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Diamond Energy Diamond Standing - Time of Use
Diamond Energy's Diamond Standing - Time of Use on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $176 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 236th cheapest of 372 published plans on the network at that usage (median $176). Time-of-use rates: peak 38.29c, off-peak 21.95c per kWh, 247.47c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $2,300 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $304 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 7 Aug 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.
In one line
Diamond Energy's Diamond Standing - Time of Use costs an estimated $176 a month, $2,118 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 236th cheapest of 372 published plans, priced at peak 38.29c/kWh 7am to 9.59am every day and 3pm to 9.59pm every day, off-peak 21.95c/kWh 10am to 2.59pm every day and 10pm to 6.59am every day plus 247.47c a day, 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.
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 recommendation4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$143/mo$1,713/yr
Alternative · 2nd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$143/mo$1,715/yr
Alternative · 3rd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08$144/mo$1,729/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
- 247.47c a day
- peak usage
- 38.29c per kWh7am to 9.59am every day; 3pm to 9.59pm every day · 52% of use in the estimate
- off-peak usage
- 21.95c per kWh10am to 2.59pm every day; 10pm to 6.59am every day · 49% of use in the estimate
- Controlled load
- none published
- Solar feed-in
- none published
- Discounts
- no guaranteed discount
- Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it
- For full terms & conditions, visit our website www.diamondenergy.com.au or contact us on 1300 838 009.
How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage split by the AER daily profile for Essential Energy (peak 52%, off-peak 49%); 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 $2,300 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $304 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 Essential Energy network
- 2311 · Gresford
- 2386 · Nowley
- 2444 · Port Macquarie
- 2488 · Bogangar
- 2629 · Adaminaby
- 2703 · Yanco
- 2798 · Byng
- 2850 · Lue
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 (Energy Made Easy record DIA1123127SRE2), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected