Is this an estimate or a quote?

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.

Dated plan record · archive

Next Business Energy Next Assured 15% Discount

Next Business Energy's Next Assured 15% Discount on the Powercor electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $125 a month for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year, 152nd cheapest of 206 published plans on the network at that usage (median $121). Time-of-use rates: peak 36.40c, off-peak 20.30c per kWh, 126.70c 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 23 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

market offertime of use0.15% guaranteed discountGo to Next Business Energy

In one line

Next Business Energy's Next Assured 15% Discount costs an estimated $125 a month, $1,500 a year, for a small business using 4,000 kWh a year on the Powercor network (Victoria), 152nd cheapest of 206 published plans, priced at peak 36.40c/kWh 9am to 9pm weekdays, off-peak 20.30c/kWh midnight to 9am weekdays and midnight to midnight weekends and 9pm to midnight weekdays plus 126.70c a day with solar feed-in 0.10c/kWh and a 0.15% guaranteed discount, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is Blue NRG's Blue Energy Direct at $100 a month. See Blue NRG's plan.

Go to Next Business Energy

Cheapest on Powercor 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
Blue NRG Blue Energy Direct
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$100/mo
$1,199/yr
Go to Blue NRG
Alternative · 11th cheapest
1st Energy 1st Opal, Business - Time of Use
4,000 kWh a year on Powercor · price read 2026-11-08
$103/mo
$1,240/yr
Go to 1st 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

$82/mo

$981 a year · 86th of 206 plans · median $82

4,000 kWh a year

$125/mo

$1,500 a year · 152nd of 206 plans · median $121

6,000 kWh a year

$168/mo

$2,019 a year · 161st of 206 plans · median $159

The rate card

As published to the regulator; cents including GST where the retailer publishes it that way.

Supply charge: 126.70c a day
peak usage: 36.40c per kWh9am to 9pm weekdays · 35% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 20.30c per kWhmidnight to 9am weekdays; midnight to midnight weekends; 9pm to midnight weekdays · 65% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 0.10c per kWh
Discounts: 0.15% guaranteed
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: This offer is only available to small customers with an applicable network tariff.
The sale of electricity to the Customer is subject to Next Business Energy's Market Terms and Conditions, which are available on its website at www.nextbusinessenergy.com.au.
Confirm with Next Business Energy before you switch.

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 35%, off-peak 65%); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

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 Powercor network

To see this plan against every other plan at your own usage: compare for a postcode and change the postcode and kWh to yours.

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.

Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (regulator record NEX811793MS, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected