Victorian Default Offer price review 2026–27

Overview

We released a Request for Comment Paper to ask questions on how we set the Victorian Default Offer prices. We want to hear your views on these questions.

We are responsible for setting the Victorian Default Offer electricity prices each year. The default offer is designed to provide simple, trusted and reasonably priced electricity options that safeguard customers who are unable or unwilling to engage in the electricity market. 

Have your say

We want to hear from you on our 2026–27 Victorian Default Offer: Request for Comment Paper. We will consult on this paper until 12 December 2025.

We consider our overall methodology used when determining the Victorian Default Offer is sound, and the purpose of this paper is to seek interested parties' views on areas of further refinement.

We have listed specific topics that we are seeking comment on which are set out in the Request for Comment Paper and the survey on Engage Victoria. We welcome submissions on how we approach each cost component if you would like to make comment on our general methodology or other areas.

Provide feedback by either:

• comments in the Engage Victoria Survey, or
• submission document/s.

You can upload your submission via Engage Victoria, or send it to us via:

• Email: VDO@esc.vic.gov.au
• Mail: Essential Services Commission, Level 8, 570 Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000

You can also call us on 03 9032 1300 to discuss your options.

If English is not your first language, please contact TIS National on 131 450 to make your submission using an interpreter.

Submissions close at 5pm on 12 December 2025.

Next steps

We will address feedback on our Request for Comment Paper in our Draft Decision Paper. Your feedback will inform our draft and final decisions.

We plan to release a draft decision in March 2026 followed by an online public forum.

More details on the public forum including how to register will be provided closer to the event.