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AGL vs GloBird

What each sells your home, priced as a year’s bill

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Priced for a typical 2-person home in NSW (5,237 kWh a year), used a bit of both, at Sydney 2000 on Ausgrid’s network.

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A year on each retailer’s cheapest plan, for this home
$2,108
Smart Saver · Single rate
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use

GloBird’s cheapest plan costs $288 less a year than AGL’s for this home.

Supply and usage with GST, less guaranteed discounts, plus any membership fee. A sign-up credit counts in the first year only; a pay-on-time discount is shown below but not counted.

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GloBird EnergyGloBird
A year on its cheapest plan
GST, guaranteed discounts and fees in
$2,108
Smart Saver · Single rate
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use
$288 less a year · Lower bill
The first year on its cheapest plan
with any sign-up credit
$1,958
Smart Saver - New To AGL · Single rate, with $150 sign up credit
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use
$138 less a year · Lower first year
Daily supply charge
on its cheapest plan, GST in
$1.50 a day
$546 a year
$1.30 a day
$474 a year
19.77c a day less · Lower supply charge
Usage rate
on its cheapest plan, GST in
29.82c a kWh
single rate
36.96c a kWh
peak rate, time of use
Among the cheapest whatever your pattern
its cheapest plan, priced out during the day, a bit of both and home most of the day
No
not in the cheapest tenth here under any of the three
Yes
in the cheapest tenth here under all three assumed days
What 6.6 kW of panels’ exports earn
a year, on its plan that pays most for them
$338
on Solar Savers
$397
on SOLARPLUS
$58 more a year · Earns more for exports
A year with 6.6 kW of panels
on its cheapest plan for a solar home
$1,017
on Solar Savers
$769
on SOLARPLUS
$248 less a year · Lower solar bill
Advertised feed-in rate
on the plan that pays most; what it earns is above
8.00c a kWh
the advertised rate, not what it earns
10.0c a kWh
the advertised rate, not what it earns
Prices fixed
its cheapest plan
Can change with notice
0 of its 7 plans here fix prices
Can change with notice
0 of its 10 plans here fix prices
GreenPower
6 of 7 plans
can add GreenPower
Not offered
Guaranteed discount
on its cheapest plan
None
None
Pay-on-time and other conditional discounts
on its cheapest plan
None
$100 Online Signup Bonus ($100)
only if you meet it, so not counted
Membership and exit fees
on its cheapest plan
No membership fee
No exit fee
No membership fee
No exit fee
Open plans at 2000
7 plans
open to anyone, for this home
10 plans
open to anyone, for this home
Re-priced in the past year
tracked since 26 September 2026
0 of 7 plans
no bill for this home has moved
6 of 10 plans
bills down $550 a year on average

A year’s bill at every amount of use

AGLGloBird
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Using 5,237 kWh a year · this home
AGL$2,108
GloBird$1,819
A year on its cheapest plan at that use

Each retailer’s cheapest plan with a firm price at every amount of use from 1,000 to 12,000 kWh a year, used a bit of both; the dashed line is this home. Where the lines cross, the cheaper retailer changes: a plan with a low supply charge leads for a small home, a low usage rate for a big one.

AGL · Smart Saver
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As of 14 October 2026, for a typical two-person home in Sydney 2000 on Ausgrid’s network using 5,237 kWh a year, AGL’s cheapest is Smart Saver at $2,108 a year, and GloBird’s cheapest is FULLHOUSE at $1,820 a year. Plans as each retailer files them with the Australian Energy Regulator, read nightly; prices include GST. Plans sold only through comparison sites, to members or to existing customers are left out. Each row says which figure is lower or higher; there’s no overall score. Confirm the plan’s Basic Plan Information Document with the retailer before you switch.

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