REGULATED BENCHMARKS

Default Market Offer (DMO + VDO)

The AER's Default Market Offer (NSW, QLD, SA) and the ESC's Victorian Default Offer (VIC) set a regulated maximum that retailers cannot exceed on standing offers. Compare against your retail contract to see if you're above or below the benchmark.

Showing the 2026 determination · Effective 2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

NSW (DMO)

Network	Customer	Reference usage	Annual bill	Supply	Usage
Ausgrid	Residential	3,900 kWh/yr	$1,965	—/day	—/kWh
Ausgrid	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$4,977	—/day	—/kWh
Endeavour	Residential	4,900 kWh/yr	$2,411	—/day	—/kWh
Endeavour	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$4,775	—/day	—/kWh
Essential	Residential	4,600 kWh/yr	$2,741	—/day	—/kWh
Essential	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$6,222	—/day	—/kWh

QLD (DMO)

Network	Customer	Reference usage	Annual bill	Supply	Usage
Energex	Residential	4,600 kWh/yr	$2,143	—/day	—/kWh
Energex	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$4,294	—/day	—/kWh

SA (DMO)

Network	Customer	Reference usage	Annual bill	Supply	Usage
SAPN	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$2,301	—/day	—/kWh
SAPN	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$5,541	—/day	—/kWh

Victoria (VDO)

Network	Customer	Reference usage	Annual bill	Supply	Usage
AusNet	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$1,907	141.46¢/day	34.77¢/kWh
AusNet	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$4,397	141.46¢/day	38.81¢/kWh
CitiPower	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$1,546	124.07¢/day	27.33¢/kWh
CitiPower	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$3,185	144.69¢/day	26.57¢/kWh
Jemena	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$1,638	123.01¢/day	29.72¢/kWh
Jemena	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$3,719	158.34¢/day	31.41¢/kWh
Powercor	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$1,703	136.84¢/day	30.09¢/kWh
Powercor	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$3,508	159.05¢/day	29.27¢/kWh
United Energy	Residential	4,000 kWh/yr	$1,579	116.48¢/day	28.84¢/kWh
United Energy	Small business	10,000 kWh/yr	$3,289	137.11¢/day	27.89¢/kWh

Source: AER © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Victorian Default Offer © Essential Services Commission Victoria, licensed under CC BY 4.0