CFAs: Energy Bill Relief Fund for Small Businesses (Australia)

This fund helps to pay electricity bills in 2023-24 and 2024-25 is available for small businesses. Eligible small businesses will receive relief on their electricity bills in the form of either quarterly credits if billed through an energy retailer, or a once-off rebate if the business is within an embedded network.

This energy bill relief is co-funded by the South Australian and Australian Governments, as part of the Energy Bill Relief Fund. The South Australian Government is responsible for the implementation of the energy bill relief in South Australia.

Funding Information

• A $650 energy bill rebate is available to eligible small businesses in South Australia during 2023-24.
• Eligible small businesses on an embedded network will receive a one-off rebate of $650 from their embedded network operator. The embedded network operator will need to apply to their retailer for the bill energy relief on behalf of their eligible small business tenants. The retailer will apply a bulk credit to the embedded network operator’s next electricity bill, and the operator will then pass the energy bill relief onto each eligible tenant in their next bill.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for the $650 bill rebate, a small business in an embedded network must:
  • be located in South Australia,
  • have an active electricity account with an embedded network operator on 1 January 2024,
  • receive an itemised account from their embedded network operator for their consumption,
  • have metered total consumption less than 160MWh per annum, as defined by the National Energy Retail Law as it applies in South Australia,
  • not be an excluded business. An excluded business includes:
    • banks and financial institutions (e.g. branches, ATMs);
    • utilities (including telecommunication companies); and
    • government-owned agencies and government-owned businesses.

For more information, visit Government of South Australia.