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Cheapest electricity plans on the CitiPower network (VIC)

For a household using 4,000 kWh a year with no controlled load, the cheapest plan on the CitiPower network is 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use, at an estimated $1,103 a year ($1,103 if you miss its conditional discounts). The table ranks the cheapest plan from each of 25 retailers; choose another usage level, add controlled load, or show every plan, and it re-ranks. Every bill here is an estimate for the household described, worked out from the plan's published prices, not a quote.

678 residential plans on CitiPower from 25 retailers, from the AER's Consumer Data Right plan data, as of 12 November 2026. 282 are open to any household on a meter without controlled load.

Usage

Household: 4,000 kWh a year (medium; medium is the ESC's Victorian Default Offer 2026–27 reference consumption (4,000 kWh), shaped to the ESC's reference split of 29% peak (4pm–9pm), 18% solar soak (11am–4pm) and 53% off-peak).

25 retailers' cheapest plans for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, cheapest first.

#RetailerPlan Bill a year Without conditional discounts TariffSupply c/day Usage c/kWh Feed-in c/kWh ConditionsSource
11st Energy1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use$1,103$1,103Time of use91.96Tariff 1 29.04Tariff 2 16.06Tariff 3 12.540.50
2Globird EnergyGloBird FULLHOUSE Residential (Flat Rate Without Controlled Load)-Citipower$1,111$1,111Single rate95.7019.03 (first 25 kWh a day)22.22 (above)—New customers only (retailer's website)
3SumoSumo Online Saver$1,111$1,111Single rate97.2018.910.00New customers only
4OVO EnergyThe One Plan - NOV2026$1,113$1,113Time of use94.48Tariff 1 29.88Tariff 2 16.51Tariff 3 9.901.40
5Alinta EnergyHomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval)$1,135$1,135Time of use94.49Tariff 1 29.89Tariff 2 16.51Tariff 3 12.940.04
6Tango EnergyEveryday Easy$1,137$1,137Flexible68.20Peak 37.40Off Peak 17.60Solar Soak 11.220.04
7Lumo EnergyLumo Plus$1,163$1,163Time of use105.61PEAK 31.01OFF PEAK 16.71Smart Rate 8.771.00
8Kogan EnergyKogan Energy for current FIRST members$1,208$1,208Time of use100.61Tariff 1 31.82Tariff 2 17.58Tariff 3 13.782.00
9PowershopPower House$1,208$1,208Time of use100.61Tariff 1 31.82Tariff 2 17.58Tariff 3 13.782.00
10Flipped EnergyAnytime Switched On!$1,214$1,214Single rate78.2723.222.00
11AGLAGL Residential Smart Saver$1,272$1,272Time of use104.18Tariff 1 30.58Tariff 2 18.240.50
12Flow PowerFlow Home$1,284$1,284Time of use73.27Tariff 1 25.42Tariff 2 25.422.00
13EnergyAustraliaHome 365 - Time of Use$1,309$1,309Time of use121.14Tariff 1 38.31Tariff 2 21.17Tariff 3 16.591.50
14Momentum EnergyHome Comfort Electricity$1,311$1,311Time of use113.85Tariff 1 33.88Tariff 2 14.74Tariff 3 18.700.90
15Red EnergyLiving Energy Saver$1,349$1,349Single rate109.7823.711.00
16Dodo Power & GasReal Deal - Single Rate$1,351$1,351Single rate71.7827.230.04
17ENGIEVIC ENGIE -Perks Elec$1,353$1,353Time of use121.13Peak 38.30Off-Peak 21.16Saver 16.591.00
18Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Cheap Bills - Oct'26 (Time of Use)$1,353$1,353Time of use112.66Tariff 1 35.63Tariff 2 15.43Tariff 3 19.691.00
19CovaUSuper Saver Residential TOU$1,360$1,360Flexible109.03Peak 33.69Off Peak 20.10Solar Soak 20.101.00
20Diamond EnergyDiamond Everyday - Time of Use$1,397$1,426Time of use116.03Peak 38.26Off-Peak 20.84Shoulder 16.201.20
21NectrMidday Power Saver - CitipowerStanding offer$1,444$1,444Time of use119.93Off-peak 22.99Free usage period 0.00 (first 24 kWh a day)Free usage period 18.45 (above)Solar soak 18.45Peak 39.961.00
22Next Business EnergyNBE Standing Resi VIC CitipowerStanding offer$1,453$1,453Time of use121.14Peak 38.31 (first 27.4 kWh a day)Peak 38.31 (above)Off Peak 18.880.10
23Amber ElectricStanding Offer: TOUStanding offer$1,455$1,455Time of use121.14Peak 38.31Offpeak 21.17Solar Sponge 16.590.00
24Blue NRGBlue VDO TOUStanding offerNot updated since 2026-06-15$1,455$1,455Time of use121.14Tariff 1 38.31Tariff 2 21.18Tariff 3 16.591.00
25Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Community Energy Hub Plan Citipower$1,455$1,455Time of use144.65Peak 35.53Solar Soak 14.85Off Peak 19.25—

