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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.

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Amber Electric Solar Only + CBA Yello: Variable Prices (estimate only)

Amber Electric's Solar Only + CBA Yello: Variable Prices (estimate only) on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) is priced off the wholesale market, so it has no single estimate. Rates: 184.46c a day supply and 24.16c per kWh. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,785 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $819 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 1 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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Amber Electric's Solar Only + CBA Yello: Variable Prices (estimate only) on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales) is priced off the wholesale market, so it has no single estimate 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.

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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 recommendation
Sumo Winter Saver Plus
4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08
$143/mo
$1,713/yr
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Alternative · 2nd cheapest
Tango Energy Everyday Easy
4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08
$143/mo
$1,715/yr
Go to Tango Energy
Alternative · 3rd cheapest
Red Energy Living Energy Saver
4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08
$144/mo
$1,729/yr
Go to Red 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

$96/mo

$1,156 a year · median $124

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$137/mo

$1,640 a year · median $176

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$177/mo

$2,123 a year · median $227

The rate card

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

Supply charge: 184.46c a day
Usage: 24.16c per kWh
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 2.63c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Incentives, as the retailer states them: CommBank Yello: CommBank Yello Welcome offer of 15,000 points applied over 12 months. New residential customers only who are also customers of CommBank (CBA) in the Yello segment and link their CBA credit card or ban
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: CommBank Yello
Smart Meter Installation
Usage price is a 12 month average estimate, based on a typical household solar (5 kW) without battery set up in your network with an annual load of 9000kWh and annual exports of 3100kWh (assumes tariff 15). Includes Ambers monthly subscription. See www.amber.com.au/pricing for full details. Prices are not fixed. Amber passes through wholesale electricity prices directly at cost. For full terms and
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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 $1,785 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $819 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 (Energy Made Easy record AMB1202053MRE1), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected