In late 2014, a new National Electricity Rule was introduced, requiring electricity distribution businesses like Essential Energy to introduce ‘cost reflective’ network tariffs.
Network tariffs cover the costs of the electricity network, including infrastructure, staff, maintenance of poles and wires and bushfire risk management programs. They make up about 40 per cent of an average residential electricity bill.
In developing our tariffs, Essential Energy aims to reduce real long-term average prices by promoting efficient network investment and utilisation. The key objective of our Tariff Structure Statement (TSS) is to ensure that our customers have a clear understanding of:
- Why we are proposing changes to our tariffs
- Our proposed network tariff structures
- How our tariffs promote efficient network investment and utilisation
- The impact on customers of our proposed changes
- How we plan to transition customers to these new network tariffs.
| 2024-29 Tariff Structure Statement Documents | Size |
| 2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Statement | 4335KB |
| 2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Explanatory Statement | 4615KB |
| 2024-29 Revised Indicative NUOS (including Metering) Price Schedule | 274KB |
| 2024-29 Revised Indicative Ancillary Network Services (ANS) Price Schedule | 496KB |
| Network Charge Assignment and Reassignment Policy | 119KB |