Bills include the daily supply charge, any recurring fee and, unless you untick it, every discount that depends on how you pay (pay on time, direct debit); one-off credits such as sign-up bonuses are not counted. Prices are in cents; feed-in is what the retailer pays you for solar exports and is not in the bill, which assumes no solar. A plan marked “Not updated since” was last changed by its retailer more than 120 days before our fetch (98 on this network). Plans open only to some households (members, seniors, solar or battery owners, comparison-site customers, wholesale pass-through) are left out unless you include them.

21 plans on this network could not be priced

These are left out of every ranking above. 21 of them have a demand charge, which depends on a household's highest half-hour of use rather than how much it uses, so no annual estimate is fair to them.

RetailerPlanTariffWhy not pricedSource
Alinta EnergyStanding Offer - Demand Single RateSingle ratehas a demand charge
Alinta EnergyStanding Offer - Demand Single RateSingle ratehas a demand charge
Alinta EnergyStanding Offer - Demand Single Rate + CLSingle rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Alinta EnergyStanding Offer - Demand Single Rate + CLSingle rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Community Energy Hub Plan CitipowerSingle ratehas a demand charge
Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Community Energy Hub Plan CitipowerSingle rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Energy Shapers Plan CitipowerSingle ratehas a demand charge
Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Energy Shapers Plan CitipowerSingle rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Cheap Bills - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Comparable - Oct'26 (Residential Demand with Dedicated Circuit)Single rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Comparable - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Electricity Monster - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - One Click Switch - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Residential Connections - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Residential Connections - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Basic - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Go Variable - New and Moving Customers Only Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Go Variable - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Solar Boost - Oct'26 (Residential Demand)Single ratehas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Standing - Oct'26 (Single Rate with Demand and Controlled Load)Single rate · controlled loadhas a demand charge
Origin EnergyOrigin Standing - Residential Demand - Oct'26 (Single Rate)Single ratehas a demand charge

How the household is chosen

Each network is priced for three households. Medium is the regulator's reference household: the AER's Default Market Offer 2026–27 usage and daily profile in NSW, south-east Queensland and SA, and the ESC's Victorian Default Offer 2026–27 usage (4,000 kWh) in Victoria. The ACT, Tasmania and regional Queensland have no default offer, so their medium is the AER's 2020 average for the distributor scaled to match the others. Low is half of medium and high is double. Usage is the same every day, so a seasonal price is weighted by the number of days in each season. A household with controlled load (a separately metered hot water system) adds the network's controlled load kWh, priced on the plan's cheapest controlled load rate. No solar export is assumed.

This is reference data worked out from published prices, not advice about which plan to choose. Each estimate assumes a stated household; a real bill depends on the household's own usage. Check a plan with your own usage at Victorian Energy Compare before you switch.

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