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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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EnergyAustralia Standing Offer (Home) (5 day TOU Interval)

EnergyAustralia's Standing Offer (Home) (5 day TOU Interval) on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $176 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 191st cheapest of 372 published plans on the network at that usage (median $176). Time-of-use rates: peak 45.85c, off-peak 24.32c, shoulder 32.60c per kWh, 247.47c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $2,299 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $305 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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In one line

EnergyAustralia's Standing Offer (Home) (5 day TOU Interval) costs an estimated $176 a month, $2,117 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 191st cheapest of 372 published plans, priced at peak 45.85c/kWh 5pm to 7.59pm weekdays, shoulder 32.60c/kWh 7am to 4.59pm weekdays and 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays, off-peak 24.32c/kWh 10pm to 6.59am weekdays and midnight to midnight weekends plus 247.47c a day with solar feed-in 3.00c/kWh, 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
Go to Sumo
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

$126/mo

$1,510 a year · 209th of 372 plans · median $124

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$176/mo

$2,117 a year · 191st of 372 plans · median $176

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$227/mo

$2,724 a year · 184th of 372 plans · median $227

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: 45.85c per kWh5pm to 7.59pm weekdays · 13% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 24.32c per kWh10pm to 6.59am weekdays; midnight to midnight weekends · 48% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 32.60c per kWh7am to 4.59pm weekdays; 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays · 39% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 3.00c 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: Please refer to our website www.energyaustralia.com.au for full terms and conditions.
Confirm with EnergyAustralia before you switch.

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 13%, off-peak 48%, shoulder 39%); 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 $2,299 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $305 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

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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.

EnergyAustralia electricity plans in New South Wales · every network in the state
Every plan on the Essential Energy network · this plan is 191st of 372

EnergyAustralia Standing Offer Solar Sharer
$146 a month at 4,000 kWh · 23rd on Essential Energy
EnergyAustralia Balance Plan - My Connect (5 day TOU Interval)
$176 a month at 4,000 kWh · 188th on Essential Energy
EnergyAustralia Balance Plan - Resi Connections (5 day TOU Interval)
$176 a month at 4,000 kWh · 189th on Essential Energy
EnergyAustralia Balance Plan - Third Party Offer (5 day TOU)
$176 a month at 4,000 kWh · 190th on Essential Energy

Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record ENE182182SRE31), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected