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Lumo EnergyCairns
Lumo Shine Plus
Usage
26.4¢/kWh
Annual
$1,759
121¢/day supplySwitch →
Cairns is served by the Ergon Energy network. We rank the cheapest flat-rate plan available here using live government data, based on a household using 410 kWh/month with no solar. Upload your bill for a comparison on your actual usage.
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Lumo Shine Plus
Average across 4 retailers serving Cairns
Half of plans available in Cairns are cheaper, half are more expensive
Rates shown are for the Ergon Energy network, which supplies Cairns. See the full Ergon Energy zone breakdown or all Queensland plans.
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Electricity prices in Cairns vary because retailers on the Ergon Energy network set different usage rates (from 26.4¢/kWh) and daily supply charges — across 4 plans from 4 retailers, annual costs run as high as $1,903/yr. Switching electricity plans is free, takes about 10 minutes online, and your power is never interrupted during a switch. All figures are drawn from the Australian Energy Regulator's Energy Made Easy registry.
The cheapest flat-rate residential electricity plan in Cairns is Lumo Energy (Lumo Shine Plus), at about $1,759 a year for a household using 410 kWh a month on the Ergon Energy network, roughly $59 less than the Cairns area average of $1,818. Figures come from the Australian Energy Regulator's Energy Made Easy registry.
A Cairns household on a mid-range plan (around $1,836 a year) could move to the cheapest available plan at $1,759 a year. Your actual saving depends on how much power you use, so upload your bill for a figure based on your real usage.
To compare electricity prices in Cairns, look at each plan's usage rate (¢/kWh) and daily supply charge across every retailer on the Ergon Energy network, then work out the annual cost for your household. BillSense does this automatically across 4 plans and currently ranks Lumo Energy (Lumo Shine Plus) cheapest at $1,759 a year — or upload your bill to compare on your real usage.
Cairns is served by the Ergon Energy distribution network. BillSense compares 4 market electricity plans from 4 retailers available on it.
Daily. Rates are refreshed each day from the government's Energy Made Easy registry, last updated 17 Aug 2026, so the comparison reflects current pricing.
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