Electricity prices in the Jemena area

Jemena looks after the poles and wires in Melbourne's north and north-west. 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

$1,563

A year, for 4,000 kWh, from 1 July 2026. That's $75 less than last year. It's the most a retailer can charge you on a standing offer.

A typical plan

$1,453

That's $110 a year less than the default offer. 75% of 107 plans from 23 retailers cost less than the default offer. The lowest is $1,184.

What every plan costs

Same usage, same area, from $1,184 to $2,188 a year. That's a gap of $1,004 for the same electricity.

$1,163 to $1,2626 plans

$1,263 to $1,36213 plans

$1,363 to $1,46243 plans

$1,463 to $1,56234 plans

$1,563 to $1,6625 plans

$1,663 to $1,7620 plans

$1,763 to $1,8625 plans

$1,863 to $1,9620 plans

$1,963 to $2,0620 plans

$2,063 to $2,1620 plans

$2,163 to $2,2621 plan

Coloured bars are plans that cost less than the default offer of $1,563. 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 $1,563 a year. Moving to a typical market plan would save about $110 a year, and up to $379 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.