Australia electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Australia is
AUD 0.390 per kWh or USD 0.273.
The electricity price for businesses is
AUD 0.349 kWh or
USD 0.244.
These retail prices were collected in March 2026 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Department of Treasury, ActewAGL, AGL Energy, Aurora Energy, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Energy Regulator (AER), Government of Western Australia, Utilities Commission of the Northern Territory
Electricity price analysis for Australia
- Residential electricity prices in Australia are 151.56% of the world average electricity price and 109.28% of the average price in Oceania.
- Business electricity rates in Australia are 140.32% of the world average price and 100.00% of the average in Oceania.
- Household rates are 114.61% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Australia are 98.34% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 144.99% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
The energy mix of Australia
Based on the United States Energy Information Adminstration data from 2024, electricity in Australia is produced from the following sources: fossil fuels 61.93%,
wind 13.29%,
solar 19.69%,
hydro 5.09%,
nuclear 0.00%, and
geothermal 0.00%.
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