Consumer
Discounts

Network Tasman provides your discount to your electricity retailer who will credit the amount, in full. The discount should be clearly identified on your power account in the words (or similar) "Network Tasman Line Charge Discount".

Your electricity retailer supplies Network Tasman with the consumption data (kWh usage) based on meter readings at your connection (ICP). This information is used as the basis for calculating your discount credit over the year.

The Spring discount will appear as a credit on your power account sometime between late September and early October. The exact date will depend on when your account is scheduled for delivery from your retailers billing cycle.

No, the discount is a credit applied against the line charge component of your power account and it is not a cash distribution. 

The discount will always be credited to the person who has their name on the power account as at the eligibility date for the particular connection concerned. Normally, this will be the tenant of the property if they are responsible for paying the monthly power bills.

Yes. It does not matter who your retailer is, or if you have changed retailers, because the discount comes from your local distributor Network Tasman.  It must be passed on to you by your current retailer.

To meet the eligibility criteria, you must have an active, metered connection (ICP) to our network and be responsible for paying a line charge at the cut-off date. We suggest you make apportionment arrangements for discounts in your sale and purchase agreement, the same way you would for rates when you are selling your property. Discounts are determined on the basis of the existing billable connections (ICPs) at a point in time.

The amount of discount each consumer receives depends on two things: the price plan you are on and how much electricity is used during the year. Most consumers will receive a discount between $30 to $100.

The consumption used in the calculation of your discount relates to the specific ICP number shown on your power account e.g. 0000045362NT38C. The discount calculator on this page provides the total discount that you will receive. By entering in your ICP number you can view your discount and the consumption (kWh) data used to calculate it.

There is no maximum or minimum on the discount amount that an individual consumer may receive.

Contact your electricity retailer or call Network Tasman on 0800 508 098.

You will receive a discount for each separate eligible supply point (ICP) for your property (or properties) provided you are the person responsible for the power bills at each connection point. i.e if you receive separate power billings for each connection (ICP) then you should also receive a separate discount for each of those connections.

The discount will be based on the consumption of the connection that is in your name as at the cut-off date, and credited to your account, assuming it is eligible on the eligibility date. Consumers often move from one connection to another, and also change retailers. It is impractical to track previous addresses and retailers.

Because discounts are calculated on the consumption (kWh) used at the connection point, as reported to Network Tasman by retailers, there will be noticeable variability between different consumers and levels will differ from year to year for a given consumer. Network Tasman acknowledges that some consumer may receive a lower discount than in previous years.