Electricity prices in the United Energy area

United Energy looks after the poles and wires in Melbourne's south-east and the Mornington Peninsula. 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

$1,529

A year, for 4,000 kWh, from 1 July 2026. That's $50 less than last year. It's the most a retailer can charge you on a standing offer.

A typical plan

$1,422

That's $107 a year less than the default offer. 74% of 109 plans from 23 retailers cost less than the default offer. The lowest is $1,140.

What every plan costs

Same usage, same area, from $1,140 to $2,106 a year. That's a gap of $966 for the same electricity.

$1,129 to $1,2286 plans

$1,229 to $1,32823 plans

$1,329 to $1,42837 plans

$1,429 to $1,52832 plans

$1,529 to $1,6284 plans

$1,629 to $1,7281 plan

$1,729 to $1,8285 plans

$1,829 to $1,9280 plans

$1,929 to $2,0280 plans

$2,029 to $2,1281 plan

Coloured bars are plans that cost less than the default offer of $1,529. 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 $1,529 a year. Moving to a typical market plan would save about $107 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.