Electricity tariffs & prices

This is your electricity tariff for general domestic usage. It will give you a continuous supply of electricity day or night to all appliances. This tariff is used for all light and power used in domestic homes, flats and units.

All consumption - Cents per kWh

22.759

Service fee per metering point per month*

$8.76

Super Economy is the cheapest tariff available for applicable electric storage water heaters and other applicable permanently connected equipment. This is because we control the supply to generally provide your electricity at night when demand is low. Electricity supply is made available for a minimum of eight hours per day during time periods set at the discretion of Ergon Energy but usually between the hours of 10pm and 7am when there is low demand. This tariff is recommended for electric storage water heaters that only need to reheat at night to meet your household needs throughout the day. The recommended minimum size of an electric water heater on Tariff 31 is 250 litres.

Please note, because the energy supply hours are restricted, it is important to make sure that your electric storage water heater is large enough to meet the needs of your home (see table below).

All consumption - Cents per kWh

9.284

Minimum payment per month*

$6.09

This tariff can be applied to applicable storage water heaters (including solar, electric and heat pump water heaters) and other applicable, permanently connected domestic equipment.

Swimming pool filters used only for the purposes of filtration and associated sanitation in domestic installations may be connected by a socket-outlet.

Electricity supply is made available for a minimum of 18 hours per day during time periods set at the discretion of Ergon Energy, but at a reduced cost for those appliances or electric water heaters that do not require energy all day or need to be on call.

Please note that because the energy supply hours are restricted, it is important to make sure that your electric storage water heater is large enough to meet the needs of your home (see table below).

All consumption - Cents per kWh

13.673

Minimum payment per month*

$6.09

This tariff is applicable to Farming customers with a good deal of night and weekend electricity usage e.g. irrigation, stock watering, pumping, piggery heating, dairy refrigeration, hatchery lighting or similar loads, including combined domestic and farm installations. Low Rate electricity is available between 9pm and 7am Monday to Friday and all weekend. Electricity used outside these hours is charged at the higher rate. Not available at the same installation and in conjunction with Tariffs 20, 21, 22, 41, 43 or 63.

Low Rate - Cents per kWh

11.517

All other Consumption High Rate (7am - 9pm) First 10,000kWh per month - Cents per kWh

32.571

Remainder - Cents per kWh

27.544

Service fee per metering point per month*

$16.72

This tariff is available for irrigation only and is provided for those irrigators requiring a longer night-time watering period. Low Rate is available for electricity used in a fixed 12 hour daily pricing period from the range 7pm to 7am, 7.30pm to 7.30am or 8pm to 8am, Monday to Sunday inclusive. High Rate is for electricity used at other times. The 12 hour daily pricing period is agreed between Ergon Energy and the customer. No alteration to the selected daily pricing period shall be permitted until a period of 12 months has elapsed from the previous selection.

Low Rate - fixed 12 hr daily pricing period (as agreed between the customer and Ergon Energy) - Cents per kWh

14.311

High Rate - Cents per kWh

25.982

Service fee per metering point per month*

$16.72

This tariff is most suited for irrigation pumps of over 7.5kW, which are used for long hours. Temporary disconnection is possible; however before reconnection a payment of the outstanding balance of the Annual Fixed Charge (covering the part of the year corresponding to the period of disconnection) is required. This is available for irrigation only. It has a service fee, a fixed annual charge based on the size of motors installed and a flat rate for each unit of metered energy.

Energy Charge - All consumption - Cents per kWh

13.618

*Service fee per metering point per month

$36.85

Annual fixed charge (in respect of supply)

First 7.5kW, rate per kW

$26.41

Remaining kW, rate per kW

$79.41

Minimum annual fixed charge (based on 7.5kW motor)

$198.08

A customer who is a farmer in a drought declared area, or whose property is individually drought declared, may transfer individually metered irrigation pumping loads to this tariff. If water pumping time restrictions continue to apply after the drought declaration is revoked, the customer may remain on this tariff until the restrictions are lifted, or for 12 months after the revocation of the drought declaration, whichever is the earlier.

All consumption - Cents per kWh

20.900

No new customers will be supplied under this tariff. It is replaced by Tariff 62. It was only available to customers taking supply under Tariff 63 at 26 March 1995. Under this tariff the required minimum annual consumption at 'other times' is 3,000kWh. If the annual consumption at 'other times' is less than 3,000kWh the shortfall will be charged at the rate applicable at 'other times' at the time that the charge for the shortfall is being calculated. Not available at the same installation and in conjunction with Tariffs 20, 21, 22, 41, 43 or 62.

Low Rate - Cents per kWh

12.188

All other consumption - High Rate (7am - 9pm) First 100 kWh per month - Cents per kWh

57.783

Next 9,900 kWh per month - Cents per kWh

35.365

Remainder - Cents per kWh

27.698

Minimum annual billing on Low Rate of this tariff is 3,000kWh

$365.64

No new customers will be supplied under this tariff. It is replaced by Tariff 65. It was only available to customers taking supply under Tariff 64 at 26 March 1995. Low Rate is for electricity used in a fixed 12 hour daily pricing period (from the range 7pm to 7am, 7.30pm to 7.30am or 8pm to 8am) Monday to Sunday inclusive. High rate is for electricity used at other times. The 12 hour daily pricing period is agreed between Ergon Energy and the customer. No alteration to the selected daily pricing period shall be permitted until 12 months has elapsed from the date of the previously selected pricing period.

Low Rate - electricity consumed in a fixed 12-hour daily pricing period (as agreed between Customer and Ergon Energy) - Cents per kWh

15.499

High Rate - Cents per kWh

28.226

Minimum payment per month*

$14.96

No new customers will be supplied under this tariff. (Applicable only to customers supplied under the Rural Subsidy Scheme introduced in 1973.)

All Consumption - Cents per kWh

28.116

Minimum payment per month*

$14.96