9 October 2026, 5 mins
Three hours of free electricity sounds appealing, but how does it stack up against a smart, wholesale-linked plan? We unpack the Victorian Government’s new free-daytime offer and explain why it pays to weigh up the whole plan, not just the free window.
The Victorian Government’s Midday Power Saver is a welcome step: it rewards households for using electricity in the middle of the day, when the grid is full of low-cost, renewable solar. But rewarding smart daytime energy use isn’t new to Flow Power, our residential electricity plans have been doing exactly that. For over 2 years since we launched our first residential plan, thousands of our residential customers have enjoyed the on-bill rewards of using cheaper, greener power in the middle of the day, and less during high priced periods, typically in the evening.
The Midday Power Saver is a Victorian Government standing offer that gives eligible residential customers a window of free electricity every day in return for shifting some usage into that window.
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Detail
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| Free usage window | Every day from 11am to 2pm, electricity usage is charged at $0 per kWh. The window is fixed year-round and it doesn’t change for daylight saving or the seasons.
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| Tariff structure | Your bill is a daily supply charge plus time-of-use usage rates, the price per kWh changes with the time of day. Exact rates depend on your network, check your fact sheet at the bottom of the page for your exact figures:
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| Fair use cap | Up to 24 kWh per day can be used free during the window (not counting any controlled load). Usage above 24 kWh in the window is charged at the excess usage rate. |
4Free is Flow Power’s own market plan, built on the same idea, free power in the middle of the day, but with a longer free window, a bigger daily allowance, and a reward for the energy you export in the evening. If the daytime-free concept appeals, here’s how our plan stacks up.
Midday Power Saver |
Flow Power 4Free |
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| Government standing offer
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Flow Power’s market plan
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| Free daytime window | 3 hours (11am to 2pm)
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4 hours (11am to 3pm)
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| Free usage allowance | Up to 24 kWh per day
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Up to 8 kWh per hour (max 32 kWh/day)
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| Feed-in Tariff | 0 c/kWh
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Up to 17 c/kWh on the first 15 kWh, then 2 c/kWh for every kW exported between 5:30pm-9:30pm.
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| Best suited to | Homes that can shift sufficient usage into the midday window
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Homes with high daytime use, EV charging, batteries, pool pump, hot water, laundry, that also export in the evening
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Learn more about Flow Power 4Free
Questions about the Midday Power Saver or 4Free? Start a Live Chat on our website or in the Flow Power app, call us on 1800 359 797.
With Flow Power’s wholesale-linked plan you get more control over when you use and export your energy and you help the grid by sending power back when it’s needed most. For battery owners there’s one more thing worth knowing: Flow Power isn’t a VPP. You keep full control of your battery, and the extra say over your bill that comes with it.
Flow Power also offers one of the most competitive export rates around. So it’s not just free power in the middle of the day, it’s a chance to earn credit from your battery when evening prices peak.
Free daytime power is a genuine perk but it’s only one part of a plan. What really matters is what you’ll pay across a whole year, and that comes down to your own usage and how much you can export.
The full rates and terms for each Victorian distribution network are in the energy fact sheets below:
Victorian Default Market Offers
Victorian Default Market Offers
Victorian Default Market Offers
Victorian Default Market Offers
Victorian Default Market Offers