This review reflects 2021 pricing and is kept for reference. For current electricity & gas plans in your area, use our live savings calculator.
Dodo’s 2021 electricity offer
Dodo’s 2021 offer of 94.14 cents per day supply charge, a consumption cost of 20.58c/kWh plus a 12c/kWh solar feed-in tariff makes it one of the cheapest offers in Victoria on the Powercor network. Powercor covers most of Western Victoria.
Tango Energy was previously one of the better offers in the Victorian market on the Powercor network. However, Dodo has now beaten Tango for a simple, clear rate plan with cheaper electricity rates.
For example, a typical Tango Energy plan from 2020 would offer rates of around 121c per day supply charge, a consumption cost of 21.12c/kWh and a solar feed-in tariff of only 10.2c/kWh. Many Victorians would still be on a plan like this or similar.
Using an example of 15 kWh per day average energy usage and 8 kWh of solar generation for the day, the Dodo plan comes out clearly ahead on both the lower usage rate and the higher feed-in tariff.
Who owns Tango Energy?
Tango Energy Pty Ltd is owned by Pacific Hydro Australia which, in turn, is owned by the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) of China (since January 2016).
Pacific Hydro was fined $1.1M in July 2021 for breaching the National Electricity Rules (NER).