Electricity Cost Pass-through Trial

Electricity Cost Pass-through Trial

Irrigation customers in selected schemes participated in a three-year ‘no-one is worse off’ electricity cost pass-through trial, from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023.

During the trial, if Sunwater spent less on electricity than it recovered from customers a credit was applied to eligible irrigation customers’ bills at the end of the financial year.

Further information on this initiative is available in the frequently asked questions below.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

October 2022

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2021-22 trial outcomes

The electricity cost pass-through trial outcomes for 2021-22 are outlined in the scheme-specific fact sheets below.

2022

2020-21 trial outcomes

The electricity cost pass-through trial outcomes for 2020-21 are outlined in the scheme-specific fact sheets below.

2021

Summary of trial and next steps

• The electricity cost pass-through trial has formed part of our Irrigation Price Path engagement with customers from the relevant tariff groups in those seven eligible schemes.
• Customers are encouraged to have their say on whether they would like a permanent pass-through mechanism as part of the next irrigation price path period, from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029.