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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.

Electricity · Queensland · Ergon Energy network · from the regulator's feed

Ergon Energy Tariff 12E

Ergon Energy's Tariff 12E on the Ergon Energy electricity network (Queensland) costs an estimated $123 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, the cheapest of 32 published plans on the network at that usage (median $133). Time-of-use rates: peak 42.92c, shoulder 23.27c, off-peak 6.37c per kWh, 142.48c 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 2 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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In one line

Ergon Energy's Tariff 12E costs an estimated $123 a month, $1,473 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Ergon Energy network (Queensland), the cheapest of 32 published plans, priced at peak 42.92c/kWh 4pm to 8.59pm every day, shoulder 23.27c/kWh 9pm to 10.59am every day, off-peak 6.37c/kWh 11am to 3.59pm every day plus 142.48c a day with solar feed-in 6.01c/kWh, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026.

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Cheapest on the Ergon 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.

Cheapest · our recommendation
Ergon Energy Tariff 12E
4,000 kWh a year on Ergon Energy · price read 2026-11-08
$123/mo
$1,473/yr
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Alternative · 5th cheapest
Origin Energy Origin Affinity Variable ePlus Ongoing - One Big Switch
4,000 kWh a year on Ergon Energy · price read 2026-11-08
$123/mo
$1,473/yr
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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

$83/mo

$996 a year · 1st of 32 plans · median $91

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$123/mo

$1,473 a year · 1st of 32 plans · median $133

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$162/mo

$1,949 a year · 1st of 32 plans · median $175

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: 142.48c a day
peak usage: 42.92c per kWh4pm to 8.59pm every day · 21% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 23.27c per kWh9pm to 10.59am every day · 58% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 6.37c per kWh11am to 3.59pm every day · 21% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 6.01c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: Full terms and conditions will be provided in your welcome kit when you become a customer. Alternatively, they can be accessed at www.ergon.com.au/contracts
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How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage spread evenly across the week so each rate's share is the share of hours its window covers (no published profile for Ergon Energy); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

Where this plan applies

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record ERG1201954RRE1), re-read nightly. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected