12.07c per kWh, 88.10c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,082 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,481, $399 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 31 Aug 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 HomeDeal Next - Time of Use (Interval) + CL costs an estimated $90 a month, $1,082 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the CitiPower network (Victoria), 27th cheapest of 322 published plans, priced at peak 27.86c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 15.40c/kWh midnight to 11am every day and 9pm to midnight every day plus 88.10c a day with controlled load 12.07c/kWh and solar feed-in 0.04c/kWh, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is GloBird Energy's GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Citipower at $84 a month. See GloBird Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on the CitiPower network today

The lowest published estimates 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.

Cheapest · our recommendation
GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Citipower
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$84/mo
$1,010/yr
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Alternative · 3rd cheapest
Sumo Online Saver
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$84/mo
$1,010/yr
Go to Sumo
Alternative · 4th cheapest
1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$85/mo
$1,021/yr
Go to 1st Energy

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

$58/mo

$702 a year · 29th of 322 plans · median $72

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$90/mo

$1,082 a year · 27th of 322 plans · median $109

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$122/mo

$1,462 a year · 27th of 322 plans · median $147

Unchanged since the 7 Nov 2026 snapshot. Dated record for 8 Nov 2026

The rate card

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

Supply charge: 88.10c a day
peak usage: 27.86c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 15.40c per kWhmidnight to 11am every day; 9pm to midnight every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 12.07c per kWh11am to 4pm every day · 71% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: 12.07c per kWh
Solar feed-in: 0.04c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This Energy Plan 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 39 08.
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 CitiPower (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 $1,082 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,481, so this plan is $399 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 CitiPower network

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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.

Alinta Energy electricity plans in Victoria · every network in the state
Every plan on the CitiPower network · this plan is 27th of 322

Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate
$87 a month at 4,000 kWh · 12th on CitiPower
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate + CL
$87 a month at 4,000 kWh · 13th on CitiPower
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval) + CL
$88 a month at 4,000 kWh · 19th on CitiPower
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval)
$88 a month at 4,000 kWh · 20th on CitiPower

Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record ALI789415MR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), re-read nightly. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected