EA050 — Small Business Flat

Ausgrid · Closed · Low voltage · 2026–27

Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter region.

EA050 Small Business Flat tariff guide

Who it’s for

Legacy low-voltage small-business connections.

What you pay

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

If you get solar

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

If you get a battery

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

Check before you decide

  • 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 prices

What it costs, and when

These are the network’s charges only. Your retailer adds its own prices on top.

What the network charges

Access
202.3139 c/day
Anytime energy
11.3299 c/kWh

When the rates apply

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.

Would a battery help?

A guide, not a 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.

A battery can reduce these

  • 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.

A battery can’t change these

  • 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.

You’d need to check

  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.