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See live power outage reports from users near you across Australia.

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Reported outages in the last 24 hours

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Which utility keeps the lights on best?

Ausgrid customers lose 73.4 min of power a year on average, against 347 min at Ergon. Ausgrid is the largest utility, with 1.80 M customers. Sort the table by any column to compare the 10 utilities.

Ausgrid73.4 min2024-250.582024-251.80 MJune 202543,294 km17,302 km underground, June 20253 regionsDistributionTransmission
Endeavour Energy77.2 min2024-250.652024-251.12 MJune 202541,027 km18,206 km underground, June 2025NSWDistribution
Energex98.6 min2024-250.862024-251.61 MJune 202557,238 km22,161 km underground, June 2025South East QldDistribution
SA Power Networks158.4 min2025-261.122025-26950,000+2025-2695,000+ km2025-26South AustraliaDistribution
TasNetworks175 min2024-251.472024-25300,000+2024-2522,327 km2,881 km underground, 2024-25TasmaniaTransmissionDistributionTelecoms
Western Power184.8 min2024-251.942024-251.22 MJune 202597,309 km31,405 km underground, June 2025South West WATransmissionDistributionMetering
AusNet214 min2024-251.442024-25837,000June 202546,699 km8,816 km underground, June 2025VictoriaDistributionTransmissionGas
Essential Energy230 min2024-251.612024-25900,000+2024-25194,000 km11,000 km underground, 2024-25Regional NSWDistributionWater
Ergon347 min2024-252.372024-25790,000June 2025155,419 km10,156 km underground, June 2025Regional QldDistributionRetailGeneration
Synergy1.22 M2025-26South West WAGenerationRetail
  1. 1Outage time — Average time a customer spent without power over the year (SAIDI).
  2. 2Outages — Average number of outages per customer over the year (SAIFI).
  3. Each figure is the one published by the utility or its regulator, and its scope can differ (year, major events included or not).

Power outage in my area or just my house?

Is it the network or just your home?

  • To do: Look outside: are the streetlights off and do your neighbours have power?
  • To do: Report the outage to your distributor: it handles power lines and outages, not your retailer.
  • To do: Not sure who your distributor is? Check your energy bill or ask your retailer.
  • Avoid: Don't go within 8 metres of a fallen powerline or a tree lying across wires.

Who regulates electricity in Australia?

  • AER, the Australian Energy Regulator: it sets out your rights under the National Energy Retail Law in Queensland, NSW, the ACT, South Australia and Tasmania and tells you who your distributor is.
  • Essential Services Commission: Victoria's regulator for the electricity and gas industries, which keeps responsibility for the state's retail energy market.
  • Energy ombudsman schemes: each state or territory has one. It offers free, independent dispute resolution when you can't fix a problem directly with your retailer or distributor.