Cheapest published plan
Lowest estimated bill of the 292 published plans at 4,000 kWh a year
$86/mo
$1,029/yr
Electricity · NSW · Ausgrid network · from the regulator's feed
Cheapest electricity in Islington, 2296
Islington (postcode 2296, NSW) is on the Ausgrid electricity network, where the cheapest published plan is Tango Energy's Everyday Easy at an estimated $86 a month (peak 15.70c/kWh 3pm to 8.59pm every day, off-peak 15.70c/kWh 9pm to 2.59pm every day plus 110.00c a day with solar feed-in 0.00c/kWh) for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, as read from the Australian Energy Regulator's feed on 8 Nov 2026. The prices below are the network's, the same for every postcode on it; what is specific to 2296 is the place and its networks.
What is specific to 2296
From the regulator's own listings: which distributor each retailer names for this postcode.
- Suburbs
- Islington
- Electricity network
- Ausgrid
- Gas network
- Jemena
Where to go on Ausgrid
The cheapest published plans 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 recommendation4,000 kWh a year on Ausgrid · price read 2026-11-08$86/mo$1,029/yr
Alternative · 2nd cheapest4,000 kWh a year on Ausgrid · price read 2026-11-08$97/mo$1,164/yr
$100/mo$1,201/yr
The spread on Ausgrid
Same 4,000 kWh a year on every plan published for this network. Demand-priced and variable-priced plans left out: they have no single honest figure.
Against the DMO 2026-27 reference price
The regulator sets a reference bill for this network each July: $1,899 a year for a household using 3,900 kWh. Here is where today's published plans sit at that same usage.
At three usage levels
Monthly estimates from the stored rates: supply charge plus usage at each level, time-of-use plans split by the regulator's daily profile for this network.
| Usage | Cheapest | Median | Dearest | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 kWh/yr | $60/mo · Tango Energy | $91/mo | $129/mo · Flow Power | 292 |
| 4,000 kWh/yr | $86/mo · Tango Energy | $145/mo | $192/mo · Flow Power | 292 |
| 6,000 kWh/yr | $112/mo · Tango Energy | $194/mo | $254/mo · Flow Power | 292 |
Your bill decides which end you are at
The range above is the same network, the same usage. Where your own bill sits in it is the one thing this page cannot know.
Plans on Ausgrid run from $86 to $192 a month at 4,000 kWh a year. Take the postcode, the average daily kWh and the amount from your bill and check where it sits: how many published plans would cost less, which is cheapest, and what it would save.
The picks
At 4,000 kWh a year. Ranked on estimated cost alone; the labels say why each is here.
Cheapest well-known retailerThe cheapest plan from one of the large retailers, for someone who wants a name they knowGo to Red Energy$122/mo$1,470/yr- Simplest: one rate, no conditionsThe cheapest single-rate plan with no conditional discounts: one usage rate, and the estimate is the bill$117/mo$1,401/yr
Cheapest plans on Ausgrid
At 4,000 kWh a year. Each row links to the retailer to sign up, and to the regulator's record for the plan as published.
1 market offer · time of use · EME recordGo to Tango Energy$86/mo$1,029/yr2 market offer · time of use · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr3 market offer · time of use cont load · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr4 market offer · time of use cont load · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr5 market offer · time of use · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr6 market offer · time of use cont load · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr7 market offer · time of use cont load · EME recordGo to 1st Energy$97/mo$1,164/yr8 market offer · time of use · EME recordGo to Sumo$100/mo$1,201/yr9 market offer · time of use cont load · EME record$111/mo$1,331/yr10 market offer · time of use · EME record$112/mo$1,339/yr11 market offer · single rate · EME record$113/mo$1,357/yr12 market offer · single rate cont load · EME record$114/mo$1,373/yr
What changed since yesterday
Against the snapshot of 7 Nov 2026, at 4,000 kWh a year.
- ENGIE NSW ENGIE Standing elec $146 → $152/mo
- ENGIE NSW ENGIE Home Business Standing elec $146 → $152/mo
Price history
One line a night: the cheapest, median and dearest monthly estimate at 4,000 kWh a year.
| Night | Cheapest | Median | Dearest | Plans | Retailers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 292 | 26 |
| 7 Nov 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 292 | 26 |
| 6 Nov 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 292 | 26 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 288 | 26 |
| 4 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 288 | 26 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 1 Nov 2026 | $86 | $141 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 31 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 285 | 26 |
| 30 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 283 | 26 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 287 | 26 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 289 | 26 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 289 | 26 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 289 | 26 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | $86 | $138 | $192 | 289 | 26 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | $86 | $139 | $192 | 299 | 26 |
Questions answered for this network
One sentence each, computed from the regulator's published rates; the date on each is the day its figures last changed.
- What is 1st Energy's cheapest electricity plan on the Ausgrid network, and how does it compare? · 2026-11-06
- What is the cheapest electricity plan on the Ausgrid network for a household using 10,000 kWh a year? · 2026-11-06
- What is the cheapest electricity plan for a household with solar on the Ausgrid network? · 2026-11-07
- What should a five or more person household in the Central Coast pay for electricity? · 2026-11-06
- What electricity and gas rebates or concessions can a household in New South Wales get in 2026-27? · 2026-10-26
- Is my electricity bill high for a five or more person household in New South Wales? · 2026-11-06
Nearby postcodes on the same network
Same prices apply: electricity offers are published per network, not per suburb.