What a household your size pays
What should a four person household in Mildura pay for electricity?
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A household of four people in Mildura uses about 9,320 kWh of electricity a year on the AER's benchmark (climate zone 4, VIC, 4 people). At today's published prices on the Powercor network and 1 other, that costs about $2,139 a year on the cheapest plan, GloBird Energy's GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Powercor, and $3,160 on the median of 695 plans from 32 retailers; read from the regulator's feed on 8 November 2026.
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The figures
| AER benchmark usage | 9,320 kWh a year (summer 2,495 kWh, autumn 2,224 kWh, winter 2,567 kWh, spring 2,034 kWh) |
|---|---|
| Cheapest plan at that usage | GloBird Energy GloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate With Controlled Load)-Powercor: $2,139 a year ($178 a month) |
| Median plan | $3,160 a year |
| Dearest plan | $5,190 a year |
| Plans compared | 695 from 32 retailers on 2 networks |
Sources: AER residential energy consumption benchmarks (Frontier Economics, December 2020; postcodes updated June 2021); Victorian Energy Compare register (Essential Services Commission). Estimates from published rates at the stated usage; not retailer quotes.
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