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- No more power bills!
- Easy-to-use Smart Card
- Convenient recharging facilities
- A range of pricing structures
- Different rates at different times
- Helps the household budget
When you install an Aurora PAY AS YOU GO meter in your home, you will never receive another power bill again. That means no more surprises and more control over your budget.
No more power bills!
Because you pay for your power as you use it, you will never get a power bill again. This makes controlling your household budget a whole lot easier.
The Aurora PAY AS YOU GO meter lets you keep track of how much electricity you use on an hourly and daily basis, and tells you exactly how much credit you have left at any time. It will also warn you when your credit is getting low, reminding you to purchase extra credit next time you are passing your nearest Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent.
Easy-to-use Smart Card
When you sign up for Aurora PAY AS YOU GO you'll receive a personalised Smart Card that will work only on your meter. Using the Smart Card makes it easier to budget for electricity as you only buy the power you need, when you need it.
You can purchase any amount of credit up to $200. All you need to do is take the card to a registered Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent* where it will be recharged at an electronic terminal.
*Please note: Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agents prefer cash transactions and are not obliged to accept cheques, EFTPOS or credit cards.
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'Safety net' so you won't be caught in the dark
An amount of $10 Emergency Credit is available for times when you run out of credit and cannot immediately get to an authorised Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent to recharge your Smart Card. As the name suggests, it should only be used in emergencies!
When your credit gets down to $5, the display screen on your meter will give you a reminder that you will need to purchase more credit. It will also make the $10 Emergency Credit available. As a further back-up, even if you run out of Emergency Credit between 3 pm and 10 am and all weekend your power won't shut off, giving you time to get to your Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent and recharge your card.
Convenient recharging facilities
Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agents are conveniently located in shopping centres and areas wherever Aurora PAY AS YOU GO is offered. Agents are open at times that make it handy to call in and recharge your card.
A range of pricing structures
Aurora PAY AS YOU GO has different pricing structures depending on whether you're a Standard (uncontrolled load) or OffPeak (controlled load) customer. There are pricing combinations for weekdays, weekends and different times of the year (Summer rates apply from January to March, and Mimimum rates apply the rest of the year). There are also concessions based on the Customer Concession Scheme for Energy initiative of the SA State Government.
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Peak Summer rates (including GST)
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| Time of Use |
Mon–Fri
cents/kWh |
Sat–Sun
cents/kWh |
| 7 am–4 pm |
20.90 |
19.99 |
| 4 pm–9 pm |
19.99 |
17.76 |
| 9 pm–7 am |
15.0 Standard customer, 7 days |
| 9.85 Offpeak customers, 7 days |
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| Daily standing charge |
46.80 cents/day |
| Concession* daily fixed charge |
10.64 cents/day |
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Winter rates (including GST)
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Time of Use
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Mon–Fri
cents/kWh |
Sat–Sun
cents/kWh |
| 7 am–4 pm |
19.50 |
17.76 |
| 4 pm–9 pm |
17.76 |
14.70 |
| 9 pm–7 am |
15.0 Standard customers, 7 days |
| 9.85 OffPeak customers, 7 days |
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| Daily standing charge |
46.80 cents/day |
| Concession* daily fixed charge |
10.64 cents/day |
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Fees (including GST)
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Installation fee: ONE-OFF fee of $55.
Meter removal fee: $55 is incurred if you request to go back to normal metering after 3 months of installation of your Aurora PAY AS YOU GO meter.
Smart Card replacement fee: $20 (if Smart Card is lost or stolen).
Additional Smart Card fee: $20 (maximum Smart Cards per meter is two).
Moving in/moving out fee: This $25 fee only applies if you are moving in or out of a residence that already has Aurora PAY AS YOU GO installed.
*The Customer Concession Scheme for Energy is an initiative of the SA State Government. Additional information on the Concession Scheme can be obtained by phoning the Department for Families and Communities (DFC) on the Concessions Hotline: 1800 307 758 or visit http://www.sa.gov.au/concessions/
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Different rates at different times
Aurora PAY AS YOU GO offers 'Time of Use' pricing which means that you can take advantage of different electricity rates at different times of the day. So by timing your electricity usage - for instance running electrical applicances such as washing machines, dryers and dishwashers at night - you should notice a saving in your power costs. Even simple things like doing the ironing in a cheaper timeslot will potentially save you money.
Helps the household budget
Aurora PAY AS YOU GO lets you pull the plug on power bills and take control of your finances. Your Aurora PAY AS YOU GO meter shows you exactly how much power you're using at any given time, and provides information to help you take advantage of cheaper rates a different times of the day. You can recharge your card with an amount that suits you whenever you are near an Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent and you'll never have to worry about being surprised by a big or unexpected power bill again!
Aurora PAY AS YOU GO is also great if you are sharing household expenses with others. You don't have to worry about trying to divide the bill - just take turns putting credit on your Smart Card.
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The Aurora Customer Service Centre operates during standard business hours on Monday to Friday, and on Saturday mornings.
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