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Globird Energy EASYEV Residential (Flexible Rate CTL)-Essential

Globird Energy's EASYEV Residential (Flexible Rate CTL)-Essential on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $167 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 148th cheapest of 372 published plans on the network at that usage (median $176). Time-of-use rates: peak 43.00c, off-peak 5.45c, shoulder 30.00c per kWh, 245.00c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $2,170 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $434 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 4 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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Globird Energy's EASYEV Residential (Flexible Rate CTL)-Essential costs an estimated $167 a month, $2,004 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 148th cheapest of 372 published plans, priced at peak 43.00c/kWh 4pm to 10.59pm every day, shoulder 30.00c/kWh 6am to 10.59am every day and 2pm to 3.59pm every day and 11pm to midnight every day, off-peak 5.45c/kWh 11am to 1.59pm every day and midnight to 5.59am every day plus 245.00c a day with controlled load 24.00c/kWh and solar feed-in 5.00c/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

$121/mo

$1,449 a year · 172nd of 372 plans · median $124

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$167/mo

$2,004 a year · 148th of 372 plans · median $176

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$213/mo

$2,558 a year · 136th 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: 245.00c a day
peak usage: 43.00c per kWh4pm to 10.59pm every day · 38% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 5.45c per kWh11am to 1.59pm every day; midnight to 5.59am every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 30.00c per kWh6am to 10.59am every day; 2pm to 3.59pm every day; 11pm to midnight every day · 33% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: 24.00c per kWh
Solar feed-in: 5.00c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Incentives, as the retailer states them: Nine-hour low EV rate: $0.06/kWh incl. GST for first 30kWh every day between 11am-2pm & 12am-6am (Local Time), excluding controlled load.
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This offer is for NSW residential customers with an eligible electricity smart meter and an Electric Vehicle charging at your property. Please visit www.globirdenergy.com.au for full terms and conditions or call us on 133456.
Confirm with Globird Energy 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 38%, off-peak 29%, shoulder 33%); 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 $2,170 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $434 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.

Globird Energy electricity plans in New South Wales · every network in the state
Every plan on the Essential Energy network · this plan is 148th of 372

Globird Energy FULLHOUSE Residential (Flexible Rate CTL)-Essential
$146 a month at 4,000 kWh · 16th on Essential Energy
Globird Energy FULLHOUSE Residential (Flexible Rate)-Essential
$146 a month at 4,000 kWh · 17th on Essential Energy
Globird Energy GLOHOME Residential (Flexible Rate CTL Load)-Essential
$149 a month at 4,000 kWh · 47th on Essential Energy
Globird Energy GLOHOME Residential (Flexible Rate)-Essential
$149 a month at 4,000 kWh · 48th on Essential Energy

Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record GLO1202264MRE1), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected