Origin Energy: ownership, plans, seniors and where it sells

Origin Energy at a glance

Figures are from the Australian Energy Regulator and Origin's own reporting.

Plans Origin markets

Origin sells flat-rate and time-of-use plans, solar and battery packages, and runs a virtual power plant called Loop, which the AER cites as an example of retailers linking plans to home batteries. It also markets an EV plan. Since 1 July 2026 it must offer the Solar Sharer plan, with three hours of free midday power, in NSW, south-east Queensland and SA. Check the current fact sheet for any plan's rates, discount conditions and benefit periods.

If you are weighing a plan with prices fixed for a period, our explainer on fixed-price energy plans covers what is fixed, what is not, and what happens when the period ends.

Who owns Origin Energy?

Origin Energy Limited is an Australian company listed on the ASX, so it is owned by its shareholders, who include Australian and overseas investors. It reported 4.94 million customer accounts in its 2026 full-year results.

Origin Energy rates by network, 2026-27

On 10 October 2026, Origin Energy's lowest-priced single-rate electricity plan charged from 24.14 c/kWh to 39.82 c/kWh plus a daily supply charge, depending on the network zone, which put it between 4% and 10% below the reference price at standard usage. The reference price is the Default Market Offer (DMO), or the Victorian Default Offer (VDO) in Victoria.

Single-rate plans are the like-for-like comparison the regulators use. Time-of-use, controlled load and solar plans are priced differently, so run your own usage through Energy Made Easy or Victorian Energy Compare before you choose.

Does Origin Energy have a seniors discount?

Not as a seniors plan. On 10 October 2026 we found no Origin plan for Seniors Card holders in the plans Origin publishes to Energy Made Easy and Victorian Energy Compare, and no current plan called the Origin Energy Seniors Discount on its website. AGL, EnergyAustralia and ENGIE do publish seniors plans; our page on energy discounts for seniors compares them.

In South Australia, Origin runs the SA Concessions Energy Discount Offer, an arrangement with the SA Government for households receiving the SA energy concession: a guaranteed 20% off Origin's standard electricity usage and supply charges and 15% off its natural gas charges, with no exit, late payment, card payment, paper bill or payment processing fees and no end date. Origin says the electricity rates are 20% below the AER's $2,334 comparison price for the SA Power Networks zone. State concessions for seniors and pensioners apply whichever retailer you choose.

Where Origin sells, state by state

Origin sells electricity and gas in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA and the ACT, and gas only in WA:

Regulator actions

In 2024-25 the Federal Court ordered penalties totalling $12 million against Origin companies for breaches of their life support obligations under the national retail rules, in proceedings brought by the AER, and Origin gave a court-enforceable undertaking. In the same year Origin paid $135,600 for two AER infringement notices over alleged breaches of the overcharging rules.

Origin's complaints record

The Australian Energy Regulator publishes how many complaints each retailer receives. The figures below are complaints made to Origin itself by residential customers in NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT, as reported to the AER, with the figure for all retailers beside them. We publish the counts and do not rate retailers.

Concessions and seniors

Origin's South Australian concession offer is covered above. Everywhere else, concessions are paid by the state government and applied through whichever retailer you use.

State energy concessions and rebates are paid by governments, so eligible seniors and other card holders keep them whichever retailer they choose. They do not move automatically when you switch: tell Origin or your new retailer about your card, or in South Australia tell ConcessionsSA. Our state pages list each concession, for example in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

Origin Energy compared with AGL and EnergyAustralia

The public record for the three, side by side. For prices, the rates table above shows Origin Energy's lowest single-rate plan in each zone, AGL vs Origin vs EnergyAustralia compares the big three zone by zone, and the government comparators show every plan at your address.

How to check Origin's plans against the market

Retailers must publish their generally available plans to the government comparators: Energy Made Easy in NSW, Queensland, SA, Tasmania and the ACT, and Victorian Energy Compare in Victoria. Each plan there has a standard fact sheet listing every rate, fee and discount condition, which is the fairest way to line Origin's plans up against everyone else's.

Start with how far below the reference price each plan is (the Default Market Offer in NSW, south-east Queensland and SA, or the Victorian Default Offer), then run your own annual usage from a recent bill through the shortlist. The same retailer can be among the cheapest in one network zone and not in another.