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Electricity in New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's most populous state and part of the National Electricity Market (NEM), so the retail market is contestable — you can choose your electricity retailer. The poles and wires are run by Ausgrid, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy. NSW has a large and fast-growing rooftop-solar and battery base, and its remaining state support is now focused on a VPP-connection incentive rather than an upfront battery rebate.

VPPs available in New South Wales

AS

Amber SmartShiftWholesale

VPP reward: paid the live wholesale spot price for energy your battery exports during peaks (can hit several $/kWh on spikes; no fixed credit).

AV

AGL VPP (BYOB)Fixed credit

Sign-up: $200 welcome credit.

OL

Origin LoopFixed credit

Sign-up: $200 bill credit.

EB

EnergyAustralia Battery EaseFixed credit

Ongoing: $15/month bill credit (up to $180/yr).

EV

ENGIE VPP AdvantageFixed credit

Sign-up: $200 (NSW/QLD/SA) or $100 (VIC).

CV

CovaU VPPEvent credit

VPP event: bill credits for energy your battery contributes during events (rate set by CovaU; published in your plan).

NE

Nectr Evolve (BEE)Fixed credit

Sign-up + monthly bill credit on the BEE / Evolve plan.

GZ

GloBird ZEROHEROEvent credit

Free charging: 3 hours of grid charging free each day.

DE

Diamond Energy WATTBANKAnnual credit

Annual credit: up to $450/yr (scales with system size).

DE

Discover Energy / GEEProfit share

VPP event: bill credits during events.

L

LocalvoltsP2P wholesale

Model: you buy and sell at real-time wholesale prices and set your own buy/sell offers in 5-minute intervals — fully market-exposed, no fixed credit or feed-in.

1H

1KOMMA5° HeartbeatWholesale

Model: Heartbeat AI auto-trades your battery on the wholesale spot market to cut your bill (claimed up to ~$1,500/yr).

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