Find the best energy plan for your home
Here are the prices of our electricity and gas plans available for homes in the ACT.
Basic plan information
The pricing of all of ActewAGL’s plans have been benchmarked to the Australian Government's Energy Made Easy price comparison website. The ‘Basic plan information’ links will take you to their website.
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Good to Go plan
Take it away with a great rate, set for 12 months. Perk up to start saving today.
Plan
Electricity
Basic Plan information
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Good to Go plan - Electricity
20%
$1,672
6,100
Good to Go plan - Electricity and natural gas
Good to Go plan - Electricity with controlled load
20%
$2,104
8,800
Good to Go plan - Electricity with controlled load and natural gas
Plan
Basic Plan information
Good to Go plan - Home natural gas
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Cool Credit plan
Top up on a sweet saving with a $300 annual credit* per fuel. That’s cool.
Plan
Electricity
Gas
Basic Plan information
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Quarterly bill credit
Cool Credit plan - Electricity
17%
$1,735
6,100
N/A
Cool Credit plan - Electricity and natural gas
$75
Cool Credit plan - Electricity with controlled load
17%
$2,183
8,800
N/A
Cool Credit plan - Electricity with controlled load and natural gas
$75
Plan
Basic Plan information
Cool Credit plan - Home natural gas
Cool Credit plan electricity prices – ACT
Cool Credit plan gas prices – ACT
*$300 annual credit applied as a prorated credit on each electricity and/or gas bill for 12 months.
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Solar Plus plan
Maximise your solar returns with a great 10c/kWh feed-in rate together with 5% off the electricity reference price and 5% off gas supply and usage charges.
Electricity
Plan
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Basic Plan information
Solar Plus - Home
5%
$1,986
6,100
Solar Plus - Home time-of-use
Solar Plus - Home with controlled load
5%
$2,498
8,800
Solar Plus - Home time-of-use with controlled load
Electricity and Gas
Plan
Electricity
Gas
Basic Plan information
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Discount off gas supply and usage
Solar Plus - Home electricity/Home natural gas
5%
$1,986
6,100
5%
Solar Plus - Home time-of-use electricity/Home natural gas
Solar Plus - Home electricity with controlled load/home natural gas
5%
$2,498
8,800
Solar Plus - Home time-of-use electricity with controlled load/home natural gas
Solar Plus plan electricity prices – ACT - from 1 October 2021
Solar Plus plan gas prices - ACT - from 1 October 2021
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EVolve plan
Powering the drive for electric vehicle owners.
Plan
Electricity
Gas
Basic Plan information
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Discount off gas usage
EVolve – Home time-of-use electricity
7%
$1,934
6,100
N/A
EVolve – Home time-of-use electricity/Home natural gas
12%
EVolve – Home time-of-use electricity with controlled load
5%
$2,473
8,800
N/A
EVolve – Home time-of-use electricity with controlled load/Home natural gas
12%
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Virtual Power Plant plan
Join our VPP network to leverage your excess solar generation and maximise the value of your Tesla or SolarEdge/LG Chem HV battery storage system.
Electricity
Plan
Percentage less than electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Basic Plan information
ActewAGL VPP plan
9%
$1,902
4,600
ActewAGL VPP plan with controlled load
7%
$2,440
6,600
Electricity and gas
Plan
Electricity
Gas
Basic Plan information
Percentage less than electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
ActewAGL VPP plan
9%
$1,902
4,600
10%
ActewAGL VPP plan with controlled load
7%
$2,440
6,600
10%
Terms and conditions apply, read more.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for the ActewAGL VPP plan you will need to:
Be a residential customer with an eligible battery storage system (Tesla Powerwall 2 or SolarEdge/LG Chem HV), operating at their electricity supply address.
Terms and conditions
Things you need to know
By signing up using this form, you agree to the terms outlined in the ActewAGL Virtual Power Plant Services Agreement.
