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EnergyAustralia Balance Plan - Resi Connections - 7 Day TOU + CL 1
EnergyAustralia's Balance Plan - Resi Connections - 7 Day TOU + CL 1 on the Energex electricity network (Queensland) costs an estimated $133 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 177th cheapest of 334 published plans on the network at that usage (median $133). Time-of-use rates: peak 43.44c, off-peak 6.35c, shoulder 23.00c per kWh, 161.68c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,740 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $1,988, $248 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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EnergyAustralia's Balance Plan - Resi Connections - 7 Day TOU + CL 1 costs an estimated $133 a month, $1,590 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Energex network (Queensland), 177th cheapest of 334 published plans, priced at peak 43.44c/kWh 4pm to 8.59pm every day, shoulder 23.00c/kWh 9pm to 10.59am every day, off-peak 6.35c/kWh 11am to 3.59pm every day plus 161.68c a day with controlled load 14.94c/kWh and solar feed-in 4.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is AGL's Residential Three for Free at $94 a month. See AGL's plan.
Cheapest on Energex 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 Energex · price read 2026-11-08$94/mo$1,129/yr
Alternative · 2nd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Energex · price read 2026-11-08$102/mo$1,225/yr
Alternative · 6th cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Energex · price read 2026-11-08$105/mo$1,260/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
- 161.68c a day
- peak usage
- 43.44c per kWh4pm to 8.59pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
- off-peak usage
- 6.35c per kWh11am to 3.59pm every day · 24% of use in the estimate
- shoulder usage
- 23.00c per kWh9pm to 10.59am every day · 47% of use in the estimate
- Controlled load
- 14.94c per kWh
- Solar feed-in
- 4.00c per kWh
- Discounts
- no guaranteed discount
- Incentives, as the retailer states them
- PowerResponse program rebate: You may be eligible for our PowerResponse program, and by participating in events, you may be eligible for rebates which may change over time. See website energyaustralia.com.au/power-response for det
- Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it
- Comparators only
- Please refer to our website www.energyaustralia.com.au for full terms and conditions.
How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage split by the AER daily profile for Energex (peak 29%, off-peak 24%, shoulder 47%); 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 $1,740 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $1,988, so this plan is $248 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 Energex network
- 4000 · Brisbane
- 4053 · Stafford
- 4107 · Salisbury
- 4133 · Waterford
- 4205 · Bethania
- 4280 · Glenlogan
- 4359 · Greenmount
- 4552 · Maleny
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 ENE1000010MRE6), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected