Electricity prices in the Powercor area

Powercor looks after the poles and wires in Melbourne's west and western 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

$1,633

A year, for 4,000 kWh, from 1 July 2026. That's $70 less than last year. It's the most a retailer can charge you on a standing offer.

A typical plan

$1,518

That's $115 a year less than the default offer. 80% of 106 plans from 23 retailers cost less than the default offer. The lowest is $1,236.

What every plan costs

Same usage, same area, from $1,236 to $2,242 a year. That's a gap of $1,006 for the same electricity.

$1,233 to $1,3326 plans

$1,333 to $1,43225 plans

$1,433 to $1,53230 plans

$1,533 to $1,63233 plans

$1,633 to $1,7324 plans

$1,733 to $1,8321 plan

$1,833 to $1,9326 plans

$1,933 to $2,0320 plans

$2,033 to $2,1320 plans

$2,133 to $2,2320 plans

$2,233 to $2,3321 plan

Coloured bars are plans that cost less than the default offer of $1,633. 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 $1,633 a year. Moving to a typical market plan would save about $115 a year, and up to $397 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.