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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 · Victoria · CitiPower network · from the regulator's feed

Lumo Energy Victorian Default Offer

Lumo Energy's Victorian Default Offer on the CitiPower electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $113 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 237th cheapest of 322 published plans on the network at that usage (median $109). Time-of-use rates: peak 34.83c, shoulder 19.25c, shoulder 15.08c per kWh, 110.12c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,353 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,481, $128 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 18 Sept 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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Lumo Energy's Victorian Default Offer costs an estimated $113 a month, $1,353 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the CitiPower network (Victoria), 237th cheapest of 322 published plans, priced at peak 34.83c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 19.25c/kWh 9pm to midnight every day and midnight to 11am every day plus 110.12c a day with solar feed-in 1.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is GloBird Energy's GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Citipower at $84 a month. See GloBird Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on the CitiPower 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
GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Citipower
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$84/mo
$1,010/yr
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Alternative · 3rd cheapest
Sumo Online Saver
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$84/mo
$1,010/yr
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Alternative · 4th cheapest
1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Anytime
4,000 kWh a year on CitiPower · price read 2026-11-08
$85/mo
$1,021/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

$73/mo

$877 a year · 270th of 322 plans · median $72

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$113/mo

$1,353 a year · 237th of 322 plans · median $109

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$152/mo

$1,828 a year · 273rd of 322 plans · median $147

Not in the 7 Nov 2026 snapshot: new or re-listed since. 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: 110.12c a day
peak usage: 34.83c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 19.25c per kWh9pm to midnight every day; midnight to 11am every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 15.08c per kWh11am to 4pm every day · 71% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 1.00c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This offer is available to residential customers currently within the Citipower distribution zone with applicable network tariff. For more information contact 1300 115 866.
Please visit www.lumoenergy.com.au/terms for full T&Cs applicable to this offer. Solar Feed-In T&Cs can be found at www.lumoenergy.com.au/metering-and-solar. All times are AEST, unless you have an interval meter, in which case daylight savings time will apply. We will issue your bill at least quarterly, or if you have a Smart Meter, monthly, unless you have requested to be billed quarterly or your
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How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage split by the ESC daily profile for CitiPower (peak 29%, shoulder 71%); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

Against the reference price

The VDO 2026-27 is the regulator's benchmark for this network; it is the figure every bill compares itself to.

At the regulator's 4,000 kWh a year this plan comes to $1,353 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,481, so this plan is $128 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.

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Related plans

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record LU2799242SR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), re-read nightly. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected