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Alinta Energy HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate
Alinta Energy's HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate on the CitiPower electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $87 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 11th cheapest of 324 published plans on the network at that usage (median $109). Rates: 85.90c a day supply and 18.41c per kWh. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,050 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,481, $431 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 4 Nov 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.
In one line
Alinta Energy's HomeDeal Smart - Single Rate costs an estimated $87 a month, $1,050 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the CitiPower network (Victoria), 11th cheapest of 324 published plans, priced at 18.41c/kWh plus 85.90c a day with solar feed-in 0.04c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings 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.
Cheapest on CitiPower 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 CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08$84/mo$1,010/yr
$84/mo$1,010/yr
Alternative · 4th cheapest4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08$85/mo$1,021/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
- 85.90c a day
- Usage
- 18.41c per kWh
- Controlled load
- none published
- 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 available to eligible residential 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 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 $1,050 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,481, so this plan is $431 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
- 3000 · Melbourne
- 3006 · Southbank
- 3051 · North Melbourne
- 3056 · Brunswick
- 3068 · Clifton Hill
- 3102 · Kew East
- 3123 · Hawthorn East
- 3129 · Box Hill North
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 (regulator record ALI812711MR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected