Victoria Electricity Cost Calculator
Enter your usage details below. Defaults are based on Victoria's 2025-26 Default Market Offer representative rates. Note that VIC uses time-of-use pricing on many plans — off-peak rates can be significantly lower. Includes optional solar estimate with Victoria's regulated minimum feed-in tariff.
How the calculations work
Daily cost
Each appliance's daily cost is calculated as:
cost = (watts ÷ 1,000) × usage (kWh/day) × rate ($/kWh) × days + supply charge × days
For example, a 2400W appliance running 1.5h/day at 28.5¢/kWh:
(2400 ÷ 1,000) × 1.5 kWh × 0.285 × 30 days = $3.08
Where the supply charge is a fixed daily cost added regardless of usage.
Solar estimate
Annual solar production splits into two parts — what you use at home and what you export to the grid:
annual production (kWh) = system size (kW) × output (kWh/kW/year) self-consumed (70%) = annual production × 0.70 exported (30%) = annual production × 0.30 self-consumption savings = self-consumed kWh × electricity rate export earnings = exported kWh × feed-in tariff rate
The 70/30 split is a representative assumption — actual self-consumption rates vary from 20% to 50% depending on household occupancy patterns and usage timing.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does electricity cost in Victoria?
Victoria's average electricity rate is approximately 28.5 cents per kWh with a daily supply charge of around 98 cents/day as of 2025-26. Victoria uses time-of-use pricing on many plans, meaning rates are higher during peak hours (typically 3pm-9pm on weekdays) and lower during off-peak and shoulder periods. The AER's Default Market Offer for Victoria reflects these time-of-use structures.
What is Victoria's regulated feed-in tariff?
Victoria has the lowest regulated minimum feed-in tariff in mainland Australia, set at approximately 5.2 cents per kWh as of 2025-26. This is the minimum retailers must pay for exported solar energy. Many retailers offer higher rates (up to 7-9 cents) to attract solar customers. Because this rate is low, Victorian solar owners benefit significantly more from maximising self-consumption rather than relying on export earnings.
How does Victoria's time-of-use pricing work?
Victoria's time-of-use pricing divides the day into peak (3pm-9pm weekdays, highest rate), shoulder (7am-3pm and 9pm-10pm weekdays, medium rate), and off-peak (all weekend and public holidays, lowest rate) periods. Shifting high-consumption activities like dishwashing, laundry, and EV charging to off-peak periods can meaningfully reduce bills. The daily supply charge applies regardless of time of use.
Which network area am I in?
Victoria's electricity networks are: CitiPower covers inner Melbourne. United Energy covers Melbourne's outer suburbs and the Mornington Peninsula. AusNet covers eastern and north-eastern Victoria including the Yarra Valley. Powercor covers western Melbourne and much of western Victoria. This calculator uses Victoria-wide representative averages.