OVO Energy review

Our verdict: OVO Energy offers competitive prices on its electricity plans in majority of the states as well as decent feed-in tariffs on its solar plans.

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OVO Energy review

OVO Energy is a major UK retailer that has expanded to Australia offering electricity plans to households in NSW, VIC, SA and QLD. However, you can only sign up with the provider if you have a smart meter installed.

Its plans are fairly priced across the board but those in VIC can do better elsewhere.

OVO Energy has a different payment method of compulsory bill smoothing, meaning the provider will estimate your annual usage and set up 12 equal monthly payments. This will help you avoid bill shock in summer and winter when you're likely using heating or cooling systems, but means you pay more throughout the rest of the year.

OVO Energy also has the additional perk of giving you 3% interest on your money each month if you account is in credit.

Those in VIC, SA and QLD can also access its solar plans that come with competitive feed-in tariffs.

Pros

  • No credit card fees
  • Option to purchase GreenPower to support renewable energy

Cons

  • Can only service properties with a smart meter
  • Move-in fees apply
  • No mobile app for managing your plan
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Name Plan features Reference price Typical annual cost
OVO Energy - The One Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704477MRE14@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3c/kWh
Reference price
18% less
than reference price
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,480/year
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The annual estimated electricity prices are based on a residential customer on the Ausgrid network who consumes 3,900kWh yearly on a single rate tariff. Your actual bill may vary depending on your consumption.
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Name Plan features Reference price Typical annual cost
OVO Energy - The One Plan
(OVO605859MR@VEC)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3.3c/kWh
Reference price
23% less than
Victorian Default Offer
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,120/year
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OVO Energy - The Basic Plan
(OVO605863MR@VEC)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3.3c/kWh
Reference price
19% less than
Victorian Default Offer
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,180/year
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OVO Energy - The Free 3 Plan
(OVO605889MR@VEC)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3.3c/kWh
Reference price
9% less than
Victorian Default Offer
Plus an extra 12% below the Victorian Default Offer if you meet the conditional discount requirements
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,320/year
$1,150 if you meet the conditional discount requirements
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The annual estimated electricity prices are based on a residential customer on the Citipower network who consumes 4000kWh yearly on a single rate tariff. Your actual bill may vary depending on your consumption.
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Name Plan features Reference price Typical annual cost
OVO Energy - The One Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704507MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • No disconnection fee
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3c/kWh
Reference price
22% less
than reference price
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,600/year
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OVO Energy - The Basic Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704370MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffSmart meter requiredFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • No disconnection fee
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3c/kWh
Reference price
18% less
than reference price
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,680/year
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OVO Energy - The Free 3 Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704460MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffSmart meter requiredFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • No disconnection fee
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 3c/kWh
Reference price
4% less
than reference price
Plus an extra 16% below the reference price if you meet the conditional discount requirements
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$1,980/year
$1,650 if you meet the conditional discount requirements
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The annual estimated electricity prices are based on a residential customer on the Energex network who consumes 4,600kWh yearly on a single rate tariff. Your actual bill may vary depending on your consumption.
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Name Plan features Reference price Typical annual cost
OVO Energy - The One Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704516MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 2c/kWh
Reference price
4% less
than reference price
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$2,130/year
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OVO Energy - The Basic Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704385MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffSmart meter requiredFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 2c/kWh
Reference price
1% more
than reference price
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$2,230/year
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OVO Energy - The Free 3 Plan
Basic Plan Information | (OVO704473MRE13@EME)
OVO Energy logo
Single rate tariffSmart meter requiredFeed in tariff available
  • No credit card fees
  • Disconnection fees
  • Rates are not fixed
  • FiT from 2c/kWh
Reference price
31% more
than reference price
Reduces to 17% more than the reference price if you meet the conditional discount requirements
Estimated cost/year (typical usage)
$2,910/year
$1,850 if you meet the conditional discount requirements
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The annual estimated electricity prices are based on a residential customer on the SA Power Network who consumes 4,000kWh yearly on a single rate tariff. Your actual bill may vary depending on your consumption.

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Rewards and features
Customer service
Solar energy
Green energy

Rewards and Features

Rewards and features

💰 3% interest reward

When your account is in credit you'll be paid 3% interest on your balance.

🌳 Reforestation

OVO Energy will help cut down its carbon emissions via tree planting projects. So far the company says it has planted over 2 million trees.

🚘 Dedicated EV plans

OVO Energy offers its customers dedicated EV plans which allows customers to access cheaper usage rates when they charge their cars during off-peak times (midnight and 6am).

Customer Service

Customer service

How do I get in touch with OVO Energy?

There are a few ways of ways to get in touch with OVO Energy if you need to ask a question or sort something out:

  • Send a message via a chat popup on OVO's website between 8:30am and 5:30pm AEST Monday to Friday.
  • Call up the customer support team during the same hours if you can't resolve your issue over live chat.
  • Email OVO, although you might get a slower response than the other 2 methods.

Customer satisfaction

We don't currently have enough reviews to display a star rating on Finder.

However OVO Energy scores well on other websites as of 6 November 2024.

This includes:

  • Productreview.com.au. 3.8/5 stars (647 reviews)
  • Trustpilot. 4.7/5 stars (262 reviews)
  • Keep in mind: These customer reviews are subjective and may not reflect your actual experience. Use these scores to inform your research when looking for a new energy provider.

Solar Energy

Solar energy

How much does OVO Energy pay for solar feed-in tariff?

OVO Energy isn't currently offering solar plans to new customers. We'll update this section if and when they're made available.

For now, you can access feed-in tariff on its normal electricity plans in the following states:

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Name Product AUFEG-CDR Solar feed-in tariff
VIC
3.3 cents per kWh
NSW
3 cents per kWh
QLD
3 cents per kWh
SA
2 cents per kWh
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Green Energy

Green energy

Is OVO Energy environmentally friendly?

Green Electricity Guide Rating: 4.74/10

OVO Energy ranks 16th (out of 39 providers) in the 2022 Greenpeace Green Electricity Guide rankings for a few key reasons.

While OVO Energy invests in renewable generation it hasn't taken an active stance on climate change and isn't very transparent on where it sources electricity from.

It has halted fuel expansion but not committed to ending coal use by 2030.

Keep in mind, the Greenpeace score came out prior to OVO Energy offering solar and EV plans.

GreenPower add-on available

OVO Energy also gives you the option to access a GreenPower add-on on all its plans. This will enable the provider to send renewable energy back to the grid by matching your power usage.

You only have the option of matching 100% off your usage at $4.95 cents per kWh. Other providers offer more variations such as matching 25% or 75% of your usage depending on what you're willing to spend.

Ready to sign up with OVO Energy?

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