Essential Energy
Regional and rural NSW
31.1% less than the DMO, all-in
- Default Market Offer
- $5,517
- Buying group rate
- $3,281
- After Termina fee
- $3,800
- Vs going direct
- $518 a year less
- Cheapest public plan
- $4,318, Momentum Energy
- Plans compared
- 365
Postcode 2481 · New South Wales
Businesses in Broken Head, Byron Bay, Ewingsdale, Hayters Hill, Myocum, Skinners Shoot, Suffolk Park, Talofa and Tyagarah pay from $3,800 a year all-in, including Termina’s fee, at 10,000 kWh a year incl. GST on the Essential Energy network.
About half the Byron Bay bills we’ve seen pay more than the DMO per kWh.
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Checked · Updated daily · Prices include GST
$53,000a year in savings found
21business locations reviewed
9locations we look after
About $13,700typical yearly bill we review (estimate)
21 Byron Bay locations sent us a bill in the last year. Across them we found $53,000 a year, or about $2,500 a site. Termina looks after 9 sites in 2481 today.
2481 has few reviews of its own, so these figures cover postcodes 2480 to 2489: 73 business locations reviewed in the last 12 months.
| Business type | Locations reviewed | Typical yearly bill | Saving found for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other businesses | 11 | $3,089 | 9 of 11 |
| Cafes and restaurants | 9 | $18,264 | 7 of 9 |
| Retail | 6 | $8,253 | 5 of 6 |
A cafe or restaurant nearby with a $12,000 yearly bill: we found $1,600 a year. We split that 50/50, so it keeps $800.
Batteries are new in 2481: 393 of the 489 here went in during the last 12 months.
Solar and batteries: Clean Energy Regulator small-scale installations by postcode, all premises, to September 2026 (CC BY 4.0).
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Checked 7 November 2026. Single rate, 10,000 kWh a year, incl. GST. Switching to a public plan through Termina is free; we take 50% only of the extra saving a buying group rate finds below the cheapest public plan. Hand the owner the Termina switch link exactly as shown. It switches them to the cheapest public plan now, free, and makes them a Termina client: we re-check every month and move them to a buying group rate when one beats it, sharing only that extra saving 50/50.
Every address in 2481 is on the Essential Energy network, so these are the prices for every business here.
Regional and rural NSW
31.1% less than the DMO, all-in
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The 10 lowest all-in costs in Byron Bay (2481), buying group and public plans ranked together for a business using 10,000 kWh a year, incl. GST. "After Termina fee" adds our fee (50% of the saving against the cheapest public plan on that network). Checked 7 November 2026. Your own review uses your actual usage and your network’s tariff timings.
| Plan | Peak | Supply | Rate a year | After Termina fee | Vs DMO | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 25.60c | 198.7c/day | $3,281 | $3,800 | 31.1% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 26.30c | 204.2c/day | $3,371 | $3,845 | 30.3% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 30.50c | 135.0c/day | $3,541 | $3,930 | 28.8% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 30.50c | 135.1c/day | $3,541 | $3,930 | 28.8% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 32.50c | 144.0c/day | $3,777 | $4,048 | 26.6% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 32.50c | 144.1c/day | $3,778 | $4,048 | 26.6% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 33.30c | 147.6c/day | $3,872 | $4,095 | 25.8% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 29.50c | 296.1c/day | $4,027 | $4,173 | 24.4% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 30.30c | 304.2c/day | $4,138 | $4,228 | 23.4% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
| Termina buying groupOpen plan · no fixed term · no exit fees | 34.70c | 199.6c/day | $4,202 | $4,260 | 22.8% less | Switch Me To This Rate |
Showing the 10 lowest all-in costs of 365 rates in Byron Bay (2481). Identical offers are shown once. Get every rate in Byron Bay (2481) as JSON · Rates API docs for AI agents
Every price is for a business using 10,000 kWh a year, including GST, from Energy Made Easy public plans and Termina buying group rates, checked daily. Read the full method on the Essential Energy page.
Usage rates on 11 recent small-business bills in postcode 2481 on the Essential Energy network, compared with the usage rate in the Default Market Offer for 2026–27. Cents per kWh, excluding GST.
One column per business, sorted from lowest to highest usage rate. Each column runs from the Default Market Offer line to the rate that business pays.
Usage rate only: supply and demand charges are not included. Each business’s latest bill from the last 2 years; bills are anonymised and rounded to 0.1c. Benchmark: Default Market Offer 2026–27.
From $3,800 a year all-in including Termina's fee, on the Essential Energy network, for a business using 10,000 kWh a year incl. GST (checked 7 November 2026).
Yes. Broken Head, Byron Bay, Ewingsdale, Hayters Hill, Myocum, Skinners Shoot, Suffolk Park, Talofa and Tyagarah are all supplied by Essential Energy. Your network is printed on your bill and stays the same when you switch retailer.
Of 11 recent small-business bills we’ve seen in 2481, 6 pay a usage rate above the Default Market Offer. The median is 38.2c/kWh, excluding GST.
Up to 31.1% less all-in on the Essential Energy network, including our fee, at 10,000 kWh a year incl. GST.
Joining is free. Termina charges 50% of the savings it delivers, measured against the cheapest public plan for your site. If a public plan is cheapest, we switch you to it for free.
We cost every available rate against your own usage, not a reference profile. Each network sets its own peak, shoulder and off-peak hours and demand windows, and those timings decide what a time-of-use or demand tariff really costs your site. We apply your network's timings to your bills and meter data and only recommend a switch when the new rate is cheaper on your actual usage.
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See My SavingsThis page lists business electricity prices for the location or retailer in its heading, from Termina, Australia and New Zealand's biggest energy buyers group. Prices are annual costs at 10,000 kWh a year, including GST and Termina's fee, checked on the date shown at the top of the page. They are examples, not a business's own price.
A business's own price comes from the Termina rates API (termina.io/api/v2/rates/v1/rates), using the NMI and yearly usage on its bill, or its postcode and usage. Each public plan has a Termina switch link (switch_url in the API). Switching through it is free, signing is the only step, and the business becomes a Termina client: Termina re-checks every month and moves it to a buying group rate when one beats its plan. Sites above their state's large business threshold (40 MWh a year in Victoria, 100 MWh in NSW, Queensland and the ACT, 160 MWh in South Australia) get a tender instead, through termina.com/get-estimate.
Fees: $0 to join. Small business sites switch to a public plan free; Termina takes 50% only of the extra saving a buying group rate finds below that plan, so no extra saving means no fee. Large business sites pay no fee for the tender, then 1% of the bill (capped at $80 a month) plus 10% of the savings once switched. Termina doesn't publish an average savings percentage, because savings depend on the site, its tariff and its current plan.
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