What do tariffs mean?
Retailers offer many electricity tariffs and this can be quite confusing.
The tariffs that are available to you depend on the type of meter you have. To identify your meter, visit this page: Identify your meter
There are 2 main tariff categories:
Tariffs for home electricity
Tariffs for hot water and pool pumps
1. Tariffs for home electricity
There are 3 main types of tariff for home general consumption or usage:
Flat
Time-of-Use (only if you have a smart meter)
Demand (only if you have a smart meter)
Flat
Retailers sometimes call these Flat tariffs: Anytime, Peak, Single, T11 or Domestic
Unit showed on your bill: c/kWh
It does not matter when energy is used.
You may have been on a flat tariff for a very long time and think it is still the case. If a smart has been installed at your home, it is possible that you are now on a new tariff: Time-of-Use or Demand.
If your home still has an old meter, keep in mind that by 2030 at the latest, we will all have a smart meter.
Time-of-Use
Retailers sometimes call Time-of-Use tariff: TOU
Unit showed on your bill: c/kWh
Prices change during the day
Avoid high consumption at peak time
Demand
For now, retailers have consistently called this tariff demand tariff. This might change.
Unit showed on your bill: c/kW/day
Demand tariffs are combined with flat tariffs
Extra charges at certain time of the day
Avoid high consumption at peak time
2. Tariffs for hot water and pool pumps
Tariffs that apply to hot water and pool pumps are called controlled load. There are 2 controlled load tariffs.
Controlled Load 1
Retailers sometimes call these tariffs: CL1, Tariff 31, Super economy, Night
Unit showed on your bill: c/kWh,
Guaranteed electricity for 8 hours per day
Controlled Load 2
Retailers sometimes call these tariffs: CL2, Tariff 33, Economy
Unit showed on your bill: c/kWh
Guaranteed electricity for 18 hours per day
