Business electricity in Tasmania
Tasmania's electricity comes largely from hydro generation, which gives the state a distinctive supply profile, and the network is operated by a single business, TasNetworks.
Retail competition exists for business customers, but the market is smaller than the mainland's, so the practical question is which retailers serve your connection and at what price.
- Wholesale market
- National Electricity Market (NEM)
- Network operator
- TasNetworks
TasNetworks and the Tasmanian grid
TasNetworks owns and operates the transmission and distribution network across the state, and also runs the wholesale market arrangements in Tasmania. Your site's network charges flow from TasNetworks' published tariffs.
Tasmania is connected to the mainland by Basslink, which means the state can import and export electricity — relevant to how wholesale prices form, though not something you manage directly as a customer.
Comparing offers in a smaller market
With a smaller set of competing retailers, differences between offers tend to come from the daily supply charge and the structure of energy rates rather than dramatic headline discounts.
For a business with steady, predictable load, a simple flat-rate offer is often easier to evaluate. For a site with a pronounced peak, it is worth checking whether a time-of-use structure is available and how it would apply to your usage.
How to compare plans in TAS
Start from a recent electricity bill for the site you want to compare. The bill gives us the usage, the billing period and the network tariff that a comparison for a Tasmania site needs in order to reflect how you are actually charged.
Upload a bill and compare business electricity plans — free, and it takes about a minute. New to all this? Start with how to read a business electricity bill or browse the full set of business electricity guides.