Retail Pricing
Full retail contestability (FRC) commenced in the South Australian electricity market on 1 January 2003. From that date, all grid connected electricity customers have been able to enter into a market contract with their retailer of choice.
Standing contract prices have been established in legislation as a measure of protection to small customers (i.e. those customers whose annual electricity consumption is less than 160 megawatt hours) who choose not to enter into a market contract with a retailer.
AGL SA, as the prescribed retailer under the Electricity Act 1996 ("the Electricity Act") is required to offer to sell electricity to small customers at a standing contract price and subject to standing contract terms and conditions. The current standing contract prices are available on the AGL website.
The Electricity Act empowers the Commission to make a price determination under the Essential Services Commission Act 2002 setting the standing contract prices which AGL SA can charge under its standing contracts.
The AGL SA standing contract prices that apply from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010 were determined by the Commission following the 2007 Electricity Standing Contract Price Path Inquiry.
Electricity retail tariffs under market contracts offered by any electricity retailer (including AGL SA) to customers connected to ETSA Utilities' distribution network are not regulated by the Commission and are instead set by electricity retailers in a competitive market environment.
Residential and small business customers interested in comparing market contract offers to the AGL SA standing contract are encouraged to use the Commission's retail Price Comparison Service.
Information relating to the sale and supply of electricity in inset networks eg:
shopping centres
industrial estates
caravan parks
are available on the Electricity Reselling page.
