Large Commercial
Line Charges for Commercial & Industrial sites with half-hour metering on the Northpower network (excluding GST)
Effective 1st April 2011
| Price Plan | Applicable charges excluding metering | Tariff Code | Availability per day | Total line charge from 1/04/10 | Total line charge from 1/04/11 | Transmission portion of total line charge from 1/04/2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND9 (Code 9) | Monthly Customer charge | D | 24 hours | $113.00 | $113.00 | $/month | 0% |
| Demand-based | Anytime Demand Charge | 09AD | $5.25 | $5.40 | $/kVA/month | 43% | |
| (68 ICP’s) | Shoulder Demand Charge | 09SD | $6.90 | $7.05 | $/kVA/month | 55% | |
| Reactive Power charge | 09RP | $2.41 | $2.41 | $/excess kVAr/month | 100% | ||
| ND10 (Code 10) | Daily Customer charge | J | 24 hours | 244.00 | 244.00 | cents/day | 0% |
| Consumption | HH commercial | 31 | 9.05 | 9.45 | cents/unit | 25% | |
| based | Reactive Power charge | 31RP | 3.00 | 3.00 | cents/excess kVArh | 100% | |
| (68 ICP’s) |
Methodology for ND9 “Code 9” charges
- The Anytime Demand is the highest half-hour demand at any time between 1 April and 31 March, with a minimum chargeable demand of 150kVA.
- The Shoulder Demand is the average of the six highest daily half-hour demands from 0700-1000 and 1700-2130 from May to September with a minimum chargeable demand of 150kVA.
- Both the Anytime and Shoulder Demand Charges are charged in every month.
- The Reactive Power Charge is assessed on the basis of a 0.95 lagging power factor coincident with the highest half-hour demand each month.
Methodology for ND10 “Code 10” charges
- The ND10 Price Plan is an alternative for ICP’s with half-hour metering where the ND9 Price Plan is unsuitable.
- The Reactive Power Charge is assessed on the basis of an average 0.95 power factor over an entire month.
Power factor requirements for ND9 and ND10 plans
From 1 April 2012, the power factor requirement and the threshold for charges for excess reactive power will increase from 0.95 to 0.96.
From 1 April 2013, the power factor requirement and the threshold for charges for excess reactive power may increase from 0.96 to 0.97.
From 1 April 2014, the pwer factor requirement and the threshold for charges for excess reactive power may increase from 0.97 to 0.98.
Note: ND 9 and ND10 are only available at ICP’s with half-hour metering. Switches to or from ND9 and ND10 can only be made on the first day of a month.