We Compare Suppliers, Negotiate Best Rates, and Manage Your Energy Contract at Zero Cost to Your Business.
We help Western Australian businesses analyse electricity rates and find the best savings from various suppliers to secure optimal electricity costs and streamline your contract management, allowing you to focus on your core operations at no additional cost.
💡 Eligible for Western Australia businesses with an annual electricity spend exceeding $15,000 or consumption above 50,000 kWh.
Understanding the WA Commercial Electricity Framework
In Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS), commercial electricity procurement is governed by regulatory threshold boundaries that divide consumers into two distinct classifications:
Non-contestable customers — Typically residential households and small businesses operating below the statutory consumption threshold. These accounts are bound to Synergy under standard regulated tariffs, with no mechanism for market negotiation.
Contestable customers — Commercial enterprises meeting or exceeding the annual consumption or expenditure benchmark. These businesses hold the legal right to procure commercial electricity from any licensed suppliers in Western Australia.
Maximising Value Through a Professional Commercial Electricity Service
While market contestability unlocks significant cost-reduction opportunities, many eligible enterprises fall into common operational traps: maintaining their current agreement with the current supplier due to perceived complexity, or accepting an initial single-source quote without market benchmarking. Neither approach delivers an optimal outcome.
Engaging a specialised commercial electricity service enables your business to run a structured, multi-retailer competitive tender. This ensures your organisation secures the most competitive market rates and optimal contract terms across Western Australia.
Contestable Status Thresholds
Your organisation meets WA contestability criteria if your business uses at least:
In annual electricity usage
OR
In an annual electricity spend
If you meet either criteria, you have the power to negotiate. Carbon Energy handles the entire tender process for you at zero cost to your business.
What Our Commercial Electricity Service Includes
Full Market Tender
Comparing commercial electricity plans on your own is time-consuming and easy to get wrong. We solve this by preparing a Request for Proposal and submitting it to every relevant WA electricity retailer on your behalf. We manage all responses, assess every risk, and filter the market down to the offers that genuinely suit your business.
Total Cost Comparison
Many businesses compare unit rates alone and end up overpaying. As part of our commercial electricity service, we analyse the full contract cost, including network charges, capacity charges, renewable levies, and pass-through risks.
Easy-to-Understand Recommendation
Energy contracts are notoriously full of jargon, making it hard for business owners to know what they're actually agreeing to. We remove that confusion by presenting our recommendation in a format you can actually read and understand about total cost, contract terms, and risk flags. So you can choose the right commercial electricity plan with confidence.
Contract Negotiation
Reviewing offers and negotiating with retailers takes time most businesses don't have to spare. As part of our commercial electricity service, we handle the negotiation on your behalf, drawing on our experience across 1,000+ WA tenders and relationships with every supplier to secure competitive terms, so you can stay focused on running your business.
Contract Review & Finalisation
Signing an electricity contract without fully understanding its fine print can be a costly mistake. We review every term and condition before you sign anything, flagging exit clauses, price review mechanisms, and rollover terms. So you know exactly what you're committing to.
First Bill Checking
Billing errors are more common than most businesses realise, and they often go unnoticed until they've compounded over several billing cycles. Once your new commercial electricity plan is live, we check your first bill to confirm you're being charged at the contracted rates, catching errors early, before they cost you.
BUNDLED & UNBUNDLED ELECTRICITY OFFERS
The difference between a bundled and unbundled electricity offer isn't always obvious upfront. It's often only reflected once network charges or pass-through costs appear on a bill mid-contract. Understanding this distinction before you sign is one of the most important energy decisions your business can make.
Carbon Energy always models both offer types and explains the risk of each before making a recommendation. We have never recommended an unbundled offer without clear justification in writing.
Over $20M Energy Savings for WA Businesses through Expert Energy Audits & Tenders
Backed by 14 years of commercial business energy expertise, 80% client retention rate, and over 1,000 successful tender executions.
"Lesley provided comprehensive and well researched advice that has enabled our organisation to take advantage of cheaper power supply options, and has worked closely with me to complete the changeover in a timely and efficient manner."
Roy G
"I would recommend Lesley and Carbon Energy to anyone, who like me thought they were paying too much for their electricity"
Ray C
"Lesley provided comprehensive and well researched advice that has enabled our organisation to take advantage of cheaper power supply options, and has worked closely with me to complete the changeover in a timely and efficient manner."
Paul C
GET YOUR FREE COMMERCIAL ENERGY REVIEW
We will benchmark your current rate against the WA market, identify your saving opportunity, and run the full tender at no cost to your business.
- Free assessment
- Response within 1 business day
- 14 years in WA energy market experience