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Alinta Energy Midday Power Saver - Time of Use

Alinta Energy's Midday Power Saver - Time of Use on the Powercor electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $130 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 298th cheapest of 323 published plans on the network at that usage (median $119). Time-of-use rates: peak 39.83c, shoulder 22.38c, shoulder 0.00c, shoulder 17.63c per kWh, 125.50c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,556 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,633, $77 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 16 Sept 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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Alinta Energy's Midday Power Saver - Time of Use costs an estimated $130 a month, $1,556 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Powercor network (Victoria), 298th cheapest of 323 published plans, priced at peak 39.83c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 22.38c/kWh 9pm to midnight every day and midnight to 11am every day plus 125.50c 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 $93 a month. See 1st Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on Powercor 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 Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$93/mo
$1,121/yr
Go to 1st Energy
Alternative · 3rd cheapest
GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Powercor
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$93/mo
$1,121/yr
Go to GloBird Energy
Alternative · 7th cheapest
Sumo Online Saver
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$94/mo
$1,127/yr
Go to Sumo

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

$84/mo

$1,007 a year · 298th of 323 plans · median $79

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$130/mo

$1,556 a year · 298th of 323 plans · median $119

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$175/mo

$2,105 a year · 298th of 323 plans · median $159

The rate card

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

Supply charge: 125.50c a day
peak usage: 39.83c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 22.38c per kWh9pm to midnight every day; midnight to 11am every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 0.00c per kWh11am to 2pm every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 17.63c per kWh2pm 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: Midday Power Saver 3-hour free usage period: Midday Power Saver 3-hour free usage period Condition: This plan includes a 3-hour free usage period all year round in local time from 11am to 2pm in Vic. Times will not vary with daylight savings. A reasonable usage charge will apply for usage in excess of 24kWh during the free period.
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This Energy Plan is available to residential customers only. Your supply address must have a compatible smart meter that can be read remotely.
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 Powercor (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 $1,556 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,633, so this plan is $77 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

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 Powercor network · this plan is 298th of 323

Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval) + CL
$96 a month at 4,000 kWh · 11th on Powercor
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval)
$96 a month at 4,000 kWh · 12th on Powercor
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate
$96 a month at 4,000 kWh · 13th on Powercor
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate + CL
$96 a month at 4,000 kWh · 14th on Powercor

Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record ALI798589SR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected