What a household your size pays
What should a one person household in Tamworth pay for electricity?
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A household of one person in Tamworth uses about 3,889 kWh of electricity a year on the AER's benchmark (climate zone 4, NSW, 1 person). At today's published prices on the Essential Energy network, that costs about $1,682 a year on the cheapest plan, Sumo's Winter Saver Plus, and $2,083 on the median of 372 plans from 27 retailers; read from the regulator's feed on 8 November 2026.
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The figures
| AER benchmark usage | 3,889 kWh a year (summer 957 kWh, autumn 909 kWh, winter 1,153 kWh, spring 871 kWh) |
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| Cheapest plan at that usage | Sumo Winter Saver Plus: $1,682 a year ($140 a month) |
| Median plan | $2,083 a year |
| Dearest plan | $2,607 a year |
| Plans compared | 372 from 27 retailers on 1 network |
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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