Demand Tariffs in South Australia: Report of Consumer Consultations

In early October  SACOSS held a series of face to face consultations with consumers and consumer representatives to consider SA Power Networks’  (SAPN)  proposed demand tariffs. The aim of these consultations was to inform consumers of the proposed changes and to document their response. These consultations were supplemented by telephone interviews with business consumer 
representatives. 

Participants  in this research  were  provided a briefing about demand tariffs and  informed of  the 
following likely impacts of the proposed demand tariff arrangements on households and businesses:

• Approximately 50% of residential households will be worse off;
• The residential consumer price impact  varies and  can be as much as around a  $150  per annum increase on an annual electricity bill;
• Approximately 50% of businesses will be worse off and,
• Of those businesses whose annual usage is between 10,000 - 40,000kWh, 19% will face more than 50% increase

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