1⚡ 29.4cavg rate
Sumo
Sumo Winter Saver
Time of use$1,941est. bill / yr179cdaily charge
See plan →Regional and rural NSW. Every retailer's cheapest plan on Essential Energy, ranked by what a typical home would pay in a year.
The cheapest plan from each retailer for a home using 12 kWh a day, including GST and the daily charge.
| Retailer | Plan | Feed-in | Higher rate limit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GloBird Energy | SOLARPLUS Residential (Flat Rate CTL Load)-Essential | 10.0c | 8 kWh/day | See plan |
| Sumo | Sumo 365 Residential Single Rate with Controlled Load2 | 8.8c | 8 kWh/day | See plan |
| AGL | Residential Solar Savers | 8.0c | 8 kWh/day | See plan |
| Alinta Energy | SolarBalance Choice - Time of Use | 8.0c | 8 kWh/day | See plan |
| EnergyAustralia | Solar Max (5 day TOU Interval) | 8.0c | 10 kWh/day | See plan |
| Origin Energy | Origin Solar Boost Variable | 8.0c | 8 kWh/day | See plan |
| Momentum Energy | Home Comfort Electricity | 3.0c | No limit | See plan |
| OVO Energy | The One Plan | 3.0c | No limit | See plan |
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Based on the government plan feed, which may contain errors. Confirm on the retailer's website.
Have solar? Score every plan for your home on the New South Wales feed-in tariff page.
18 retailers sell plans on Essential Energy. The cheapest for a home using 12 kWh a day is Sumo (Sumo Winter Saver) at about $1,941 a year; the typical retailer's cheapest plan costs $2,102.
On Essential Energy's time-of-use plans, the most common peak time is 7am–10am, 3pm–10pm and the most common off-peak (cheapest) time is 10pm–7am, 10am–3pm, across 282 plan versions. Times vary by plan, so check the plan's rate card.
Essential Energy covers Regional and rural NSW. It covers 300 postcodes in the government data, such as 2311, 2312, 2320, 2321, 2324.
No. Essential Energy owns the poles and wires in its area, so you can't switch network, only retailer. The network affects your price because every retailer passes its charges on.