By signing up using this form, you also that you’re happy to sign up to the ActewAGL VPP plan (‘the Plan’) which is an Ongoing Market Retail Contract with an initial 12 month benefit period for your electricity and gas.
Your first benefit period commences from when you accept the Plan or from when your account commences with ActewAGL if ActewAGL is not your current energy retailer.
Your first benefit period will be one of the following, depending on your tariff type:
Single rate: 9% less than the electricity reference price for 12 months and, if applicable, a 10% off gas usage charges for 12 months.
Single rate with controlled load: 7% less than the electricity reference price for 12 months and, if applicable, a 10% off gas usage charges for 12 months.
The lowest possible electricity price of this offer for ACT customers depends on your tariff type, and is as follows:
Single rate: $1,902
Single rate with controlled load: $2,440The above annual bill amounts are based on an indicative residential customer in the ACT. That is 6,100 kWh a year (without controlled load) and 8,800 kWh a year (with controlled load). Your bill will depend on your actual usage.
Any discounts or credits will not apply to any miscellaneous ActewAGL charges, Greenchoice products or any government taxes, fees, charges or levies.
Under ActewAGL’s Small Generator Buyback Scheme, a solar buyback rate of 10c/kWh for the first 10kWh per day, and 6c/kWh for all additional export, applies to the Plan.
Following acceptance of the Plan, you will be supplied with information relevant to the Plan including pricing, terms and conditions, a single written disclosure statement and cancellation and cooling-off notice via your preferred contact method either email or post.
You can cancel your agreement anytime by notifying ActewAGL in writing at ActewAGL Retail, 40 Bunda Street, Canberra ACT, 2600 by calling 13 14 93 or by emailing assist@actewagl.com.au
You have the right to a Standard Retail Contract with the designated retailer for your area that may not include a credit or a discount on your electricity or gas account.
You can raise disputes with ActewAGL. If you’re unhappy with the resolution provided, you can raise the dispute with the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) by calling 02 6207 7740.
ActewAGL will contact you before your energy plan end date about a new benefit period. Your contract may be continued if you do not contact ActewAGL by the expiry of the energy plan.
If you are not currently an ActewAGL customer, ActewAGL will become your retailer for electricity and gas after your meter is read next which may take up to four months.
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Standard contract prices
Our standard electricity plans that are regulated by the ACT Government.
Plan
Percentage off electricity reference price
Lowest annual electricity price
Annual usage (kWh)
Basic plan information
Home
0%
$2,090
6,100
Home saver
Home saver+
Home time-of-use
Home with controlled load
0%
$2,629
8,800
Home time-of-use with controlled load
Plan
Basic plan information
Home demand
Home demand with controlled load
Schedule of standard contract electricity prices - ACT - from 1 July 2022
Schedule of standard contract electricity prices - ACT - from 1 July 2021
Schedule of standard contract electricity prices - ACT - from 1 July 2020
Plan
More information
Residential gas
Schedule of standard contract natural gas prices - ACT - from 1 July 2022
Schedule of standard contract natural gas prices - ACT - from 1 July 2021
Schedule of standard contract natural gas prices - ACT - from 1 July 2020
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Your rights and obligations
Your rights and responsibilities as a customer of ActewAGL are set out in the contract that you signed with us and in the ActewAGL privacy policy. If you’d like more information, call 13 14 93.
Read specific customer supply and connection agreements for each of the networks.
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Choose Carbon Neutral gas
Make your contribution to cleaner and greener energy by offsetting the carbon emissions from your gas usage.
You can add the Carbon Neutral Gas product option to any ActewAGL gas plan for as little as $1 per week. Find out more here.
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Add on Greenchoice
For a small cost on top of your electricity bill, you can contribute to the purchase of electricity from renewable sources, including wind power, biomass, mini-hydro and solar.
This green energy is fed straight back into the electricity grid, replacing electricity that would otherwise have been generated by fossil fuels—and that means reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Fixed use plans are available to anyone, anywhere in Australia. Find out more about Greenchoice.