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Electricity prices in the AusNet Services area

AusNet Services looks after the poles and wires in Melbourne's outer east and eastern Victoria. Here's what a household pays for a year there: the Victorian Default Offer, and every single-rate plan retailers publish, all priced at the same 4,000 kWh.

The default offer

$1,748

A year, for 4,000 kWh, from 1 July 2026. That's $160 less than last year. It's the most a retailer can charge you on a standing offer.

A typical plan

$1,625

That's $123 a year less than the default offer. 90% of 107 plans from 23 retailers cost less than the default offer. The lowest is $1,359.

What every plan costs

Same usage, same area, from $1,359 to $2,386 a year. That's a gap of $1,027 for the same electricity.

$1,348 to $1,44710 plans

$1,448 to $1,54710 plans

$1,548 to $1,64746 plans

$1,648 to $1,74730 plans

$1,748 to $1,8475 plans

$1,848 to $1,9470 plans

$1,948 to $2,0475 plans

$2,048 to $2,1470 plans

$2,148 to $2,2470 plans

$2,248 to $2,3470 plans

$2,348 to $2,4471 plan

Coloured bars are plans that cost less than the default offer of $1,748. 7 plans also offer a discount if you pay on time or by direct debit. We haven't counted it, so they could cost less.

Never switched? Check your plan

If you moved in and never picked a plan, or haven't changed in years, you may be on a standing offer. A typical standing offer here costs $1,747 a year. Moving to a typical market plan would save about $123 a year, and up to $389 on the lowest-priced plan.

Look at your bill. It must say how your price compares with the VDO: for example, "5% less than the reference price". Higher than the default offer means you could do better.
Compare for free on Victorian Energy Compare. It's the government's own site, with no commissions. Have your bill handy so it can use your real usage.
Check again each July. That's when the default offer and most prices change.

Look further

Plans priced at 4,000 kWh a year, including GST and guaranteed discounts, not conditional ones. The main figures are single-rate plans. Plans with demand charges aren't priced. Plans as at 16 October 2026. General information, not advice.

Sources: Victorian Default Offer 2026–27: Essential Services Commission, CC BY 4.0; Plans: each retailer's Energy Product Reference Data (Consumer Data Right), via the AER.