BLNE22AU — Business Anytime Export

Essential Energy · Available · Export tariff · 2026–27

Regional, rural and remote NSW, including most areas outside the major coastal networks.

BLNE22AU Business Anytime Export tariff guide

Who this is for

Business export channels for sites above 160 MWh a year.

How the bill works

This code applies when electricity leaves the site. It works with a separate import tariff.

What solar changes

The code changes the network value of exported solar. It does not change the price of imported electricity.

What a battery changes

A battery can store midday solar and export it later. Confirm the later price and the export limit first.

Check before you model

  • Confirm this code on a current retailer bill.
  • Confirm the main import tariff and the retailer export price.
  • Check the approved export limit.
2026–27 network schedule

The price signal behind this code

Network rates only. These are not retail electricity prices.

When it applies

Anytime export. The 2026–27 price list does not set separate export time bands for this code.

Illustrative example

Classify a large-business export meter

  • The business uses 220 MWh a year.
  • The site has a net export meter.
  • The main import tariff is a large-business tariff.
The published default export path is BLNE22AU. Export is classed as anytime.

The price list gives no network usage rate for this code. This example cannot produce an export saving. Check the retailer treatment.

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.