What a household your size pays
What should a five or more person household in Sydney pay for electricity?
In one line
A household of five or more people in Sydney uses about 9,008 kWh of electricity a year on the AER's benchmark (climate zone 5, NSW, five or more people). At today's published prices on the Ausgrid network and 2 others, that costs about $1,816 a year on the cheapest plan, Tango Energy's Everyday Easy, and $3,347 on the median of 1,005 plans from 27 retailers; read from the regulator's feed on 8 November 2026.
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The figures
| AER benchmark usage | 9,008 kWh a year (summer 2,158 kWh, autumn 2,082 kWh, winter 2,761 kWh, spring 2,007 kWh) |
|---|---|
| Cheapest plan at that usage | Tango Energy Everyday Easy: $1,816 a year ($151 a month) |
| Median plan | $3,347 a year |
| Dearest plan | $4,626 a year |
| Plans compared | 1,005 from 27 retailers on 3 networks |
Sources: AER residential energy consumption benchmarks (Frontier Economics, December 2020; postcodes updated June 2021); Energy Made Easy plan data (Australian Energy Regulator). Estimates from published rates at the stated usage; not retailer quotes.
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