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Natural gas rates and charges

How will my natural gas consumption be measured?

Your natural gas consumption will be calculated in joules which is the basic unit of energy used in the natural gas industry.

1 mega-joule (MJ) = 1 million joules.

1 giga-joule (GJ) = 1000 mega-joules.

The meter on your property will measure the flow of natural gas from the main pipeline in the street into your business.

Your gas account will your natural gas consumption in MJs.

How much will natural gas cost me?

Effective 1 January 2012.

Aurora's tariff* for small business natural gas customers is 2.89^ cents ($0.0289) per megajoule, plus a daily charge of 105^ cents.

* Aurora may vary this tariff and additional charges at any time. Customers will be notified of such changes. This information is current as at January 2012. These prices include GST.

^This charge applies to commercial businesses using less than 1000 GJs (or 1,000,000 MJs) of natural gas per annum. If your business uses more then 1000 GJs of natural gas please contact us to discuss your pricing options.

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