Origin Energy: Electricity, Natural Gas, LPG, Renewable Energy, Contact

Origin is one of the leading integrated energy providers in Australia and, alongside AGL and EnergyAustralia, one of the "Big Three" energy providers. As one of Australia's largest retailers, Origin Energy has over 4.2 million customers within the residential, small business, and large business sectors. Read on for more information about Origin Energy. 

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Overview of Origin Energy

Origin Energy is a publicly listed Australian energy company based in Sydney, Australia. It was first formed in February 2000 as a result of the demerger between Boral Limited; a building and construction materials company, and SAGASCO; a historic gas company founded in 1861. In 2018, Origin was one of 17 energy providers to support the Energy Charter which aims to provide more accessible and affordable energy to customers.

Origin is a “gentailers” within the Australian National Energy Market (NEM), which is an energy company that both generates its own energy and has a retail arm. Alongside AGL and EnergyAustralia, these three biggest gentailers control over 60% of the Australian energy market together. Origin alone, as a gentailer, represents 13% of the power generation capacity within the National Energy Market. 

Origin’s four pillars are exploration and energy production, energy generation, renewable energy, and selling energy. Origin provides electricity and gas, LPG, and solar energy for homes and businesses across Australia. Since 2018, Origin began selling broadband to Australian customers in conjunction with its energy services.

Origin Offers for Gas, Electricity, and Renewable Energy

Origin provides gas and electrical energy for residential customers, as well as renewable and green energy choices. While individual savings and average costs differ depending on your location, here we provide an overview of Origin’s energy plans and the benefits of each plan. Origin offers different meter types for their plans, including single rate, time of use, and flexible pricing.

Origin Natural Gas

Origin offers customers three standard plans for natural gas users; Basic, Flexi, and Max Saver. All plans come with no exit fee and no lock-in contracts so you don’t need to worry if you want to cancel early.

Origin Basic

Natural gas offers a no-end-date plan that you can set and forget, at Origin’s ongoing base rate. With the Origin Basic natural gas plan, you can manage your entire account through the Origin app, including paying your bills or keeping track of your usage.

Origin Flexi

Natural gas offers a discount off Origin’s usage and supply charges on a 12 month benefit period. While the exact percentage you save varies depending on your location, it could fall between 2% and 10% or more. With Origin Flexi, you can manage your account on the Origin app in order to pay bills and check your usage. After your 12 month benefit period is up, you might be eligible to renew your plan or switch to a new one.

Origin Max Saver

The biggest savings off Origin’s usage and supply charges which, like Origin Flexi, comes on a 12 month benefit period. The exact savings differ depending on your location, but they could fall anywhere between 3% and 12%, or more.

Unlike the other Origin natural gas plans, Origin Max Saver comes with some eligibility requirements including; setting up direct debit, choosing emails for your bills and notices, downloading the Origin app, and setting up My Account online.

*Savings vary depending on your location

Find Your SavingsTo find the savings and options available for your specific addressClick Here

Origin Electricity

Origin currently has three plans available for electricity users; Basic, Flexi, and Max Saver, as well as solar panel options. All plans come without exit fees or lock-in contracts.

Origin Basic Electricity

Origin Basic comes at Origin’s ongoing base rate or at the reference price, and you don’t have an end date to worry about. All your account management can be done on the Origin app, in order to pay your bills or keep an eye on your usage.

Origin Flexi

This plan offers a discount on Origin's electricity, in comparison to the average or base rate. While the exact percentage you save changes depending on where you live, they could fall between 3% and 6% or more. With this plan, you receive a 12 month benefit period. After 12 months, you could either be eligible to renew your plan, or switch to a new one. Like Origin Basic, all your account management is done on the Origin app.

Origin Max Saver

The biggest savings percentage for Origin customers. Like Origin Flexi, Origin Max Saver comes on a 12 month benefit period. While your exact savings may change, depending on where you live, they could fall between 8% and 16% or more.

Unlike Origin Flexi and Basic, Origin Max Saver comes with eligibility criteria you’ll need to agree to, including; setting up direct debit to pay your bill in full, choosing email for communication purposes and receiving bills, downloading the Origin app and activating your energy plan through the app, and setting up a My Account online.

*Savings depend on your location

Find Your SavingsTo find the savings and options available for your specific addressClick Here

Origin LPG Plans

Origin offers LPG for residences. Since the price for LPG depends on several factors, including global supply and demand and currency exchange rate, as well as any maintenance or equipment fees, it can be difficult to calculate your individual LGP cost. You can find more information about the price of LPG here. Origin’s LPG services come with a number of options including gas bottle size and whether you want your gas bottles refilled or exchanged.

LPG Bottle Size - What To Choose

Origin offers a total of 10 different LPG bottle sizes, which range from 3.7kg to 210kg. Origin’s most popular 45kg LPG bottles usually come in pairs and can either be exchanged or refilled, depending on your usage.

LPG Bottle Refills or Exchanges?

Origin offers both refills and exchange for LPG bottles, and the better choice for you can depend on your lifestyle and needs. LPG bottle exchange is great for customers who have low-to-medium gas consumption. You can order LPG when you need it, and the standard dual 45kg bottles fit in smaller spaces.

LPG bottle refills are great for those who consume a steady gas supply. Customers who choose this option have the peace of mind knowing they don’t need to monitor gas levels, as deliveries are regularly scheduled based on your average consumption.

Want Renewable Energy? Origin also offers the option to go green with LPG through GreenPower. For an added cost of $3 extra per 45kg bottle, Origin could offset your greenhouse gas emissions through planting trees, investing in renewable energy, or investing in energy reduction projects.

Origin Solar Energy

Origin has over a decade in solar energy experience, including installation in 2019 Channel 7’s House Rules. Origin provides everything from ready-to-go packages, solar plans with feed-in tariffs, additional solar batteries, and accredited installation of their solar products.

Origin's Ready-to-Go Solar Packages

Origin offers three solar packages, suitable for every need. Starting at $3,495 their plans provide everything you need regardless of if you are new to solar power or looking to upgrade to the most efficient design possible.

Origin’s Solar Boost Plans

Origin’s solar plans are available to people who both have a system already installed, and those looking for new Origin solar systems. For those who already have a system installed, Origin offers Solar Boost for ACT and SA customers.

Customers in the Australia Capital Territory can enjoy 15c/kWh, plus 10% off Origin’s electricity and usage supply charges for 12 months, with the ability to include GreenPower for up to an additional 5.61c/kWh.

For customers in South Australia, you can get a solar feed-in tariff for 18c/kWh and an additional 9% discount on the electricity reference price for 12 months, as well as being able to include GreenPower for up to an additional 5.61c/kWh.

For customers who are looking for a new Origin solar system package, Origin offers Solar Boost Plus which gives back 23c/kWh in feed-in tariffs, and 1% off the electricity reference price for 24 months, as well as for up to an additional 5.61c/kWh.

Origin’s Solar Batteries

Origin offers two solar storage batteries; the Tesla Powerwall 2 or the LG Chem Resu. The Tesla Powerwall 2 starts at $12,749 for a retrofit installation, while the LG Chem Resu starts at $10,795 for retrofit installation. Both of these batteries can also be purchased with an Origin solar system package at a discount.

Getting in Touch With Origin

Origin customer service is available by phone or email weekdays, with some additional weekend hours. All enquiries can be emailed to enquiry@originenergy.com.au. To call Origin energy to subscribe to a plan, use one of the phone numbers below.

Any mail correspondence can be sent to:

GPO Box 1199
Adelaide SA 5001

For a full guide on how to contact Origin Energy, click here

Want to Subscribe to Origin Energy?

In order to sign-up for Origin, you must first request a quote, which you can do on the Origin website once you select the plan or service you want. After you receive a letter with your quote, you can sign up online. When you sign-up for a new service, you will need a few things in order to prove eligibility.

• Things You Need
• An existing phone number and email
• A residential address
• Proof of occupancy / move-in date

Looking to Change?

10 Day Cooling Off PeriodAustralia law allows all energy subscribers a 10-business-day cooling off period after subscribing to an energy service, during which you can cancel your service at any time without penalty

To cancel your Origin plan, outside of your cooling-off period, you can do so via your Origin My Account either online or on your Origin App by filling out a disconnect form.

If you’re moving house and have electricity or natural gas, you can book your move online. If you book before 1pm Monday to Friday, you’ll be able to have your energy connected to your new address within one business day. For urgent, same-day, moving you can call 13 66 83. If you’re moving and have LPG bottles, you can fill out this online form.

Want to Pay a Bill? Origin has many ways to pay your bills, including over the phone, online, BPAY, post, or in person. You can find the full list of ways to pay your bill in our Origin Contact Information Guide.