Alinta Energy (Compare)

Alinta Energy is an Australian electricity generating and gas retailing company headquartered in Sydney, operating in its current form since 2011 and owned by the Hong Kong conglomerate Chow Tai Fook according to Wikidata. Its residential business at alintaenergy.com.au sells electricity and gas plans in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, plus solar, EV and business plans. The ShopBack listing named Alinta Energy (Compare) covers new-customer sign-ups through a comparison flow; click through from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) merchant page to earn a fixed cashback amount at the current published rate.

It means the sign-up happens through a comparison service rather than on Alinta's own website. ShopBack's terms state the plan is offered through Econnex, powered by CIMET, and that the comparison covers selected merchants or products only, so some products may not be available to you at a given time. Sign-ups made directly on Econnex.com.au without clicking through from ShopBack do not earn cashback, and neither do sign-ups on Alinta's own site. Start from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page every time and finish in that session.

Alinta's homepage as captured on 1 September 2026 advertised state-specific offers: HomeDeal Flex variable rates benchmarked against the Victorian default offer, HomeDeal Smart rates against the comparison price set by the Australian Energy Regulator in NSW, SolarBalance plans with a higher feed-in tariff in Queensland, and a Western Australian gas offer with a bonus credit. The default offer reference prices are reset each year, typically from 1 July, and Alinta's Basic Plan Information Documents carry the current rates. Check the plan shown in the comparison flow on the day, since offers and ShopBack cashback amounts change independently.

ShopBack's terms say cashback is only eligible for new customers of Alinta Energy (Compare), including existing Alinta customers moving into new premises. Existing customers switching plans at the same premises are ineligible, as are sign-ups on behalf of other individuals and new connections where no meter is installed. The eligible path is a transfer of an existing metered supply from another retailer, or an Alinta customer taking supply at a new address.

AGL and Origin are the two largest incumbent retailers in the eastern states, while Alinta is a smaller retailer that also owns generation and prices its plans against the default offer reference prices in each state. The decision comes down to the usage and supply rates on the Basic Plan Information Document for your network area, the feed-in tariff if you have solar, and any conditional discounts. AGL and other retailers have their own compare listings on ShopBack, so weigh the plan price first and the cashback amount second.

Yes. Alinta's homepage promotes SolarBalance plans for households with rooftop solar, with a higher feed-in tariff on the first 8 kWh exported each day in the Queensland example and the standard tariff after that, subject to eligibility and change, and lists a Home EV plan for charging at home. Whether these appear in the ShopBack comparison flow depends on what Econnex offers at the time. If the plan you want is not in the flow, signing up direct will not earn cashback.

Alinta sells gas to Western Australian households and its homepage carries a WA-specific gas offer, while its electricity retailing is concentrated in the eastern states and South Australia. The ShopBack listing pays a separate fixed amount for gas-only sign-ups, so a WA household switching gas at an existing meter can be eligible if an Alinta gas plan is offered in the comparison flow for their postcode. The sign-up must still be a new Alinta customer at a metered premises, started from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page.

Alinta's help and support section covers billing options, concessions and rebates, hardship and financial support, and energy-saving tips, with government concessions applied to your account where eligible. These programmes are separate from ShopBack: cashback is a one-off payment on an eligible new sign-up, and using a concession or payment plan does not affect whether the sign-up tracks or confirms.

Click through fresh from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) merchant page, complete the comparison and sign-up in the same browser session without a VPN, adblocker or other cashback tabs open, as a new Alinta customer at a premises with a meter installed. Dual fuel, electricity only and gas only each carry their own fixed amount at the current published rate. The sign-up should show as pending within about 15 days and confirm in around 120 days once connected; if it does not appear, lodge a missing cashback claim with your Alinta account details.

