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Electra owns and operates the electricity lines and distribution assets in the Kapiti-Horowhenua region

Electra invoices these charges to Electricity Retailers, who then include these in your regular electricity bill.

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Electricity Network Prices (Excl GST) Kapiti Coast and Horowhenua: Effective 1 April 2023

LOW USERS
(<=8,000 KWH PER YEAR)

GENERAL PRICING

Code Description Users (EST.) Unit Price 1 APRIL 2022 Price 1 APRIL 2023 Price 2023 Post Discount
FFixed daily 23671$/day0.3000.4500.3650
AUncontrolled/Anytime $/kWh0.1260.1400.1312
DNNight of Day/Night (9pm-7am) $/kWh0.0690.0770.0682
DDDay of Day/Night (7am-9pm) $/kWh0.1450.1660.1572
MControlled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0720.0840.0752
NNight only (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0680.0740.0652
BNight Boost (11pm-7am & 1pm-4pm) $/kWh0.0690.0780.0692

TOU PRICING

TFFixed daily 14667$/day0.3000.4500.3650
TNOff-Peak (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0680.0740.0652
TPPeak (7am-11am & 5pm-9pm) $/kWh0.1270.1460.1372
TOShoulder (11am-5pm & 9pm-11pm) $/kWh0.1000.1110.1022
MControlled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0720.0840.0752
BNight Boost (11pm-7am & 1pm-4pm) $/kWh0.0690.0780.0692

TOU + EV
PRICING

TEVFFixed daily 11$/day0.3000.4500.3650
TEVNOff-Peak (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0520.0670.0582
TEVPPeak (7am-11am & 5pm-9pm) $/kWh0.1270.1460.1372
TEVOShoulder (11am-5pm & 9pm-11pm) $/kWh0.1000.1110.1022
TEVMControlled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0720.0840.0752

STANDARD USERS (>8,000 KWH PER YEAR)

GENERAL PRICING

Code Description Users (EST.) Unit Price 1 APRIL 2022 Price 1 APRIL 2023 Price 2023 Post Discount
AFFixed 2436$/day1.0801.3101.2250
AAUncontrolled/Anytime $/kWh0.0910.1010.0922
DNANight of Day/Night $/kWh0.0340.0380.0292
DDADay of Day/Night $/kWh0.1100.1270.1182
MAAControllled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0370.0450.0362
NOANight only $/kWh0.0330.0350.0262
BANight Boost $/kWh0.0340.0390.0302

TOU PRICING

XTFFixed 5424$/day1.0801.3101.2250
XTNOff-Peak (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0330.0350.0262
XTPPeak (7am-11am & 5pm-9pm) $/kWh0.0920.1070.0982
XTOShoulder (11am-5pm & 9pm-11pm) $/kWh0.0650.0720.0632
XTMControlled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0370.0450.0362
XTBNight Boost $/kWh0.0340.0390.0302

TOU + EV
PRICING

XTEVFFixed 5$/day1.0801.3101.2250
XTEVNOff-Peak (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0170.0280.0192
XTEVPPeak (7am-11am & 5pm-9pm) $/kWh0.0920.1070.0982
XTEVOShoulder (11am-5pm & 9pm-11pm) $/kWh0.0650.0720.0632
XTEVMControlled 20 (electric hot water) $/kWh0.0370.0450.0362

INDUSTRIAL (>40,000 KWH PER YEAR)

Code Description Users Unit Price 1 APRIL 2022 Price 1 APRIL 2023 Price 2023 Post Discount
SFixed 265$/day2.3403.1003.0150
SNOff-Peak (11pm-7am) $/kWh0.0260.0230.0142
SPPeak (7am-11am & 5pm-9pm) $/kWh0.0740.0810.0722
SOShoulder (11am-5pm & 9pm-11pm) $/kWh0.0510.0560.0472
SCAPCapacity $/kVA/Day0.00000.00000.0000

Unmetered Lighting

Code Description Unit Price 1 APRIL 2022 Price 1 APRIL 2023 Price 2023 Post Discount
UUnmetered/Streetlighting $/kWh0.1300.1500.1500
LGTLighting $/fitting/day0.2300.2400.2400
LGTULighting Consumption $/kWh000

Export

Code Description Users Unit Price 1 APRIL 2022 Price 1 APRIL 2023 Price 2023 Post Discount
EXSmall scale distributed generation 1160$/kWh0.00000.00000.0000

Notes

Export
For those who are generating electricity on their premises and exporting some or all of this into Electra’s distribution network.

Price Discount 2024
Electra’s Discount for 2024 will be paid to Qualifying Customers as at 31 January 2024.
The Discount consists of a fixed and variable component and will be passed through on the bill you receive from your retailer.
The fixed component will be $0.0850 per day and variable component will be $0.0088 per kWh.
The post discount prices are outlined in the Pricing Schedule.

Power Factor Premium
This applies to commercial customers.  Where the power factor is less than 0.95 Electra reserves the right to impose a power factor premium.  The premium will be based on a multiplier of 2% of the monthly total Network price for every 0.01 power factor below 0.95 lagging.

Individual Price Option
An Individual price option (IND) is available for customers on pricing trials or who are deemed by Electra to require customised pricing. Prices are available on request.

 

Loss Factor Code1
Network Losses (%)6.60%
Loss Factor1.071