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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 · United Energy network · from the regulator's listings

Red Energy Victorian Default Offer

Red Energy's Victorian Default Offer on the United Energy electricity network (Victoria) costs an estimated $116 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 280th cheapest of 325 published plans on the network at that usage (median $110). Time-of-use rates: peak 36.65c, shoulder 20.13c, shoulder 15.69c per kWh, 108.29c a day supply. At the regulator's 4,000 kWh benchmark it comes to $1,392 a year against the VDO 2026-27 reference price of $1,529, $137 below it. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 9 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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In one line

Red Energy's Victorian Default Offer costs an estimated $116 a month, $1,392 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the United Energy network (Victoria), 280th cheapest of 325 published plans, priced at peak 36.65c/kWh 4pm to 9pm every day, shoulder 20.13c/kWh 9pm to midnight every day and midnight to 11am every day plus 108.29c a day with solar feed-in 1.00c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 9 Nov 2026. The cheapest is GloBird Energy's GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-United Energy at $85 a month. See GloBird Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on the United Energy network today

The lowest published estimates at 4,000 kWh a year, one retailer each, as read from the regulator's listings on 9 Nov 2026. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

Cheapest · our recommendation
GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-United Energy
4,000 kWh a year on United Energy · price read 2026-11-09
$85/mo
$1,020/yr
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Alternative · 3rd cheapest
Sumo Online Saver
4,000 kWh a year on United Energy · price read 2026-11-09
$85/mo
$1,023/yr
Go to Sumo
Alternative · 4th cheapest
1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use
4,000 kWh a year on United Energy · price read 2026-11-09
$87/mo
$1,040/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 · one or two people

$74/mo

$894 a year · 278th of 325 plans · median $72

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$116/mo

$1,392 a year · 280th of 325 plans · median $110

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$158/mo

$1,890 a year · 279th of 325 plans · median $150

Unchanged since 8 Nov 2026. Dated record for 9 Nov 2026

The rate card

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

Supply charge: 108.29c a day
peak usage: 36.65c per kWh4pm to 9pm every day · 29% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 20.13c per kWh9pm to midnight every day; midnight to 11am every day · 71% of use in the estimate
shoulder usage: 15.69c 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 United Energy distribution zone with applicable network tariff. For more information contact 131 806.
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. 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 you
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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 United Energy (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 $1,392 a year. The VDO 2026-27 reference price is $1,529, so this plan is $137 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 RED799310SR, a Victorian plan also listed on Victorian Energy Compare), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected