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Cheapest electricity plans on the Jemena network (VIC)

For a household using 4,000 kWh a year with no controlled load, the cheapest plan on the Jemena network is 1st Energy's 1st Emerald, Residential - Time of Use, at an estimated $1,129 a year ($1,129 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.

667 residential plans on Jemena from 25 retailers, from the AER's Consumer Data Right plan data, as of 12 November 2026. 276 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$1,129$1,129Time of use96.58Tariff 1 28.49Tariff 2 16.50Tariff 3 13.310.50
2Globird EnergyGloBird GLOHOME Residential (Flexible Rate) Jemena$1,140$1,175Time of use95.70Tariff 1 31.90Tariff 2 16.94Tariff 3 13.42—New customers only (retailer's website)
3OVO EnergyThe One Plan - NOV2026$1,146$1,146Time of use100.42Tariff 1 29.68Tariff 2 17.18Tariff 3 9.901.40
4Tango EnergyEveryday Easy$1,156$1,156Flexible77.00Peak 36.30Off Peak 17.60Solar Soak 11.220.04
5SumoSumo Sunrise Plus$1,161$1,161Time of use99.15Peak 29.30Off peak 16.97Solar soak 13.76—New customers only
6Alinta EnergyHomeDeal Smart - Time of Use (Interval)$1,161$1,161Time of use99.15Tariff 1 29.30Tariff 2 16.97Tariff 3 13.770.04
7Lumo EnergyLumo Plus$1,187$1,187Time of use100.06PEAK 31.19OFF PEAK 17.12Smart Rate 13.451.00
8Kogan EnergyKogan Energy for current FIRST members$1,219$1,219Time of use104.10Tariff 1 30.77Tariff 2 17.82Tariff 3 14.452.00
9PowershopPower House$1,219$1,219Time of use104.10Tariff 1 30.77Tariff 2 17.82Tariff 3 14.452.00
10Flipped EnergyFreedom Switched On 2.1!$1,269$1,269Time of use80.07Evening 50.04Overnight 17.60Day 14.930.00
11Momentum EnergyHome Comfort Electricity$1,338$1,338Time of use119.46Tariff 1 33.11Tariff 2 15.51Tariff 3 19.140.90
12EnergyAustraliaHome 365 - Time of Use$1,339$1,339Time of use127.12Tariff 1 37.57Tariff 2 21.76Tariff 3 17.651.50
13Red EnergyLiving Energy Saver$1,345$1,345Single rate109.8423.601.00
14ENGIEVIC ENGIE -Perks Elec$1,384$1,384Time of use127.12Peak 37.57Off-Peak 21.76Saver 17.641.00
15Origin EnergyOrigin Affinity Variable - Cheap Bills - Oct'26 (Time of Use)$1,384$1,384Time of use118.22Tariff 1 34.94Tariff 2 16.41Tariff 3 20.241.00
16Dodo Power & GasReal Deal - Time of Use$1,387$1,387Time of use78.55Tariff 1 37.69Tariff 2 22.510.04
17Flow PowerFlow Home$1,397$1,397Time of use89.52Tariff 1 26.75Tariff 2 26.752.00
18AGLAGL Residential Smart Saver$1,405$1,405Time of use114.40Tariff 1 33.17Tariff 2 20.530.50
19CovaUSuper Saver Residential Single$1,406$1,406Single rate114.4224.721.00
20Diamond EnergyDiamond Everyday - Time of Use$1,429$1,458Time of use123.37Peak 37.51Off-Peak 21.42Shoulder 16.511.20
21Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Community Energy Hub Plan Jemena$1,432$1,432Time of use146.41Peak 33.77Solar Soak 14.85Off Peak 18.81—
22NectrMidday Power Saver - JemenaStanding offer$1,477$1,477Time of use125.85Off-peak 23.70Free usage period 0.00 (first 24 kWh a day)Free usage period 19.63 (above)Solar soak 19.63Peak 39.351.00
23Next Business EnergyNBE Standing Resi VIC JemenaStanding offer$1,487$1,487Time of use127.12Peak 37.58 (first 13.7 kWh a day)Peak 37.58 (above)Off Peak 19.710.10
24Blue NRGBlue VDO TOUStanding offerNot updated since 2026-06-15$1,488$1,488Time of use127.13Tariff 1 37.57Tariff 2 21.76Tariff 3 17.661.00
25Amber ElectricStanding Offer: TOUStanding offer$1,488$1,488Time of use127.12Peak 37.57Offpeak 21.76Solar Sponge 17.650.00

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 (97 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.

19 plans on this network could not be priced

These are left out of every ranking above. 19 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 JemenaSingle ratehas a demand charge
Indigo PowerIndigo Power Retail - Energy Shapers Plan JemenaSingle ratehas 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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