EA050Small Business Flat

Ausgrid · Closed · Low voltage · 2026–27

Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region.

EA050 Small Business Flat tariff guide

Who this is for

Legacy low-voltage small-business connections.

How the bill works

You pay fixed charges and an energy rate. This tariff has no demand charge.

What solar changes

Solar reduces the electricity the site buys. The network gives no special reward for using solar at a set time.

What a battery changes

This tariff gives a battery no clear network target. Check retailer prices, solar exports and backup needs.

Check before you model

  • Confirm this code on a current retailer bill.
  • Use the retailer prices, not only the network price list.
  • Measure the energy that can move between time periods.
  • Do not assume that a new site can select this tariff.
2026–27 network schedule

The price signal behind this code

Network rates only. These are not retail electricity prices.

Published network rates

Access
202.3139 c/day
Anytime energy
11.3299 c/kWh

When it applies

One energy rate applies at all times.

Illustrative example

Price 1,000 kWh of EA050 network energy

  • The site already has the closed EA050 tariff.
  • The example excludes the access charge.
  • The retailer passes through the network price.
1,000 kWh × 11.3299 c/kWh ÷ 100Illustrative network energy charge: $113.30, excluding GST.

This is not the retail energy price. EA050 is closed to new assignments.

Battery opportunity lens

Tariff screen—not a savings quote

Weak fit

Retailer-led value only

This network tariff does not provide a clear demand or time-window target for a behind-the-meter battery. Any case must come from the retailer spread, solar capture or resilience value.

What dispatch can affect

  • Grid energy purchases where stored solar would otherwise be exported.
  • Retailer time-of-use or wholesale exposure if the retail contract differs from the network structure.

What it cannot erase

  • Daily access, metering and other fixed charges.
  • A network demand charge that is not present on this tariff.
  • Quarterly block thresholds or closed/transitional tariff rules through dispatch alone.

Evidence required

  1. Current retailer bill and complete retail rate schedule.
  2. At least 12 months of interval imports and solar exports.
  3. Eligible alternative network and retailer tariffs.
  4. Resilience requirements valued separately from bill savings.