Energy Victoria
Energy prices are a large issue that impact the lives of everyone but especially people on low-incomes who are already struggling to make ends meet.
Since 2008, the St Vincent de Paul Society has produced tariff-tracking reports and workbooks analysing electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria with the use of spreadsheet-based tools that allow consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur.
The St Vincent de Paul Society's reports track changes to domestic energy prices to document price changes, analyse market developments and inform the broader community about bill impacts and potential savings to be made.
Our reports
Victorian Energy Prices | January 2024
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2023, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
Victorian Energy Prices | July 2023
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2022, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
The workbooks have been developed allowing the user to enter consumption levels and analyse household bills:
Workbook 1: Electricity Standing Offers
Workbook 2: Gas Standing Offers
Workbook 3: Electricity Market Offers
Workbook 4: Gas Market Offers
Workbook 5: Solar Market Offers
Note: Workbook files may ask you for a password, if this occurs click OK and the file will open
Victorian Energy Prices | January 2023
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2022, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
Victorian Energy Prices | July 2022
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2022, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
Victorian Energy Prices | January 2022
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2021, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
Victorian Energy Prices | July 2021
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2021, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
Access, Pricing and Incentive Arrangements for Distributed Energy Resources | May 2021
Australian Energy Market Commission’s submission
Victorian Energy Prices | January 2021
An updated report on the Victorian Tariff-Tracking Project produced by the St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria.
To date, this project has tracked electricity and gas tariffs in Victoria from July 2008 (retail price deregulation took effect on 1 January 2009) to July 2020, and developed a spreadsheet based tool that allows consumer advocates to build on the initial analysis and continue to track changes as they occur. A recent addition to the Tariff-Tracking project is market offers available to new solar customers.
There is limited knowledge and understanding in the community of the various electricity – or energy – tariffs available, how they are changing and how tariff changes impact household energy bills and energy affordability more broadly.
We work to raise awareness and improve understanding about energy tariffs through the Vinnies Tariff-Tracking project. Our aim is to ensure that the regulatory framework is adequate and to promote a competitive retail market.
Increased reporting and knowledge of tariff changes also allows for close monitoring of the impact that price and tariff changes have on household bills and the affordability of this essential service.
Energy tariffs are the amount you are charged for your energy by your provider. There are two types of tariffs:
- The fixed charge is also called the ‘service to property’ fee and is often displayed as a rate per day or ‘cents per day’ on your bill. The fixed charge is not based on the amount of energy you use.
- The variable charge is the fee you pay for the electricity or gas that you use or consume. It can be referred to as the ‘consumption charge’ and is listed on your bill in ‘cents per kilowatt hour (c/kWh)’ for electricity and ‘cents per megajoule (c/MJ)’ for gas.