Victoria runs its own energy system. Retailers publish their offers to the Victorian government's comparison service, Victorian Energy Compare, rather than the national Energy Made Easy dataset our import uses for other States. We're working on importing Victorian data in a future update. Until then, manual entry gives you the full calculator: enter any retailer's rates and compare them side by side.

Grab a recent bill and enter your average daily usage. Then, for each retailer you want to compare, find their daily supply charge and usage rate (both GST-inclusive) on their website, on a quote, or via Victorian Energy Compare, and add them as a company. The calculator shows each one's estimated daily, monthly and yearly bill and highlights the cheapest.

The Victorian Default Offer (VDO) is a capped electricity price set each year by the Essential Services Commission, Victoria's independent energy regulator. It's the price you pay if you've never chosen a market offer. Market offers are often cheaper than the VDO, so if you've been on the default price for a while, comparing is usually worth it. Your bill must state whether you're on the VDO or a market offer.

Not directly. The calculator models a single anytime usage rate plus an optional controlled load, which keeps every plan comparable like-for-like. If your bill shows peak and off-peak rates, you can enter a blended rate as a rough guide: divide your total usage cost for the period by the total kWh used. Treat the result as an estimate, not an exact comparison.

Look for a section like "your usage" or "average daily usage" on your bill, usually shown in kWh per day. If your bill only shows total kWh for the billing period, divide it by the number of days in the period.