Yes. If you cancel during the cooling-off period, the transfer is rejected, or the connection never becomes active, the pending ShopBack cashback is voided because Alinta only pays commission on completed, connected sign-ups. ShopBack also notes cashback may track at a different amount initially and adjust on confirmation. Switching plans within Alinta after connection does not add a second cashback, since existing customers at the same premises are ineligible. Stay connected through the 120-day window to keep the payment.

Start from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page in the ShopBack app, on shopback.com.au or via the browser extension, click through fresh into the Econnex comparison flow, and complete the Alinta sign-up in that same session without any promo code that is not listed on ShopBack. The listing pays a fixed amount per category, with separate amounts for a combined gas and electricity sign-up, an electricity-only sign-up and a gas-only sign-up, each at the rate shown on this page. The sign-up shows as Pending in your ShopBack account within about 15 days and moves to Confirmed after about 120 days, once Alinta has connected the supply and the transfer has held. Cashback applies to new Alinta customers only, including existing Alinta customers moving to a new premises with a meter already installed.

As of 2026-10-04 the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) offer has three parts. First, a fixed cashback amount per sign-up category, listed on the ShopBack page as New Gas and Electricity Signups, New Electricity Signups and New Gas Signups, at the rate shown on this page and paid after the 120-day confirmation; this part is current. Second, a discounted Alinta Energy gift card or ShopBack swap card: none exists for an energy retailer and none is listed, so this part is not current. Third, an upsize window: on 2026-10-04 the ShopBack page showed a single amount per category with no Standard and Upsized split, so no upsize was running on that date; the figure on the page on the day you click is the one that applies.

Take the annual cost on the Basic Plan Information Document for your network area and subtract the fixed cashback amount shown on this page for your category. As a formula-shaped example only, Alinta's homepage as captured on 1 September 2026 quoted a lowest annual price of $1,214 including GST for HomeDeal Flex for a Victorian household using 4,000 kWh a year on a single rate tariff in the Citipower network; at a 5% example rate the cashback would be $60.70 and the effective first-year cost $1,153.30, paid to your bank account or PayPal after confirmation. The real Alinta Energy (Compare) listing pays a fixed amount per category rather than a percentage, so replace the example with the figure on the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page. Your own bill will differ with usage, tariff and network.

The ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page lists tracking in 15 days and confirmation in 120 days. The 120 days covers the cooling-off period, the meter transfer date and Alinta's own validation that the connection is active and the customer is new, so a sign-up on 4 October 2026 would typically confirm in early February 2027. Once Confirmed, you withdraw the amount from your ShopBack account to an Australian bank account or PayPal. ShopBack notes the sign-up may track at a different amount at first and be corrected on confirmation, for example if you added gas to an electricity sign-up and the category changed.

The exclusions on the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page as of 2026-10-04 are store promotions unless otherwise stated, any gift card or store credit purchase or redemption, other loyalty programmes unless otherwise stated, promo codes not featured on ShopBack, taxes and delivery. The Alinta-specific terms also exclude existing Alinta customers switching plans at the same premises, sign-ups made on behalf of another person, new connections where no meter is installed, and sign-ups made directly on Econnex.com.au or alintaenergy.com.au without the ShopBack click-through. Any transfer that is rejected, cancelled in cooling-off or never connected is removed. What does not void it: applying a government concession or rebate to your Alinta account, using Alinta's hardship or payment plan support, paying by direct debit, or moving into a new premises as an existing Alinta customer, which ShopBack states is eligible.

Yes, and a move is the cleanest eligible event. ShopBack's terms state that cashback is eligible for new Alinta customers and for existing Alinta customers moving into new premises, so a current Alinta household relocating can sign up again through the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page for the new address. The premises must already have an electricity or gas meter installed; a brand-new connection with no meter is excluded. Start the comparison flow from ShopBack once you know your move-in date, pick the dual fuel, electricity or gas category that matches the new home, and keep the account connected through the 120-day confirmation.

Alinta does not use coupon codes; its offers are built into the plan rates. The homepage captured on 1 September 2026 advertised HomeDeal Flex at 18% off the Victorian default offer, HomeDeal Smart at 12% off the comparison price set by the Australian Energy Regulator in NSW, SolarBalance in Queensland with a 10 c/kWh feed-in tariff on the first 8 kWh exported daily, and a Western Australian gas offer with 40% off gas usage charges plus a $100 bonus credit for new and moving customers. These plan discounts stack with the fixed ShopBack cashback provided the plan appears in the Econnex comparison flow you entered from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page. A code from a third-party coupon site voids the cashback, and ShopBack's exclusions say store promotions do not earn cashback unless otherwise stated, so if the flow shows a special bonus-credit plan, check the ShopBack page on the day for whether that plan is named as eligible.

On the standard Ausgrid benchmark household, our September 2026 NSW comparison puts AGL's Value Saver at about $1,484 a year, 22% below the NSW default market offer reference price of $1,899. Alinta's HomeDeal Smart was advertised at 12% off the AER comparison price on 1 September 2026, which on the same $1,899 reference works out to roughly $1,670 a year, so AGL is about $190 a year cheaper on headline rates for that household. Pick AGL if you want the lowest NSW market rate from the largest retailer, which held about 30% of NSW customers per ACCC data; pick Alinta if the Econnex flow shows a better plan for your specific network area or if the fixed ShopBack cashback shown on this page closes most of the gap in year one. Check the Basic Plan Information Document for both before deciding, since rates reset each July.

Origin's Basic plan sits at about $1,510 a year for the benchmark Ausgrid household in our September 2026 NSW comparison, 20% below the $1,899 default offer reference, and Origin Rewards adds partner discounts at Woolworths, IGA and some fuel networks worth roughly $30 to $80 a year to engaged customers. Alinta's HomeDeal Smart at 12% off the same reference lands near $1,670, so Origin is around $160 a year cheaper in NSW on headline rates. Pick Origin if you are in NSW and want the second-largest retailer (about 27% share) with a rewards programme; pick Alinta if you are in Victoria, where its HomeDeal Flex was advertised at 18% off the default offer with a lowest annual price of $1,214 for a 4,000 kWh Citipower household, or if you want the fixed ShopBack cashback on a dual fuel switch. Compare the plan price first and the cashback second.

EnergyAustralia's Total Plan Home sits at about $1,565 a year for the benchmark Ausgrid household in our September 2026 NSW comparison, 18% below the $1,899 default offer reference, against roughly $1,670 for Alinta's HomeDeal Smart at 12% off, so EnergyAustralia is about $105 a year cheaper on headline NSW rates. Both retailers have ShopBack listings, so the cashback does not separate them; EnergyAustralia's page is at shopback.com.au/energyaustralia and Alinta's is this page. Pick EnergyAustralia for the lower NSW rate from the third-largest retailer (about 15% share); pick Alinta for a Victorian HomeDeal Flex plan, a Queensland SolarBalance plan with the 10 c/kWh feed-in tariff on the first 8 kWh a day, or a WA gas switch, which EnergyAustralia does not serve. Red Energy, with its 12-month rate hold at about $1,540, is the other ShopBack-listed alternative at shopback.com.au/red-energy.

HomeDeal Flex is Alinta's variable-rate electricity plan for Victorian households, advertised on the homepage captured on 1 September 2026 as 18% off the Victorian default offer. Alinta's example was a residential customer using 4,000 kWh a year on a single rate tariff in the Citipower network, where the lowest annual price was $1,214 including GST, with the note that your bill will differ. Variable rates can change with notice, and the Victorian default offer is reset each year, so check the current Basic Plan Information Document in the Econnex flow. A Victorian household switching to HomeDeal Flex from another retailer through the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page earns the electricity-only or dual fuel amount shown on this page.

HomeDeal Smart is Alinta's variable-rate electricity plan for New South Wales, advertised on 1 September 2026 as 12% off the comparison price set by the Australian Energy Regulator. Alinta's example was a residential customer using 3,900 kWh a year on a regulated single rate tariff in the Ausgrid network, with the Basic Plan Information Documents carrying the exact rates. Because the AER comparison price is reset each 1 July, the dollar figure moves each year even when the 12% stays the same. If HomeDeal Smart appears in the Econnex flow for your postcode, signing up through the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page as a new Alinta customer earns the electricity-only amount shown on this page, or the dual fuel amount if you add gas.

Alinta's homepage captured on 1 September 2026 promoted SolarBalance as its highest feed-in tariff, paying 10 c/kWh on the first 8 kWh of electricity exported each day in the Queensland example, with the standard feed-in tariff applying after that and eligibility conditions attached. For a household exporting 8 kWh or more daily, that is up to 80 cents a day or about $292 a year at the premium rate before the standard tariff on the remainder. SolarBalance is a plan for homes that already have rooftop solar; it is not a solar installation offer. Whether SolarBalance appears in the Econnex flow depends on what is offered for your postcode on the day, and only a plan chosen inside the flow started from the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page earns the cashback shown here.

The WA offer on Alinta's homepage captured on 1 September 2026 was 40% off gas usage charges plus a $100 bonus credit, including GST, applied to your first Alinta residential gas bill. The credit is for new and moving customers only, applies once per supply address in any 6-month period and cannot be transferred or exchanged for cash, and a Basic Plan Information Document for the plan is published on Alinta's site. A WA household switching gas at an existing meter through the ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page can earn the gas-only amount shown on this page if the Alinta gas plan is offered in the Econnex flow for their postcode. Because the $100 credit is an Alinta promotion, check the ShopBack page on the day for whether that plan is stated as eligible before counting on both.

Alinta's homepage captured on 1 September 2026 introduced HomeEV plans described as energy plans built for electric vehicle drivers who charge at home, alongside the existing solar, electricity and gas range. The homepage did not carry the HomeEV rates, so the Basic Plan Information Document in the sign-up flow is the place to read the usage and supply charges and any off-peak charging window. Whether a HomeEV plan appears in the Econnex comparison flow depends on what Econnex offers for your postcode at the time; the ShopBack terms say the comparison covers selected products only. If HomeEV is not in the flow and you sign up for it directly on alintaenergy.com.au, no ShopBack cashback is paid, so weigh the EV tariff against the fixed amount shown on this page for an electricity sign-up.

Skip it if you are an existing Alinta customer wanting a better plan at the same address, because ShopBack cashback is for new customers and movers only, and ask Alinta directly on 13 37 02 instead. Skip it if your home is a new build with no meter installed, since new connections are excluded. Skip it if headline NSW price is your only criterion, where our September 2026 comparison puts AGL's Value Saver at about $1,484 and Origin's Basic at about $1,510 against roughly $1,670 for Alinta's HomeDeal Smart on the Ausgrid benchmark. Skip it if the plan you want, such as HomeEV or SolarBalance, is not in the Econnex flow, because signing up directly earns nothing. Alinta Energy (Compare) is the right pick when you are moving or switching both fuels at a metered premises, the flow shows a competitive plan for your network, and you will stay connected through the 120-day confirmation.

Alinta sells residential electricity and gas in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, and gas to Western Australian households, with its electricity retailing concentrated in the eastern states and South Australia. The ShopBack Alinta Energy (Compare) page lists three categories as of 2026-10-04: New Gas and Electricity Signups for a dual fuel switch, New Electricity Signups and New Gas Signups, each with its own fixed amount at the rate shown on this page. An eastern-state household can land in any of the three; a WA household can only use the gas category. Which plans appear depends on your postcode in the Econnex flow, so enter the flow from the ShopBack page, confirm the plan is for your network area on the Basic Plan Information Document, and complete the sign-up in that session.