Best electricity and gas providers in Victoria

We've curated a list of best electricity and gas providers in Victoria based on the latest prices available as of 3 June.

Best electricity and gas providers in Victoria

We've narrowed down the top 3 electricity and gas providers in Victoria. Our picks are based on price, how many customers the companies have, and what percentage of those customers have made complaints.

However, remember that the term "best" is subjective and will likely differ from person to person.

Best electricity provider in Victoria

Powershop and EnergyAustralia were almost neck-to-neck in terms of price, but Powershop had the edge with a lower percentage of complaints. AGL came third for having more complaints despite having cheaper prices.

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  Major retailers	Number of customers	Complaints as a proportion of customers	Cheapest plan price
  Powershop	56,779	0.71%	$83/mo
  EnergyAustralia	1,024,747	1.73%	$61/mo	Get your quote
  AGL	1,499,550	1.01%	$94/mo	Get your quote
  Origin Energy	1,820,543	1.49%	$94/mo	Get your quote
  Alinta Energy	326,774	2.94%	$84/mo
  Dodo	45,501	2.99%	$100/mo	Get your quote
  Lumo Energy	42,549	3.98%	$86/mo	Get your quote
  Momentum Energy	33,990	3.58%	$89/mo
  Simply Energy	150,602	3.34%	$109/mo	Get your quote
  Red Energy	318,559	4.02%	$107/mo	Get your quote

  How did we rank these electricity providers?

  We used price, complaints and popularity score (how many customers each provider has) to rank electricity providers in VIC. We used the following weighting against each to determine rankings:

  • Basic plan price: 70%
  • Complaints: 20%
  • Popularity/number of customers: 10%

  Basic electricity plan price: The prices we've used (true as of 3 June 2022) are based on a residential electricity customer in Melbourne (we used the postcode 3000). This assumes the customer will consume 4,000kWh a year on a single rate tariff in the CitiPower network. Keep in mind your actual bill may vary, depending on your usage.

  Complaints: We've used the Annual Retail Markets (AER) Report (2020–2021) to look at complaints made to the energy retailers in VIC.

  Popularity: We've used the AER report to find out how many customers the 10 largest electricity providers in VIC had.

Best gas providers in Victoria

If your home's not all-electric then you might be on the hunt for the best gas provider in VIC. We've done the hard yards and narrowed down the choice for you to EnergyAustralia, AGL Energy and CovaU as the 3 best gas providers in the state.

CovaU has the cheapest plan price of the lot and safely takes the top spot despite a higher percentage of complaints. AGL misses out to EnergyAustralia based mostly on the price of its plan, even though it has a larger customer base.

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  Major retailers	Number of customers	Complaints as a proportion of customers	Cheapest plan price
  EnergyAustralia	420,854	4.20%	$70/mo	Get your quote
  AGL	831,405	1.83%	$113/mo	Get your quote
  CovaU	3,725	2.12%	$51/mo
  GloBird Energy	7,972	0.45%	$113/mo	Get your quote
  Red Energy	82,896	15.43%	$75/mo	Get your quote
  Dodo	13,488	10.08%	$77/mo	Get your quote
  Origin Energy	606,395	4.48%	$118/mo	Get your quote
  Lumo Energy	15,582	10.87%	$110/mo	Get your quote
  Simply Energy	67,934	7.41%	$114/mo	Get your quote
  Alinta Energy	59,196	16.25%	$96/mo

  How did we rank these gas providers?

  Similar to how we ranked electricity providers in VIC, we used price, complaints and popularity score (how many customers each provider has) to rank gas providers in the state. Our weighting includes:

  • Basic plan price: 70%
  • Complaints: 20%
  • Popularity/number of customers: 10%

  Basic gas plan price: The prices we've used (true as of 21 February 2022) are based on a residential customer in Melbourne (we used the postcode 3000) using 138MJ per day. The estimated cost takes into account any conditional discounts. However, keep in mind your actual bill may vary depending on your usage.

  Complaints: We used the Annual Retail Markets (AER) Report (2020–2021) to look at complaints made to gas retailers available in VIC.

  Popularity: We looked at the 10 largest gas providers that had the most number of customers using the AER report as our source of truth.

