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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 · New South Wales · Essential Energy network · from the regulator's listings

Red Energy Red Wildlife Saver

Red Energy's Red Wildlife Saver on the Essential Energy electricity network (New South Wales) costs an estimated $144 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 6th cheapest of 372 published plans on the network at that usage (median $176). Time-of-use rates: peak 39.74c, off-peak 20.46c, shoulder 24.07c per kWh, 195.00c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,600 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,881 a year against the DMO 2026-27 reference price of $2,604, $723 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 14 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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In one line

Red Energy's Red Wildlife Saver costs an estimated $144 a month, $1,729 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the Essential Energy network (New South Wales), 6th cheapest of 372 published plans, priced at peak 39.74c/kWh 7am to 8.59am weekdays and 5pm to 7.59pm weekdays, shoulder 24.07c/kWh 9am to 4.59pm weekdays and 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays, off-peak 20.46c/kWh 10pm to 6.59am weekdays and 7am to 6.59am weekends plus 195.00c a day with controlled load 16.75c/kWh and solar feed-in 2.50c/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 the Essential Energy network today

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
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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
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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

$102/mo

$1,220 a year · 16th of 372 plans · median $124

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$144/mo

$1,729 a year · 6th of 372 plans · median $176

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$186/mo

$2,237 a year · 16th of 372 plans · median $227

Not listed on 7 Nov 2026: 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: 195.00c a day
peak usage: 39.74c per kWh7am to 8.59am weekdays; 5pm to 7.59pm weekdays · 20% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 20.46c per kWh10pm to 6.59am weekdays; 7am to 6.59am weekends · 48% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 24.07c per kWh9am to 4.59pm weekdays; 8pm to 9.59pm weekdays · 32% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: 16.75c per kWh
Solar feed-in: 2.50c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Incentives, as the retailer states them: Supporting Taronga & Wildlife: Red will contribute $5 to Taronga Conservation Society Australia for each calendar month you are on the Red Wildlife Saver plan, starting from the date we become responsible for your electricity suppl
Renewable Matching Promise: For every unit of electricity you buy from Red Energy, Snowy Hydro Limited will match it by generating one unit of electricity from a renewable source.
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: You are a residential customer
This offer is available to residential customers currently within the Essential Energy distribution zone with applicable network tariff. Please visit www.redenergy.com.au/terms for full T&Cs applicable to this offer. Solar Feed-In T&Cs can be found at www.redenergy.com.au/solar-feed-in-tariffs. All times are AEST, unless you have an interval meter, in which case daylight savings time will apply.
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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 20%, off-peak 48%, shoulder 32%); 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 $1,881 a year. The DMO 2026-27 reference price is $2,604, so this plan is $723 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 (Energy Made Easy record RED552643MRE20), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected