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Tasmanian households can choose their electricity retailer, but Aurora Energy supplies about 92% of them, and it is the only retailer offering regulated prices. The Tasmanian Economic Regulator sets the maximum Aurora can charge on its standard contract, and from 1 July 2026 those prices rose by an average of 4.23%, driven mainly by network costs.
Tasmania is also the only state where the regulator still sets a minimum solar feed-in tariff that every retailer must pay: 9.276 c/kWh for 2026–27. This page explains how the market works, the concession, and where a market contract might save you money.
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Tasmanian customers can be on a standard retail contract, at regulated prices offered only by Aurora Energy, or on a market retail contract from Aurora or another authorised retailer. TasNetworks owns the network across the state whichever you choose.
The Regulator investigates Aurora's efficient costs about every three years and then approves Aurora's prices each year against that determination. For 2026–27 it approved an average increase of 4.23% across standing offer tariffs. It also introduced new regulated flat-rate tariffs from 1 July 2026 with higher supply charges and lower usage charges.
With Aurora supplying about 92% of households, competition is thinner than on the mainland. It is still worth checking Energy Made Easy, which covers Tasmania, for market offers from Aurora and other retailers, especially if you have solar, a heat pump or an electric vehicle and could benefit from a time-of-use plan.
Each year the Tasmanian Economic Regulator sets the minimum amount retailers must pay eligible customers for exported electricity. From 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 it is 9.276 c/kWh, 5.6% higher than the 8.782 c/kWh paid in 2025–26, because of higher loss factors, market costs and wholesale prices. It applies to customers on mainland Tasmania, including Bruny Island, with eligible small-scale solar, wind or mini-hydro systems.
Eligible Tasmanian households receive the Annual Electricity Concession as a daily discount of $1.84347 on their bill from 1 July 2026, about $673 over a full year. Pensioner Concession Card, Health Care Card, ImmiCard (Bridging Visa E) and Tasmanian Concession Card holders are eligible. Embedded network customers receive a one-off $673 payment for 2026–27. Other help includes the Heating Allowance, Life Support Discount and Medical Cooling Rebate.
Tasmania is under the National Energy Retail Law. If your retailer does not resolve a complaint, the Energy Ombudsman Tasmania handles it for free.
Yes. You can take a standard contract from Aurora Energy at regulated prices, or a market contract from Aurora or another authorised retailer. Aurora supplies about 92% of households.
Aurora Energy's regulated standing offer prices rose by an average of 4.23% from 1 July 2026, mainly because of higher network prices.
The minimum is 9.276 c/kWh from 1 July 2026, set by the Tasmanian Economic Regulator and payable by retailers to eligible customers.
$1.84347 a day from 1 July 2026 for eligible retail customers, or a one-off $673 for embedded network customers in 2026–27.
Energy Made Easy covers Tasmania and lists every generally available plan, including Aurora Energy's market offers.
