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GloBird vs OVO

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
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use
$2,030
The One Plan · Single rate

GloBird’s cheapest plan costs $210 less a year than OVO’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.

GloBird EnergyGloBird
OVO EnergyOVO
A year on its cheapest plan
GST, guaranteed discounts and fees in
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use
$210 less a year · Lower bill
$2,030
The One Plan · Single rate
The first year on its cheapest plan
with any sign-up credit
$1,820
FULLHOUSE · Time of use
$210 less a year · Lower first year
$2,030
The One Plan · Single rate
Daily supply charge
on its cheapest plan, GST in
$1.30 a day
$474 a year
3.16c a day less · Lower supply charge
$1.33 a day
$485 a year
Usage rate
on its cheapest plan, GST in
36.96c a kWh
peak rate, time of use
29.49c a kWh
single rate
Among the cheapest whatever your pattern
its cheapest plan, priced out during the day, a bit of both and home most of the day
Yes
in the cheapest tenth here under all three assumed days
No
not in the cheapest tenth here under any of the three
What 6.6 kW of panels’ exports earn
a year, on its plan that pays most for them
$397
on SOLARPLUS
$204 more a year · Earns more for exports
$192
on The One Plan
A year with 6.6 kW of panels
on its cheapest plan for a solar home
$769
on SOLARPLUS
$190 less a year · Lower solar bill
$960
on The One Plan
Advertised feed-in rate
on the plan that pays most; what it earns is above
10.0c a kWh
the advertised rate, not what it earns
3.00c a kWh
the advertised rate, not what it earns
Prices fixed
its cheapest plan
Can change with notice
0 of its 10 plans here fix prices
Can change with notice
0 of its 4 plans here fix prices
GreenPower
Not offered
2 of 4 plans
can add GreenPower
Guaranteed discount
on its cheapest plan
None
None
Pay-on-time and other conditional discounts
on its cheapest plan
$100 Online Signup Bonus ($100)
only if you meet it, so not counted
None
Membership and exit fees
on its cheapest plan
No membership fee
No exit fee
No membership fee
No exit fee
Open plans at 2000
10 plans
open to anyone, for this home
4 plans
open to anyone, for this home
Re-priced in the past year
tracked since 26 September 2026
6 of 10 plans
bills down $550 a year on average
0 of 4 plans
no bill for this home has moved

A year’s bill at every amount of use

GloBirdOVO
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Using 5,237 kWh a year · this home
GloBird$1,819
OVO$2,030
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.

GloBird Energy · FULLHOUSE
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OVO Energy · The One Plan
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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, GloBird’s cheapest is FULLHOUSE at $1,820 a year, and OVO’s cheapest is The One Plan at $2,030 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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