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EnergyAustralia Standing Offer Business - 5 Day Interval + CL 1

EnergyAustralia's Standing Offer Business - 5 Day Interval + CL 1 on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $216 a month for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year, 114th cheapest of 225 published plans on the network at that usage (median $216). Time-of-use rates: peak 48.40c, off-peak 26.14c, shoulder 33.66c per kWh, 368.78c a day supply. 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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In one line

EnergyAustralia's Standing Offer Business - 5 Day Interval + CL 1 costs an estimated $216 a month, $2,596 a year, for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 114th cheapest of 225 published plans, priced at peak 48.40c/kWh 5pm to 7.59pm weekdays, shoulder 33.66c/kWh 7am to 4.59pm weekdays and 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays, off-peak 26.14c/kWh 10pm to 6.59am weekdays and midnight to midnight weekends plus 368.78c a day with controlled load 18.08c/kWh and solar feed-in 3.30c/kWh, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is Sumo's Forge at $144 a month. See Sumo's plan.

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Next step

Once the electricity is sorted, the same business can name the insurance it needs through the business insurance check: nine short questions, then the brief goes to a licensed broker who contacts you.

Cheapest on the Essential Energy network today

The lowest published estimates at 4,000 kWh a year, one retailer each, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

  1. Cheapest · our recommendation
    Sumo Forge
    4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08
    $144/mo
    $1,729/yr
    Go to Sumo
  2. Alternative · 2nd cheapest
    Blue NRG Blue Energy Direct
    4,000 kWh a year on Essential Energy · price read 2026-11-08
    $159/mo
    $1,913/yr
    Go to Blue NRG

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
$164/mo
$1,971 a year · 121st of 225 plans · median $164
4,000 kWh a year
$216/mo
$2,596 a year · 114th of 225 plans · median $216
6,000 kWh a year
$268/mo
$3,221 a year · 114th of 225 plans · median $268

Unchanged since the 7 Nov 2026 snapshot. Dated record for 8 Nov 2026

The rate card

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

Supply charge
368.78c a day
peak usage
48.40c per kWh5pm to 7.59pm weekdays · 9% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage
26.14c per kWh10pm to 6.59am weekdays; midnight to midnight weekends · 49% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage
33.66c per kWh7am to 4.59pm weekdays; 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays · 42% of use in the estimate
Controlled load
18.08c per kWh
Solar feed-in
3.30c per kWh
Discounts
no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it
  • Quarterly billing unless monthly billing is applied for eligible customers. Further information regarding billing frequency is available at https://www.energyaustralia.com.au/business/help-and-support/faqs/accounts-bills-and-payments. Please refer to www.energyaustralia.com.au for eligibility information relating to solar, as well as full terms and conditions.
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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 9%, off-peak 49%, shoulder 42%); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

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

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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 ENE1085008SBE3), re-read nightly. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected

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