Counties - Residential

Counties area standard pricing

Counties Power is the lines company that services the Counties area.

We have a number of price plans available. To determine which is the best plan for you, it's important to consider the amount of electricity you use and the metering set-up at your property. The following information explains this in more detail.

We also offer special discounts with all our price plans, such as a 10% Prompt Payment Discount when you pay your bill by the discount expiry date. Please click here to find out more about discounts.

Pricing options based on your electricity consumption and meter setup

In your network we have two price plans available - these are dependent on your energy usage and apply to all properties that are a primary residence*:

Low User Plans
This is the best option for those who use less than 8,000 kWh per year.
Standard Plans
This is the best option for those who use more than 8,000 kWh per year

*Where a property is not a primary residence, only the Standard User Plan is available. For more information, click here.

Consolidated pricing not offered on Counties Network

Please note: Mercury Energy do not offer consolidated pricing on the Counties Network therefore if your property is switched to Mercury Energy the site will be deconsolidated.

A de-consolidation is where a property has more then one Connection Point, but they are under a single ICP number. Often the Connection Points have already been deconsolidated before the site is switched into Mercury Energy and only additional ICP(s) are required so we can separate Residential and Commercial properties (under their unique ICP numbers).

Example

The below site has been switched into Mercury Energy and shows that the 1 ICP is supplying a House, Cowshed and Pump but has multiple connection points. To make certain the charges applied by the network company and meter owner are correct and up-to-date we liaise with Counties Power (your network company) to ensure we have unique ICP numbers per Connection Point.

ICP 0000000000CN000 - Supplies the House, Cowshed and Pump
ICP 0000000000CN001 - Created for Cowshed / Meters
ICP 0000000000CN002 - Created for the Pump / Meters

This ensures the correct charges are being applied per ICP / Meter.

Definitions

Connection point: The actual point where Power is supplied to. The connection point is where the connection from boundary to the house.
ICP Number: Installation Control Point. A point of connection on a local network or embedded network, which the Distributor nominates as the point at which a Retailer will be deemed to supply electricity to a consumer.
De-consolidation: De-consolidation is where multiple connection points or multiple meters which are under one ICP number are split into separate accounts under unique ICP numbers.