Compare electricity prices in Victoria

Electricity comparison made simple

‘Am I getting the best electricity deal?’

It’s a question you’ve probably asked yourself many times. But answering is tough, especially when there are so many electricity plans on the market (21,000 at last count!).

How do you choose? Huglo makes it simple...

As your energy mate, we’ve done the hard work for you and calculated the best electricity plans in Victoria for residential customers.

We’ve compared every single electricity retailer on the market, and sorted your results by the cheapest electricity plan for your needs.

Our key difference? Your results are not based on retailer referral fees. While some of our retailers pay us a referral fee to appear on our site, these don’t influence how we calculate and present the data.

You’ll always see the cheapest electricity deal in Victoria in real time (our database updates every night so you’re always seeing the most up-to-date electricity plans).

How to read your results

Your results show the cheapest electricity provider for Victoria first, with plans rising in cost as you scroll down.

The estimated costs include the daily supply charge, usage costs and membership fees.

To further personalise your results, use the filters on the right to edit your details and/or use the check boxes. For instance, if you want a plan that includes 100% green power, click that box. Or if you need to update your household members, click on ‘Edit your Details’.

To see a specific electricity plan in more detail, click ‘View plan info’.

To switch plans with Huglo, click on the ‘Go to Sign Up’ button and we’ll take you directly to our registration page. It’s a simple and quick online process.

Scroll down to compare energy plans in Victoria.

Want to learn more?

The National Electricity Market, known as the NEM, is one of the largest interconnected electricity systems in the world. It covers around 40,000 km of transmission lines and cables, supplying around 9 million customers.

The NEM facilitates the movement of electricity between generators and retailers. Retailers resell the electricity to businesses and households. High voltage transmission lines transport the electricity from the generators to electricity distributors, who deliver it to homes and businesses on lower voltage ‘poles and wires’.

The NEM is divided into 13 regions, and CitiPower is one of these regions. It is the smallest region in terms of geographic size is located within Melbourne.

As a household, you contract with a Retailer, who is responsible for billing how much you electricity you use. This market is highly competitive with many companies offering a range of prices. However, most of the plans offered by Retailers are 'evergreen' contracts, which means they revise pricing at any time, as long as they provide you at least one month's notice. This means you will need to keep on top of the market to ensure you are on best value electricity plan. Which is where Huglo comes into the picture!

If there is a problem with your electricity delivery (i.e. a blackout), this is managed by the distributor, CitiPower in your case. They are responsible for ensuring the poles and wires are working as they should.

In your results you may notice a reference to a VDO or standard price contract. The VDO (Victorian Default Offer) is the maximum price that retailers can charge electricity customers.

These are known as standing offer contracts and if you haven't switched your electricity retailer lately, you are likley on one of these contracts. That means you can likley save hundreds of dollars on your electricity costs - just by switching with Huglo.