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2015/08—Proposed 2016 Fees for Electricity

19 November 2015

2015/08—Proposed 2016 Fees for Electricity
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  • Draft Electricity Supply Fees Determination 2016 (Jervis Bay Territory)
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The Australian Government facilitates the provision of electricity supply in the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT).

In developing the proposed 2016 fees, a number of factors have been considered including retail pricing of electricity in the nearby Shoalhaven region and the costs of providing electricity within the JBT. The proposed fees are set out in a draft Determination.

A copy of the draft Determination is available:

Tables comparing the current electricity supply fees to the proposed fees can be found starting overleaf.

If you would like to comment on the Draft Determination, please send your written submission to the Administration at the address in the footer of this page or by email. Submissions will be accepted up until 5pm, EDST on Friday, 4 December 2015.

Samuel Lucas
General Manager (A/g)
Local Government, Mainland Territories and Regional Development Australia Branch

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The Department is collecting personal information for the purposes of seeking comment on the proposed Electricity Supply Fees Determination 2016 (Jervis Bay Territory).

The Department will only use this information for consideration to redraft the Electricity Supply Fees Determination 2016 (Jervis Bay Territory) if required and will not disclose information to third parties.

The Department's on-line privacy policy contains information regarding complaint handling processes and how to access and/or seek correction of personal information held by the Department. The Privacy Officer can be contacted on (02) 6274 6495.

Domestic supply

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
System access $/day 0.76868 0.81752 6.4 %
First 1000 kWh for a 90 day period $/kWh 0.24981 0.19193 -23.2 %
Next 750 kWh for a 90 day period $/kWh - 0.18674 -
For the balance of all electricity supply $/kWh 0.25707 0.17996 -30.0 %

Domestic Supply controlled off-peak

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
Off-peak access for off-peak 1 $/day 0.05214 0.05456 4.6 %
Off–peak 1 (up to 9 hours off–peak supply daily) $/kWh 0.07403 0.06090 -17.7 %
Off-peak access for off-peak 2 $/day 0.05214 0.05456 4.6 %
Off–peak 2 (up to 18 hours off–peak supply daily) $/kWh 0.12584 0.10138 -19.4 %

General supply

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
System access $/day 0.71500 0.99000 38.5 %
2500 kWh for 90–day period $/kWh 0.21923 0.18216 -16.9 %
For the balance of all electricity supply $/kWh 0.21923 0.18911 -13.7 %

General Supply controlled off-peak

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
Off-peak access for off-peak 1 $/day 0.05214 0.05456 4.6 %
Off–peak 1 (up to 9 hours off–peak supply daily) $/kWh 0.07403 0.06090 -17.7 %
Off-peak access for off-peak 2 $/day 0.05214 0.05456 4.6 %
Off–peak 2 (up to 18 hours off–peak supply daily) $/kWh 0.12584 0.10138 -19.4 %

LV industrial supply

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
For all electricity supply $/kWh 0.14851 0.12040 -18.9 %

11kV time-of-use demand supply

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
Monthly fee $/kVA 11.016 9.197 -16.5 %
For electricity supply during a peak period $/kWh 0.15936 0.11391 -28.5 %
For electricity supply during a shoulder period $/kWh 0.15010 0.10776 -28.2 %
For electricity supply during an off–peak period $/kWh 0.07202 0.06901 -4.2 %

Domestic Customer Rebates

DescriptionCost UnitsCurrent Rebate2016 RebateVariance
Pensioner rebate $/day 0.64 0.66 3.1 %
Life support or constant positive airway pressure respirators rebate $/day 0.83 0.83 0 %

Connection of electricity supply—fees payable before connection

DescriptionCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
New account supply connection fee 77 88 14.3 %

Other Fees

DescriptionCurrent Fee2016 FeeVariance
Disconnection fee at the meter board 77 94.35 22.5 %
Reconnection fee at the meter board 77 94.35 22.5 %
Combined disconnection/reconnection fee —at the pole or distribution pillar 583 583 0%
Meter test requested by customer—charged per hour and minimum charge is for 1 hour. 77 per hour abolished -
Meter test requested by customer—fixed charge   457.13 -
Extraordinary meter reading due to no access 77 88 14.3 %
Notice of disconnection delivery fee 16 16 0%
Each customer requested change of off–peak pricing option in excess of once in a 12–month period 77 88 14.3 %