Electricity prices in the Energex area

Energex looks after the poles and wires in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and nearby. Here's what a household pays for a year there: the Default Market Offer, and every single-rate plan retailers publish, all priced at the same 4,600 kWh.

The default offer

$1,988

A year, for 4,600 kWh, from 1 July 2026. That's $155 less than last year. It's the most a retailer can charge you on a standing offer.

A typical plan

$1,907

That's $81 a year less than the default offer. 68% of 114 plans from 21 retailers cost less than the default offer. The lowest is $1,301.

What every plan costs

Same usage, same area, from $1,301 to $2,707 a year. That's a gap of $1,406 for the same electricity.

$1,288 to $1,3873 plans

$1,388 to $1,4873 plans

$1,488 to $1,5875 plans

$1,588 to $1,6871 plan

$1,688 to $1,7879 plans

$1,788 to $1,88727 plans

$1,888 to $1,98759 plans

$1,988 to $2,0871 plan

$2,088 to $2,1870 plans

$2,188 to $2,2870 plans

$2,288 to $2,3870 plans

$2,388 to $2,4875 plans

$2,488 to $2,5870 plans

$2,588 to $2,6870 plans

$2,688 to $2,7871 plan

Coloured bars are plans that cost less than the default offer of $1,988. 12 plans also offer a discount if you pay on time or by direct debit. We haven't counted it, so they could cost less.

On a time-of-use plan?

Time-of-use plans charge more at busy times, like late afternoon, and less overnight or in the middle of the day. The default offer for one here is $1,914 a year. A typical time-of-use plan is $1,841, and 97% of 126 plans cost less than the default.

Priced with the regulator's own pattern of when a typical household here uses power through the day. If you use more at peak times, you'll pay more than this; if you can move your use to cheaper times, less.

Got a controlled load?

A controlled load is a separate meter for something like an electric hot water system, which only gets power at set times, often overnight, at a lower rate. With one, a typical household here uses 1,900 kWh a year on it, on top of 4,600 kWh for everything else. The default offer for both is $2,300 a year. A typical plan with a controlled load is $2,207, and 86% of 234 plans cost less than the default.

Priced on the plan's flat rate plus its "Controlled Load 1" tariff, the way the regulator works out the default offer.

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 $1,988 a year. Moving to a typical market plan would save about $81 a year, and up to $687 on the lowest-priced plan.

Look at your bill. It must say how your price compares with the DMO: for example, "5% less than the reference price". Higher than the default offer means you could do better.
Compare for free on Energy Made Easy. 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

Electricity prices in the Ergon Energy area
Every network area, and a postcode lookup.

Plans priced at 4,600 kWh a year, including GST and guaranteed discounts, not conditional ones. The main figures are single-rate plans; time-of-use plans and plans with a controlled load are priced separately above. Plans with demand charges aren't priced. Plans as at 16 October 2026. General information, not advice.

Sources: Default Market Offer 2026–27: © Commonwealth of Australia (Australian Energy Regulator), CC BY 4.0; Plans: each retailer's Energy Product Reference Data (Consumer Data Right), via the AER.