Live proof · Recalculated 10 July 2026
Today’s cheapest plan for a typical family
Every night we cost the entire market for one fixed household and publish the result. No sign-up, no cherry-picking. The cheapest plan is named so you can check it yourself.
The household we test
2 adults + 2 kids, with rooftop solar. About 4,800 kWh bought from the grid a year and 2,000 kWh of solar exported (a 6.6 kW system, self-consuming most of what it makes). Time-of-use plans are costed on a 40/30/30 peak/shoulder/off-peak split. The same assumptions apply in every city, so the only thing that changes is local pricing.
| City | Today’s cheapest plan | Cheapest / yr | Market average | You’d save | Plans compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Ausgrid | 1S  1st Energy 1st Opal - Single Rate + Controlled Load 1 & 2 | $1,529 | $2,017 | $488 | 794 |
| Melbourne CitiPower | OVO  OVO Energy The EV Plan - JUL2026 | $1,106 | $1,472 | $366 | 469 |
| Brisbane Energex | NE  Nectr Nectr Power Perks Time of Use + Controlled Load 2 | $812 | $1,764 | $952 | 776 |
| Adelaide SA Power Networks | DO  Dodo Residential Standing | $1,217 | $2,193 | $976 | 462 |
| Canberra Evoenergy | AC  ActewAGL evEnergy Saver with controlled load | $1,389 | $1,908 | $519 | 349 |
How we work this out
- Whole of market. Every AER-listed retailer’s current plans, costed on their real rates: usage, supply charge, discounts and solar feed-in.
- No commissions. We take none, so nothing is pay-to-rank. The order is purely by what the household would actually pay.
- Only plans you can sign up for. Business tariffs, and offers restricted to seniors, members or third-party clubs, are excluded from the winner.
- Recalculated nightly. Last run 10 July 2026. The market moves, so the number does too.
We show the five genuinely competitive markets. Perth and Darwin are left out on purpose: WA and the NT aren’t on the national market, so households there can’t choose their retailer and there’s nothing honest to compare.
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