N29 High Voltage Seasonal TOU Demand tariff guide
Who this is for
Business connections supplied and metered at high voltage.
How the bill works
You pay fixed and energy charges. The bill also uses the highest kVA reading in set periods.
What solar changes
Solar can reduce daytime grid use. If the highest kVA reading occurs after solar output falls, solar alone will not remove it. Solar does not correct poor power factor.
What a battery changes
A battery can reduce the active-power part of the kVA peak. Check power factor before you size it.
Check before you model
- Confirm this code on a current retailer bill.
- Use 12 months of interval data. Check the time of each billed peak.
- Get kW, kVA and power-factor data from the billing meter.
- Get an engineering review before you select equipment.
The price signal behind this code
Network rates only. These are not retail electricity prices.
Published network rates
- Daily
- 9311.5 c/day
- High-season peak
- 3.23455 c/kWh
- Low-season peak
- 3.16063 c/kWh
- Off-peak
- 2.99541 c/kWh
- High-season demand
- 46.156 c/kVA/day
- Low-season demand
- 45.54 c/kVA/day
When it applies
Peak is 16:00–20:00 on business days. All other times are off-peak. The same clock times apply in standard time and daylight saving time. Demand is set from the highest 30-minute kVA reading in the peak period.
Reduce an N29 summer kVA peak
- The billed peak falls by 50 kVA.
- The reduction holds for the full 30-minute peak interval.
- The month has 31 days.
- Use the N29 high-season network rate.
50 kVA × 46.156 c/kVA/day × 31 days ÷ 100$715.42 difference in the N29 network demand component for that month.A later peak can set a new maximum. Include high-voltage metering, protection and connection work. This is not a retail saving.