A huge congrats to the 2023 winners of the Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Energy Plans. To determine which energy retailers deliver the best value gas and electricity plans for Australians, our team of expert judges assessed 2,438 products issued by 37 energy retailers.
If you’re looking to bring down your energy bill, make the switch to solar power or perhaps go green, our winners list below outlines the energy plans that offer the best value and make a great place to start your search.
Energy Locals has been named our Provider of the Year for Energy in 2023. Energy Locals won far more awards than any other energy provider, and their wins were spread across most states. Their awards cover both Residential and Business customers in the Electricity, Solar-friendly Electricity, and Green Electricity categories. These results show that Energy Locals has made delivering value to a wide range of customers their priority.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
The winning Electricity plans for New South Wales were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the different distributor areas in NSW, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
AGL and Momentum Energy
The winners of our New South Wales Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity were found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
AGL and Momentum Energy
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation our judges looked at the offers from New South Wales providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
Our judges explored the different distributor areas in each state (as prices differ) and they also considered several different levels of gas usage to find the best value Gas plan in NSW.
Congratulations to:
AGL
The winning Electricity plans for Victoria were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the different distributor areas in VIC, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
1st Energy and Lumo Energy
The winners of our Victorian Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity were found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
1st Energy and Lumo Energy
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation, our judges looked at the offers from Victorian providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
OVO Energy
Our judges explored the different distributor areas in each state (as prices differ) and they also considered several different levels of gas usage to find the best value Gas plan in VIC.
Congratulations to:
AGL
The winning Electricity plans for Queensland were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the distributor area in QLD, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
Ampol Energy
The winner of our Queensland Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity was found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
GloBird Energy
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation, our judges looked at the offers from Queensland providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
Our judges explored the different distributor areas in each state (as prices differ) and they also considered several different levels of gas usage to find the best value Gas plan in QLD.
Congratulations to:
Red Energy
The winning Electricity plans for South Australia were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the distributor area in SA, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals and Momentum Energy
The winner of our South Australian Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity was found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation our judges looked at the offers from South Australian providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
Our judges explored the different distributor areas in each state (as prices differ) and they also considered several different levels of gas usage to find the best value Gas plan in SA.
Congratulations to:
GloBird Energy
The winning Electricity plans for the ACT were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the distributor area in ACT, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
Origin Energy
The winner of our ACT Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity was found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
Origin Energy
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation our judges looked at the offers from ACT providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
CovaU
Our judges explored the different distributor areas in each state (as prices differ) and they also considered several different levels of gas usage to find the best value Gas plan in the ACT.
Congratulations to:
Origin Energy
The winning Electricity plans for Tasmania were awarded for providing the cheapest energy at the time of judging based on our criteria. Our judges assessed the distributor area in TAS, across low, medium and high usage levels and included factors like guaranteed discounts, direct debit, e-billing and more to find this year’s stand-out electricity plans.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
The winner of our Tasmanian Award for Solar-Friendly Electricity was found to provide the cheapest energy for customers with existing solar panels. Our judges made an allowance for feed-in tariffs as well as the cost of buying electricity from the grid.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
To identify the best value electricity plans for those who want to support renewable energy generation our judges looked at the offers from Tasmanian providers that offer 100% GreenPower and are not involved in, or owned by a company involved in, the extraction of or power generation from coal, gas or oil.
Congratulations to:
Energy Locals
Now in their tenth year, the Mozo Experts Choice Awards present an opportunity to recognise products in the market we believe offer great value to Australians.
For the 2023 Energy awards, our Experts analysed 2,438 energy products issued by 37 energy retailers head to head.
“It has always been important to make sure you're not overpaying for your home’s energy, but with prices for electricity and gas on the rise, it matters now more than ever before,” said Peter Marshall, Mozo Experts Choice judge.
“For this year’s awards we scoured the market to find which plans will cost the least for most people by assessing the total cost of supply and usage charges for small, medium and large households. Whether you are connected to the grid, have solar panels or you want a green energy plan that will have a lower impact on the environment, finding a low cost plan will mean more savings for you.”
For full details on how we crunched the numbers, the awards criteria and how we determined the winners, see the 2023 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Energy methodology report.
We couldn’t have a name like the Mozo Experts Choice Awards without a dedicated and experienced team of product data analysts at the helm. Combined they have decades of experience behind them. Meet them below.
Running since 2014, the Mozo Experts Choice Awards recognise products that deliver exceptional value or benefits to consumers. See our 2023 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Energy methodology report for detailed information on how we performed product comparisons for energy to determine the final winners for 2023.
In this year’s awards we analysed 2,438 energy products issued by 37 energy retailers. We aim to include most providers in the market in the Mozo Experts Choice Awards. However, not every product in the market will be included in our review. For a full list of the gas and electricity providers included in our assessment, please see our methodology report.
Why not start by checking out the winners in your state? Our experts crunched the data on a range of energy use examples and these were the retailers and plans that came out the best value when compared to similar products.
It’s important to understand that energy prices are dictated by both your energy retailer and the specific energy distributor in your area. So, you’ll still need to do some comparison of plans and options to find a plan that is right for you and then get quotes, so that you can compare energy prices.
The Mozo Experts Choice Awards are overseen by AJ Duncanson and Peter Marshall. AJ is Mozo’s Data Director, a data scientist and actuary who has worked in financial services and product comparison for over 30 years. Peter has been in the industry even longer, and as Mozo's Financial Services Specialist he contributes to the team of analysts that gather information and compare products every day, and oversees the calculations and data quality used for producing the Mozo Experts Choice Awards.
Please get in touch with us to discuss by email should you have any queries.