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Special fees

Sometimes we may charge you for specific services that are not part of your everyday power or gas supply. These one-off fees do not attract a Prompt Payment Discount. These fees are effective from 15 January 2010.

The fees below apply to both residential and business customers with single or 3 phase connections of 100 amps or less.

All prices listed include GST unless stated otherwise.

Meter Reading - Special (interim) or final
Charged when a meter read is requested. $15.00
Charged when a meter read is requested within a one hour time range. (Only available in selected areas) $35.00
   
Electricity disconnection or reconnection call out fee
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to disconnect the power. $60.00
Charged per visit when you request a representative visit your premise to disconnect the power when disconnection is requested within 3-5 hours, after hours, on the weekend or on a public holiday. $100.00
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to reconnect the power within a 24 hour time period. $60.00

Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to reconnect the power when reconnection is requested within 3-5 hours, after hours, on the weekend or on a public holiday.

$100.00
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to reconnect the power which has been off for more than six months. (Service available in selected areas only)* $140.00
*An additional charge may apply for urgent reconnections when a safety inspection is required.  
   
Gas disconnection or reconnection call out fee
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to disconnect the gas. $120.00
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to reconnect the gas within a 24 hour time period. $120.00
Charged per visit when a representative needs to visit your premise to reconnect the gas when reconnection is requested within 3-5 hours, after hours, on the weekend or on a public holiday. $185.00
   
Metering Inspection call out fee
Charged per visit when you request a representative to visit your premises to inspect, test and/or change your metering. This includes meter shifts, overhead to underground, upgrade and downgrades, inspection after prescribed work, resealing a meter, and reinspection to reconnect the meter. $140.00
*An additional charge may apply for urgent reconnections when a safety inspection is required.  
   
Metering call out fee when an inspection may not be required
Charged per visit when a representative is required to visit your premises but the job type does not require an electrical inspector to view. This includes a tariff change where there is a physical change to the meter is involved, faulty meter, high consumption issue, and you requesting a site visit. $105.00
   
Prepay install - absent/refusal fee
Charged if you do not keep an appointment to install a prepay meter or if you refuse to allow one of our representatives to install a prepay meter. $75.00
   
Non-network fault call out fee $105.00
   
Non-network no hot water call out fee $105.00
   
Administration fees
Payment dishonour. $5.00
Debt management $25.00
Invoice copy. $5.00
Credit refund. (Free on closed accounts) $25.00
Price plan change. (One free per year. A meter inspection call out fee may apply) $40.00
Collect outstanding debts. All costs
   
Payment fees
Payment made in person over the counter $1.50
Payments made by cheque ** $0.50
One-off credit card transactions *** up to $500 $2.50
One-off credit card transactions *** over $500 $5.00
One-off credit card transactions *** over $1,000 $10.00
   
Bond
A bond may be charged as security for payment of your energy supply:  
Residential per connection: $150.00
Commercial per connection: Three times the average monthly charge. This is based on actual or estimated monthly charges, over the preceding 12 months, for the previous occupant.
   
Remote Meter Reader
Daily Charge (ex GST) 12 cents per day
   
After Hours Meter Reading*
Weekend or weeknight read (ex GST) 9 cents
per day
*Conditions apply. Not available in all areas.
**Payments made by cheque in person over the counter will be $1.50 (they will not incur the additional cheque fee).
***Credit card transaction fee does not apply to pre-arranged recurring monthly credit card payments. Credit card transactions are only available on some price plans.
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