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CovaU Basics Residential Single + CL
CovaU's Basics Residential Single + CL on the Powercor electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $124 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 241st cheapest of 323 published plans on the network at that usage (median $119). At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,484 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,633, $149 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 29 June 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.
In one line
CovaU's Basics Residential Single + CL costs an estimated $124 a month, $1,484 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Powercor network (Victoria), 241st cheapest of 323 published plans, priced at 25.65c/kWh plus 125.50c a day with controlled load 15.69c/kWh and solar feed-in 4.90c/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.
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 recommendation4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08$93/mo$1,121/yr
Alternative · 3rd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08$93/mo$1,121/yr
$94/mo$1,127/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
- 125.50c a day
- Usage
- 25.65c per kWh
- Controlled load
- 15.69c per kWh
- Solar feed-in
- 4.90c per kWh
- Discounts
- no guaranteed discount
- Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it
- This offer is available to residential customers who are located within the relevant distribution area with the appropriate network tariff(s) and metering installation and configuration. For more details about the eligibility criteria, please contact CovaU on 1300 689 866.
- See our full terms and conditions to www.covau.com.au for details.
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 $1,484 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,633, so this plan is $149 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 Powercor network
- 3008 · Docklands
- 3228 · Torquay
- 3283 · Tarrone
- 3338 · Exford
- 3409 · Mitre
- 3472 · Betley
- 3542 · Cokum
- 3597 · Natya
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 COV763332SR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected