Latest Results
SME Tariff Tracker Report – Dec 2021
The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Retail Tariff Tracker is an ongoing project for Energy Consumers Australia.
Building the evidence base of the energy costs facing small and medium enterprises.
Latest resultsIncreases in energy costs can adversely impact all businesses, large or small, undermining their long-term profitability and contribution to the Australian economy. Energy Consumers Australia commends the attention that has been brought to bear in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry on the unacceptable pressures facing Australian businesses and consumers as a result of the price increases over the past ten years.
Through ongoing work on the SME retail tariff tracking project Energy Consumers Australia continues to build the evidence base of the costs facing small business, particularly those that are energy intensive and are unable to pass on those costs. As in other markets, for competition to be effective the transparency of information is an important tool so that consumers can participate with confidence.
The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Retail Tariff Tracker is an ongoing project for Energy Consumers Australia. It collects data every April and October, with reports on trends published in June and December.
Key findings and all published reports can be accessed below.
Electricity bills reduced across almost all jurisdictions in the National Electricity Market in October 2021. Victoria had the greatest decrease (12%), followed by Tasmania (11%), South Australia (7%), NSW (4%), and Queensland (3%). However, average bills for the ACT rose by 20% due to higher network charges, largely as a result of the costs associated with implementing legislation to supply 100% renewable energy.
Bills were slightly lower for most small businesses using gas compared with a year earlier, decreasing by 1%. The greatest decreases were in the ACT (5%),and Victoria (4%), with marginal reductions in South Australia and Western Australia. In contrast, gas bills in Queensland and New South Wales increased slightly, and remained unchanged in Tasmania.
Electricity bills were, on average, 2% lower in October 2021for small businesses across Australia compared with a year earlier.
SME Tariff Tracker Report – Dec 2021
The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Retail Tariff Tracker is an ongoing project for Energy Consumers Australia.