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Rates & Charges (South Australia)

Rates charged for electricity change depend on the time of year and time of use during the day.

Peak summer rates apply from January to March. Winter rates apply from April to December.

View a full list of Aurora PAY AS YOU GO rates and charges (PDF).

You can get a copy of the annual rates and charges from your Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent or by calling 1300 10 20 10.

For emergency situations the meter has a back-up of $10 Emergency Credit that you can access if you run out of credit and cannot immediately get to an authorised Aurora PAY AS YOU GO Recharge Agent to recharge your Smart Card.

The Aurora PAY AS YOU GO meter also displays the rate of the current timeslot.

Winter rates^ (including GST)
Time of Use Monday – Friday (cents/kWH) Saturday – Sunday (cents/kWH)
7 am – 4 pm 33.40 30.43
4 pm – 9 pm 30.43 25.18
9 pm – 7 am 25.69 Standard customer, 7 days
17.05 OffPeak customers, 7 days
Daily standing charge 82.46 cents/day
Concession* daily fixed charge 31.46 cents/day
Summer rates# (including GST)
Time of Use Monday – Friday (cents/kWH) Saturday – Sunday (cents/kWH)
7 am – 4 pm 38.90 37.75
4 pm – 9 pm 37.75 33.32
9 pm – 7 am 28.15 Standard customers, 7 days
18.67 OffPeak customers, 7 days
Daily standing charge 82.46 cents/day
Concession* daily fixed charge 31.46 cents/day

Fees (including GST)

  • Smart Card replacement fee: $20 (if Smart Card is lost or stolen).

The above rates are effective from 1 January 2012.

# 1 January – 31 March.

^1 April – 31 December.

* The Customer Concession Scheme for Energy is an initiative of the South Australian 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 (external link)