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An estimate: supply charge plus usage at the stated annual kWh from the rates the retailer publishes to the Australian Energy Regulator, GST as published, conditional discounts, controlled load and solar feed-in left out. The retailer's own quote at your address and usage is the price you pay.

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CovaU Basics Residential TOU

CovaU's Basics Residential TOU on the TasNetworks electricity network (Tasmania) costs an estimated $126 a month for a household using 4,000 kWh a year, 26th cheapest of 75 published plans on the network at that usage (median $130). Time-of-use rates: peak 40.14c, off-peak 24.64c per kWh, 105.28c a day supply. Read from the retailer's rates as published to the Australian Energy Regulator on 8 Nov 2026 (retailer's record last updated 1 Oct 2026). GST as published; conditional discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded from the estimate.

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In one line

CovaU's Basics Residential TOU costs an estimated $126 a month, $1,517 a year, for a typical household using 4,000 kWh a year on the TasNetworks network (Tasmania), 26th cheapest of 75 published plans, priced at peak 40.14c/kWh 7am to 9.59am weekdays and 4pm to 8.59pm weekdays, off-peak 24.64c/kWh 10am to 3.59pm weekdays and 9pm to 6.59am weekdays and midnight to midnight weekends plus 105.28c a day with solar feed-in 10.87c/kWh, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. The cheapest is Solstice Energy's Standard Residential Time of Use + Off Peak Night at $112 a month. See Solstice Energy's plan.

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Cheapest on TasNetworks on 8 Nov 2026

The lowest published estimates at 4,000 kWh a year, one retailer each, as read from the regulator's listings on 8 Nov 2026. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted.

Cheapest · our recommendation
Solstice Energy Standard Residential Time of Use + Off Peak Night
4,000 kWh a year on TasNetworks · price read 2026-11-08
$112/mo
$1,343/yr
Go to Solstice Energy
Alternative · 7th cheapest
1st Energy 1st Quartz - Tariff 93, Residential Time of Use
4,000 kWh a year on TasNetworks · price read 2026-11-08
$113/mo
$1,353/yr
Go to 1st Energy

What it costs

Supply charge plus usage at each annual figure, from the published rates. Your retailer's quote is the price you pay.

2,000 kWh a year · one or two people

$79/mo

$951 a year · 2nd of 75 plans · median $88

4,000 kWh a year · a typical household

$126/mo

$1,517 a year · 26th of 75 plans · median $130

6,000 kWh a year · a large household

$174/mo

$2,084 a year · 65th of 75 plans · median $172

The rate card

As published to the regulator; cents including GST where the retailer publishes it that way.

Supply charge: 105.28c a day
peak usage: 40.14c per kWh7am to 9.59am weekdays; 4pm to 8.59pm weekdays · 24% of use in the estimate
off-peak usage: 24.64c per kWh10am to 3.59pm weekdays; 9pm to 6.59am weekdays; midnight to midnight weekends · 76% of use in the estimate
Controlled load: none published
Solar feed-in: 10.87c per kWh
Discounts: no guaranteed discount
Who can take this plan, as the retailer states it: See our full terms and conditions to www.covau.com.au for details.
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How the estimate is built: supply + time-of-use rates at 2000/4000/6000 kWh/yr, usage spread evenly across the week so each rate's share is the share of hours its window covers (no published profile for TasNetworks); GST as published; discounts, controlled load and feed-in excluded

Where this plan applies

Electricity offers are published per distribution network, so the rates above hold for every postcode on it.

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Related plans

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Source: the retailer's plan as published to the Australian Energy Regulator (Energy Made Easy record COV1176466SRE1), checked daily. Ranked on estimated cost alone; nothing is promoted. How this is collected