What a household your size pays
What should a one person household in Ballarat pay for electricity?
In one line
A household of one person in Ballarat uses about 3,344 kWh of electricity a year on the AER's benchmark (climate zone 7, VIC, 1 person). At today's published prices on the Powercor network, that costs about $994 a year on the cheapest plan, 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use, and $1,275 on the median of 323 plans from 25 retailers; read from the regulator's feed on 8 November 2026.
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The figures
| AER benchmark usage | 3,344 kWh a year (summer 739 kWh, autumn 718 kWh, winter 1,166 kWh, spring 720 kWh) |
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| Cheapest plan at that usage | 1st Energy 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use: $994 a year ($83 a month) |
| Median plan | $1,275 a year |
| Dearest plan | $2,163 a year |
| Plans compared | 323 from 25 retailers on 1 network |
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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