Tariff Definitions
For the purposes of trading electricity the National Electricity Market (NEM) defines peak hours from
7:00am to 10:00pm from Monday to Friday, with off-peak bhours at all other times. Unfortunately this definition has not been picked up by
the network providers who by default often set the tariff definitions that are used by various retailers.
The following table lists the most commonly accepted definitions.
| STATE | PEAK / BUSINESS | SHOULDER / EVENING | OFF PEAK | ||||||
| ACT (Evo) | 7:00am - 5:00pm working weekdays |
5:00pm - 10:00pm working weekdays |
All other times | ||||||
| NSW (Essential) | 7:00am - 9:00am 5:00pm - 8:00pm weekdays inc. public holidays |
9:00am - 5:00pm 8:00pm - 10:00pm weekdays inc. public holidays |
All other times | ||||||
| NSW (AusGrid) | 2:00pm - 8:00pm working weekdays |
7:00am - 2:00pm 8:00pm - 10:00pm working weekdays |
All other times | ||||||
| NSW (Endeavour) | 1:00pm - 8:00pm business days |
7:00am - 1:00pm 8:00pm - 10:00pm business days |
All other times | ||||||
| NT Network | 6:00am - 6:00pm seven days a week |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| NT Retail | 6:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| QLD | 7:00am - 11:00pm Monday to Friday |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| SA | 7:00am - 9:00pm Business Days |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| TAS | 7:00am - 10:00pm Monday to Friday |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| VIC | 7:00am - 11:00pm Monday to Friday |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| WA - RT12 | 2:00pm - 8:00pm Monday to Friday, exc. public holidays |
7:00am - 8:00pm weekdays 7:00am - 10:00pm weekends and public holidays |
All other times | ||||||
| WA - RT3 | 7:00am - 9:00pm Monday to Friday, inc. public holidays |
N/A | All other times | ||||||
| WA - RT4, RT5, RT6 | 8:00am - 10:00pm Monday to Friday, inc. public holidays |
N/A | All other times | ||||||