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Best electricity retailers in Australia — 2026

Independent reviews of Australian energy retailers. Editorial Top-10 of Australian electricity retailers by reference-price competitiveness.

Methodology: PowerReview — Electricity Retailer Methodology · v1.0.0 · last updated

  1. 1

    Red Energy

    Best for: Best for service + price balance

    Snowy Hydro-owned — best customer service ratings and consistent reference-price beats.

    • Snowy Hydro owned
    • 15% below reference price (avg)
    • Top customer service
    4.6
  2. 2

    Powershop

    Best for: Best for time-of-use savers

    Time-of-use pricing leader with strong renewable credentials.

    • App-driven ToU pricing
    • GreenPower options
    • Meridian-owned
    4.5
  3. 3

    GloBird Energy

    Best for: Best pure price

    Aggressive challenger pricing — consistently among the cheapest retail rates.

    • 10-20% below reference
    • Online-only
    • Sharp pricing
    4.4
  4. 4

    Origin Energy

    Best for: Best Big-3 with solar exports

    Big-3 retailer with decent solar feed-in rates and broad service.

    • Big-3 retailer
    • Competitive FiT
    • Broad gas + power
    4.2
  5. 5

    Diamond Energy

    Best for: Best 100% renewable retailer

    GreenPower specialist with above-average solar feed-in rates.

    • 100% renewable plans
    • Strong FiT
    • GreenPower-default
    4.2
  6. 6

    EnergyAustralia

    Best for: Best Big-3 customer-service experience

    Big-3 retailer; pricing competitive on solar variants, less so on base.

    • Big-3 retailer
    • Solar Saver plans
    • Service options
    4.0
  7. 7

    Simply Energy

    Best for: Best no-frills tariff

    ENGIE-owned mid-tier retailer with no-frills pricing.

    • ENGIE-owned
    • No-frills pricing
    • Decent FiT
    3.9
  8. 8

    AGL

    Best for: Best Big-3 for bundled products

    Big-3 incumbent — broad service offering; pricing requires negotiation.

    • Big-3 incumbent
    • Bundle electricity + gas
    • Solar options
    3.7
  9. 9

    Alinta Energy

    Best for: Best WA dual-fuel retailer

    Mid-tier retailer; competitive in WA + VIC, less so other states.

    • WA leadership
    • Dual fuel bundling
    • Solar options
    3.6
  10. 10

    Momentum Energy

    Best for: Best for Hydro Tas-aligned buyers

    Hydro Tasmania-owned with 100% renewable plans available.

    • Hydro Tas owned
    • Renewable options
    • Mid-tier service
    3.5

How we ranked these

Scores reproducible from public methodology + sourced facts. Editorial independent. Affiliate revenue does not influence rankings. Reviews without genuine cons are rejected at editorial QA.