Compare all energy providers in VIC

We've pulled prices from all the major energy providers in VIC so you can get an estimate on what your bill could look like with each company. We did this using the average usage rate of 4,000kWh per household and using 3000 as the postcode.

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Name	Product	Electricity Price (annual)	Gas price (annual)	Features	More details	Features
Origin Energy Flexi Rate ePlus		$1,126	$1,113	GreenPower Solar Bundling	Get your quote More infoView details	GreenPower Solar Bundling Get a quote More infoView details	No exit fees or lock-in contracts on most of their market offerings.		loading Fetching your data...
AGL Value Saver		$1,125	$1,416	GreenPower Solar Bundling	Get your quoteMore info View details	GreenPower Solar Bundling Go to site More infoView details	Fixed rates on some plans for the first 12 months.		loading Fetching your data...
EnergyAustralia Flexi Plan		$1,157	$1,498	GreenPower Solar	Get your quoteMore info View details	GreenPower Solar Go to site More infoView details	Fixed rates and guaranteed discounts for the first 12 months.		loading Fetching your data...
EnergyLocals Online Member 2022 Green Company		$1,154	Gas not available in VIC	GreenPower Solar	Get your quoteMore info View details	GreenPower Solar Go to site More infoView details	Get 100% carbon neutral plans at no extra cost.		loading Fetching your data...
Kogan Energy		$1,125	$1,523	Solar Bundling	Get your quoteMore info View details	Solar Bundling Go to site More infoView details	Offers an app to track your power usage in real time.		loading Fetching your data...
Alinta Energy HomeDeal Energy		$1,013	$1,317	GreenPower Solar	More infoView details	GreenPower Solar More infoView details	Australian customer support and loyalty rewards for paying your bill.		loading Fetching your data...
sumo Assure		$1,260	Price N/A	GreenPower Solar Bundling	Get your quoteMore info View details	GreenPower Solar Bundling Go to site More infoView details	Bundle electricity, gas, and Internet for potential discounts.		loading Fetching your data...
Dodo		$1,408	$1,874	GreenPower Solar Bundling	Get your quoteMore info View details	GreenPower Solar Bundling Go to site More infoView details	NSW and VIC residents benefit from bundling Internet with their energy plan.		loading Fetching your data...
Lumo Energy Value		$1,026	$3,888	GreenPower Solar	Get your quote More infoView details	GreenPower Solar Get a quote More infoView details	Australian customer support and rewards for SA customers.		loading Fetching your data...
Red Energy Living Energy Saver		$1,283	$1,500	GreenPower Solar	Get your quote More infoView details	GreenPower Solar Get a quote More infoView details	Earn Qantas rewards points every time you pay your bill.		loading Fetching your data...
People Energy		$1,540	Gas not available in VIC	Solar	More infoView details	Solar More infoView details	No lock-in contracts on energy plans.		loading Fetching your data...
Tango Blue		$1,463	Price N/A	Solar	Get your quote More infoView details	Solar Get a quote More infoView details	Australian customer support and 12-month fixed rates on most plans.		loading Fetching your data...
Globird Energy Boost		$1,840	$2,070	Solar	Get your quoteMore info View details	Solar Go to site More infoView details	Local customer support based in Melbourne.		loading Fetching your data...

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Which providers offer both electricity and gas in VIC?

• Origin Energy
• AGL
• EnergyAustralia
• Powershop
• Kogan Energy
• Dodo
• Lumo Energy
• Red Energy
• Momentum Energy
• Simply Energy
• Tango Energy
• GloBird Energy
• CovaU

How to compare and find the best electricity plan in VIC

• Cost. Don't look at just the price of an electricity plan. Keep an eye out for outrageously high disconnection fees and check with the provider about meter read costs (if any) before you sign up.
• Variable vs fixed rates plans. Energy plans with variable rates can be a good or bad thing depending on the market situation. If you don't like switching around it could be worth locking in a fixed rate plan that'll keep your energy bills mostly consistent for 12 months.
• Discounts and other bonuses. Providers often offer reward points, sign up credit and other perks that can make their plans more appealing.
• Customer service. Figure out what's important to you. Being able to use your account via a mobile app, live chat with customer support, get them on a quick call? A mix of all? See which provider offers what you need before signing up.