The best electricity plans for a home battery
Short answer
A battery changes which plan is cheapest for you. Flat rate plans stop rewarding you the moment the battery covers your evening consumption. The plan type a battery pairs best with is time of use: charge the battery when power is cheap overnight or from solar, then ride through the expensive evening peak without buying from the grid at all. Here is where the 18 retailers we review stand as at July 2026.
| Retailer | Time of use plans | Battery perk | VPP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ActewAGL | Yes | the ActewAGL VPP, joined through the Battery Saver plan | |
| Alinta Energy | Yes | Solar Together, a subscription VPP with National Renewables Network | |
| Arcline by RACV | Yes | RACV runs a VPP for business sites only, there is no residential battery program on Arcline. | No |
| Aurora Energy | Yes | Aurora markets its Tariff 93 peak and off peak pricing for charging a battery cheaply, with off peak covering most of the week. | No |
| CovaU Energy | Yes | The SolarMax plan gives free power from 11am to 2pm and a 15c evening feed in bonus, both capped per day. | the CovaU VPP |
| Diamond Energy | Yes | WATTBANK | |
| Dodo Energy | Yes | No | |
| Energy Locals | Yes | Was the retail partner for the Tesla Energy Plan VPP, which ended in September 2025 with no replacement program so far. | No |
| GloBird Energy | Yes | ZEROHERO with an optional VPP add on | |
| Kogan Energy | Yes | Offers the regulated Solar Sharer window of three free hours around midday, which a battery can charge from. | No |
| Lumo Energy | Yes | The Solar Sharer plan in SA gives three free hours of power from 12pm to 3pm daily, which a battery can charge from. | No |
| Momentum Energy | Yes | Momentum runs a VPP for large business only. Its EV Does It plan has cheap overnight rates on a time of use tariff, useful for battery charging. | No |
| Nectr | Yes | the Nectr Evolve VPP | |
| OVO Energy | Yes | The Free 4 plan gives free power from 11am to 3pm every day with no daily cap, which a battery can charge from, and The EV Plan has a 4.5c super off peak window after midnight. | No |
| Powershop | Yes | the Powershop Virtual Power Plant | |
| Simply Energy | Yes | the ENGIE VPP | |
| Sumo Energy | Yes | No | |
| Tango Energy | Yes | the Tango VPP Battery Offer |
Plans and rates change often, confirm on the retailer's site.
How to choose
Key takeaway
- Pick the plan after you size the battery, not before. A battery sized to your real consumption profile decides how much evening peak you avoid, and that decides whether a time of use plan or a VPP pays more.
- Start from what your home actually uses, then compare plans.
Does a battery save more than switching plans?
A cheaper plan helps lower your bill. A well sized solar and battery system can save even more. Use our analysis tool to see how much you could save, or check a battery quote you already have against the real market prices we have collected.
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