Jargon lesson 2: Peak & Off Peak Part II

The time switch in New South Wales has an extra component called “shoulder”. So far only one distribution region in Victoria has a shoulder component and that is applicable on certain medium to large tariffs in SP Ausnet area.

Your time period for each of the peak, off peak and shoulder energy differ depending on who is your distributor or local network service provider (LNSP). If your local distributor is:

Energy Australia
Peak Period : 2pm to 8pm on weekdays excluding public holidays
Shoulder Period : 7am to 2pm and 8pm to 10pm on working weekdays
7am to 10pm on weekends and public holidays
Off Peak Period : All other times

Country Energy
Peak Period : 7am to 9pm and 5pm to 8 pm on weekdays excluding public holidays
Shoulder Period : 9am to 5pm and 8pm to 10pm on weekdays excluding public holidays
Off Peak Period : All other times

Integral
Peak Period : 1pm to 8pm on weekdays excluding public holidays
Shoulder Period : 7am to 1pm and 8pm to 10pm on working weekdays
7am to 10pm on weekends and public holidays
Off Peak Period : All other times

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