Average electricity bill in Brisbane and regional Queensland
By Sithum Imarsha Last reviewed
A 2-person home in Brisbane uses about 14 kWh a day (AER benchmark). On the Energex default market offer that is about $531 a quarter, $178 a month or $2,130 a year. The regulator's own typical bill for Energex is $1,988 a year at 4,600 kWh. This is a price cap. Most homes are not on it. At 30 June 2025 the median market plan was 2.5% to 9.5% cheaper in NSW, south-east Queensland and SA (AER).
Your result
Your estimated bill
$531
for 91 days
- A month
- $178
- A year
- $2,130
- Usage
- $356.39
- Supply
- $174.73
- Off-peak hot water
- Solar credit
- Supply share
- 33%
- A day
- $5.84
The rates behind it
- Power used
- 14 kWh a day (AER benchmark)
- Usage rate
- 27.97c/kWh
- Supply charge
- 192.02c a day
- Off-peak hot water rate
- Feed-in rate
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Regulated priceThis is a price cap. Most homes are not on it. At 30 June 2025 the median market plan was 2.5% to 9.5% cheaper in NSW, south-east Queensland and SA (AER).
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BenchmarkAER benchmark for a 2-person home in Brisbane: 14 kWh a day (2019 grid use)
Hot water
Your networkThe average home on Energex used 16.6 kWh a day in 2024-25 (AER).
RegulatorThe regulator's typical Energex bill is $1,988 a year at 4,600 kWh.
Billing
How we calculated this
- Usage is the daily kWh times the days in the bill times the usage rate.
- The supply charge is a fixed amount for every day of the bill.
- Off-peak hot water is added and the solar export credit is taken off. All rates include GST.
Full method, tables and sources: Electricity bill calculator
Usage
14 kWh a day (AER benchmark) × 91 days × 27.97c/kWh = $356.39
Supply charge
91 days × 192.02c = $174.73
Off-peak hot water and solar
Controlled load kWh × days × its own rate, less solar exports × days × the feed-in tariff. Both are 0 unless you add them under Advanced settings.
Hot water Solar credit
Your bill
$531 for 91 days
This version starts with a 2-person home on Energex. The table adds Ergon Energy, regional Queensland's regulated price.
Brisbane: what to know
Official source
- Energex has the lowest usage rate of the 5 default market offer networks, 27.97c a kWh. But its supply charge is 192.02c a day: $701 a year before you use any power.
- Regional Queensland homes buy from Ergon at this regulated price. There are no market plans (AER). In 2026-27 it is 28.89c a kWh and 180.51c a day (QCA).
| Household | kWh a day | Energex | Ergon Energy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | 9.3 | $411 | $409 |
| 2 people | 14 | $531 | $532 |
| 3 people | 16.9 | $605 | $609 |
| 4 people | 21 | $709 | $716 |
| 5 or more people | 24.1 | $788 | $798 |
| Network | kWh a day | Usage | Supply charge | A quarter | A year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energex | 5 | $127.28 | $174.73 | $302 | $1,211 |
| Energex | 10 | $254.57 | $174.73 | $429 | $1,722 |
| Energex | 15 | $381.85 | $174.73 | $557 | $2,232 |
| Energex | 20 | $509.13 | $174.73 | $684 | $2,743 |
| Energex | 25 | $636.42 | $174.73 | $811 | $3,254 |
| Energex | 30 | $763.70 | $174.73 | $938 | $3,764 |
| Ergon Energy | 5 | $131.47 | $164.26 | $296 | $1,186 |
| Ergon Energy | 10 | $262.94 | $164.26 | $427 | $1,713 |
| Ergon Energy | 15 | $394.41 | $164.26 | $559 | $2,241 |
| Ergon Energy | 20 | $525.89 | $164.26 | $690 | $2,768 |
| Ergon Energy | 25 | $657.36 | $164.26 | $822 | $3,296 |
| Ergon Energy | 30 | $788.83 | $164.26 | $953 | $3,823 |
- The average home used 16.6 kWh a day on Energex and 18.3 on Ergon Energy in 2024-25, off-peak hot water included (AER). At regulated prices, with all of it at the general rate, that is $597 a quarter on Energex and $645 on Ergon Energy.
- At regulated prices, the supply charge is the same on every quarterly bill, whatever you use: $174.73 on Energex and $164.26 on Ergon Energy. On Energex that is 58% of the bill at 5 kWh a day and 19% at 30.
- At regulated prices, Ergon Energy is cheaper up to 10 kWh a day and Energex from 15 kWh a day. Energex has the lower usage rate (27.97c a kWh against 28.89c) and Ergon Energy the lower supply charge (180.51c a day against 192.02c), so the two cost the same at about 12.5 kWh a day.
- For the same power at regulated prices, Brisbane on Energex is the equal second most expensive of the 7 capitals in our calculator at 5 kWh a day and the third cheapest at 30, each capital on its own network. Of those 7 prices, its usage rate is the third lowest and its supply charge the highest. At 15 kWh a day and those prices, a quarterly bill is $179 less than in Adelaide on SA Power Networks, the most expensive, and $92 more than in Melbourne on CitiPower, the cheapest.
Each row is one 91-day bill with no off-peak hot water and no solar exports. Flat rates for 2026-27, GST included: Energex 27.97c a kWh and 192.02c a day; Ergon Energy 28.89c a kWh and 180.51c a day (Official source). Average use by network: Official source. The other capitals' rates: Official source.
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