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Business or residentialSelect residential or business based on whether the electricity is to be supplied to your home or business. The website will only be relevant for small business customers, that is business customers that use less than 160 megawatt hours (MWh) of electricity per year (annual bill of less than around $40,000), or less than 1 terajoule (TJ) of gas per year (annual bill of less than around $20,000).


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PostcodeYou must enter the postcode of the address being supplied with energy. The price comparator needs this information to work out which company is your regulated electricity or gas supplier and which market offers may be available to you. Once you have entered your postcode your Regulated Supplier will usually be displayed in step 2.

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Amount spent on electricityInput whole numbers only. The price comparator uses the amount you spend to estimate your annual consumption in kWh and your annual bill under different offers. It is better to input your average usage in kWh if you have this information, than your usual bill spend as your usage in kWh will provide a better estimate of your annual bill.

If you don’t know your usage in kWh select from the drop down list the $ amount closest to what you usually spend per bill.

If you receive an energy rebate, enter the amount you would have spent if you had not received the rebate. The Energy Rebate and Medical Energy Rebate are currently $145 per year (approximately $38.25 per quarter, however as the rebate is calculated on a daily basis the actual amount of rebate you receive on your bill will depend on how many days in the billing period). The Life Support Rebate varies depending on machine type. From 1 July 2011 the new $200 Low Income Household Rebate will replace the Energy Rebate.

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Standard retailer for electricity Your Regulated Supplier (or standard supplier) is the company that has historically supplied electricity in your area and will supply you with electricity if you do not enter into a market contract.

There are 3 Regulated Suppliers for electricity in NSW:
• Integral Energy *– which covers the Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions
• EnergyAustralia *– which covers the Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter regions
• Country Energy* – which covers the remainder of NSW.

In most cases, the energy price comparator will display your Regulated Supplier when you enter your postcode.

However, if there is more than one Regulated Supplier for your postcode area, a drop down arrow will display. Click on the drop down arrow for a list of the possible Regulated Suppliers in your postcode and select your Regulated Supplier. If you do not currently purchase electricity under a market contract, your Regulated Supplier will be your current supplier. If you are on a market contract and do not know the Regulated Supplier for your address, you will need to phone and ask either your current retailer or the company you think may be your Regulated Supplier. Click here for energy retailers’ phone numbers.

* The retail businesses of Integral Energy, EnergyAustralia and Country Energy were sold on 1 March 2011. There will be a period of transition while customers are transferred to the new retailers. EnergyAustralia customers are now part of TRUenergy’s business and Integral Energy and Country Energy customers are now part of Origin Energy’s business. More information

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Type of electricity meterA time-of-use meter measures how much electricity you use at different times of the day. This means you can pay different prices for electricity depending on when you use it. If you have a time-of-use tariff, the ‘usage charges’ or ‘itemised details’ on your bill will include charges for peak, shoulder and off peak electricity usage.

A standard meter only measures how much electricity you use in total, not when you use it. Most small electricity customers still have a standard meter, and so are not charged different prices for peak, shoulder and off peak usage.

However, some customers with standard meters may also have an off peak meter that is linked to a specific appliance that only works at off peak times (eg, a hot water or storage heating system that work only at night). If you have an off peak hot water service, your electricity bill will include a charge for a ‘controlled load’.

In addition, some customers with a time-of-use meter installed have chosen to be billed as if they have a standard meter. If this is the case, the ‘usage charges’ or ‘itemised details’ section of your bill will not include charges for peak, shoulder and off peak electricity usage and you should select ‘standard meter’ for the price comparator.

There is an option to select ‘unsure’ if you do not know your meter type. The price comparator will then assume you have a standard meter.

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Off-Peak hot waterOff peak hot water systems only heat water during certain hours of the night. They are separately metered and retailers charge a lower price for the electricity used to operate them during the off peak hours. If you don’t know if you have off peak hot water check the ‘usage charges’ or ‘itemised details’ in a recent bill. If you have a charge for ‘controlled load’, this means you have an off peak system and should answer yes to this question.

If you tick that you have off peak hot water, the annual bill calculation assumes you use 1500kWh of off peak electricity annually. If you have other separately metered off peak devices eg underfloor heating or pool pumps, you may use more off peak electricity than the calculator assumes.

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Electricity bill frequencyMost customers receive their electricity bills either quarterly (every 3 months) or every month. If you do not know, your bill will state the billing period, which is usually expressed in days. The bill will also state the start and finish date of the billing period.

Select the billing period that applies to you. The calculator needs this information so it can calculate how much electricity you use each year and provide an estimate of your annual bill under different offers.

If you want to compare electricity offers more accurately and have kept all your bills for a year, add your consumption for the 12 months, divide by 4, select ‘quarterly bill’ from the drop down menu then enter your average quarterly electricity consumption.

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Standard Retailer for GasYour Regulated Supplier (or standard supplier) is the company that has historically supplied gas in your area and will supply you with gas if you do not enter into a market contract. There are 4 Regulated Suppliers for gas in NSW:
• AGL – which is the regulated supplier for most gas customers in NSW, including those in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Dubbo, Orange, Parkes, parts of the Riverina and NSW/Queensland border
• Country Energy – which covers South Western regions of NSW including Wagga Wagga and Gundagai and inland cities such as Tamworth
• Origin Energy – which covers the NSW and Victorian border, including Albury and the Murray Valley Towns
• ActewAGL – which covers regions surrounding the ACT and South East NSW, including Young, Goulburn, Shoalhaven and Yass

Click here for energy retailers phone numbers.


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Gas bill frequencyMost customers receive their gas bills either quarterly (every 3 months), bi-monthly (every 2 months) or every month. If you do not know, your bill will state the billing period, which is usually expressed in days. The bill will also state the start and finish date of the billing period.

Select the billing period that applies to you. The price comparator needs this information so it can calculate how much gas you use each year and provide an estimate of your annual bill under different offers.

If you want to compare gas offers more accurately and have kept all your bills for a year, add your consumption for the 12 months, divide by 4, select ‘quarterly bill’ from the drop down menu then enter your average quarterly gas consumption.


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Amount spent on gasThe price comparator uses the amount you spend to estimate your annual consumption in MJ and your annual bill under different offers. It is better to input your usage in MJ if you have this information, than your average bill spend as your usage in MJ will provide a better estimate of your annual bill.

If you don’t know your usage in MJ select from the drop down list the $ amount closest to what you usually spend per bill.


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