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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 · Powercor network · from the regulator's feed

Lumo Energy Lumo Basic

Lumo Energy's Lumo Basic on the Powercor electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $110 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 86th cheapest of 323 published plans on the network at that usage (median $119). Time-of-use rates: peak 33.71c, shoulder 18.20c, shoulder 13.96c per kWh, 111.70c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,316 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,633, $317 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 8 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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In one line

Lumo Energy's Lumo Basic costs an estimated $110 a month, $1,316 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Powercor network (Victoria), 86th cheapest of 323 published plans, priced at peak 33.71c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 18.20c/kWh 9pm to midnight every day and midnight to 11am every day plus 111.70c a day with solar feed-in 1.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use at $93 a month. See 1st Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on the Powercor 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
1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$93/mo
$1,121/yr
Go to 1st Energy
Alternative · 3rd cheapest
GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Powercor
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$93/mo
$1,121/yr
Go to GloBird Energy
Alternative · 7th cheapest
Sumo Online Saver
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$94/mo
$1,127/yr
Go to Sumo

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

$72/mo

$862 a year · 88th of 323 plans · median $79

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$110/mo

$1,316 a year · 86th of 323 plans · median $119

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$147/mo

$1,770 a year · 86th of 323 plans · median $159

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: 111.70c a day
peak usage: 33.71c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 18.20c per kWh9pm to midnight every day; midnight to 11am every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 13.96c 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 Powercor 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 Powercor (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 $1,316 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,633, so this plan is $317 below it. Regulator's determination

Where this plan applies

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Related plans

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record LU2809847MR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), re-read nightly. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected