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Citable Australian electricity price data for journalists and researchers, computed from public Consumer Data Right retailer data and regulator benchmarks. Every figure here is rebuilt from source on a schedule, so it will not go stale between your deadline and publication.
Figures on this page last updated 16 August 2026.
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All data, tables and charts on EnergyPlans.com.au are free to republish, in whole or in part, with attribution to EnergyPlans.com.au and a link to the source page. No permission request needed. If you need a figure cut a different way — by suburb, postcode, network zone, retailer or over time — ask and we will run it.
Key figures, updated automatically
$728
Overpaid per year on the default offer in the Essential Energy zone
6,895
Active residential plans tracked, from 28 retailers
57%
Of solar feed-in tariffs now pay 2c/kWh or less
38×
More value in using a solar kWh at home than exporting it
Rates current as at 16 August 2026; reference prices effective 1 July 2026 (AER DMO 2026-27 & ESC VDO 2026-27).
Data and reports
Australian Electricity Price Index
How much households overpay on the default offer, ranked by network zone, against the AER DMO and ESC VDO benchmarks.
Solar Feed-in Tariff Value Report 2026
The collapse in feed-in tariffs, and why self-consumption is now worth many times the export credit.
All reports and research
State price reports, distributor zone benchmarks and trend analysis.
State price comparison
Average electricity prices and benchmark bills, state by state.
Data available on request
Journalists and researchers can request the following datasets, usually within one business day:
- Overpayment against the DMO and VDO benchmark, by network zone
- Cheapest tracked plan by network zone, with retailer and plan name
- Solar feed-in tariff distribution by state (median, average, maximum)
- State-level average electricity prices
- Suburb-level price estimates by postcode
- Provider price comparisons by network zone
- Historical price trend data (rolling)
Expert comment
James Baker
Founder, EnergyPlans.com.au
James built EnergyPlans to answer a question the Australian market makes surprisingly hard: what is the cheapest electricity plan actually available at your address, and how much is staying put costing you? He is available for comment on electricity price movements, the Default Market Offer and Victorian Default Offer, solar feed-in tariffs, retailer pricing behaviour and household energy costs.
Quotes and data are free to use with attribution. Available for phone, email or recorded interview.
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About EnergyPlans.com.au
EnergyPlans.com.au is an Australian electricity comparison and research platform. We track retailer plans using public Consumer Data Right data — currently 6,895 active plans from 28 retailers and benchmark them against the AER Default Market Offer and the Essential Services Commission's Victorian Default Offer.
We publish the cheapest plan in a network zone whether or not it is a plan we can sign you up to, and we hold figures back rather than publish them when they have not passed our verification checks. Where a figure is not yet confirmed, our pages say “being verified” instead of showing an estimate.
We are not owned by an energy retailer. We earn a commission when a reader switches through our commercial partner, whose panel is smaller than the market we track, and that never changes the prices we publish. See how we make money and our editorial policy.