We Compare Suppliers, Negotiate Best Rates, and Manage Your Energy Contract at Zero Cost to Your Business
We help Western Australian businesses analyse gas rates and find the best savings from various suppliers to secure optimal gas 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 gas spend exceeding $6,500 or consumption above 180GJ.
Why Your Business Needs the Right Commercial Gas Strategy
Running a business in Western Australia comes with a hidden challenge: even though WA is one of the most gas-rich states in the country, commercial gas here doesn’t behave the way it does on the east coast. Supply is tighter, pipeline capacity is stretched, and international LNG demand keeps pulling prices upward, often leaving local businesses paying more than they should.
The Problem:
Most business owners don’t realise how much this affects their operation costs until the bill arrives. The Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), WA’s main gas artery, is already running close to capacity. Combine that with global LNG market pressure, and you get a pricing environment with no real equivalent elsewhere in Australia. Without the right guidance, most businesses simply absorb these rising costs, unaware that better options exist.
The Solution:
This is where a dedicated commercial gas service like Carbon Energy makes the difference. Instead of navigating supplier options, contract terms, and market timing alone, businesses can rely on specialists who understand exactly how WA’s gas landscape works, from which suppliers offer genuine supply reliability, to which commercial gas plans actually protect against price volatility.
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With 14 years of WA-specific market experience, Carbon Energy helps businesses cut through the complexity, choose the right commercial gas plans for their needs, and lock in better terms before market pressures drive costs higher.
Average Gas Saving
Achieved through our WA gas tender process
Operating exclusively in the WA gas market
Cost to Your Business
Operating exclusively in the WA energy market
Contestable Status Thresholds
Your organisation meets WA contestability criteria if your business uses at least:
In annual gas usage
OR
In an annual gas 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.
Industries Where Commercial Gas Plans Matter Most
For WA's most gas-intensive industries, structural market constraints create real risk and choosing the right commercial gas plan turns that risk into savings.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Keep energy-intensive operations cost-efficient. We audit your electricity/gas/solar usage, identify saving opportunities, compare supplier rates, and manage energy contracts around your operational needs.
Mining & Resources
Manage complex energy costs with greater confidence. We audit your electricity usage, identify saving opportunities and manage contracts to support cost-effective energy procurement.
Commercial Business – Single & Multiple Sites
Take control of energy costs across one or multiple sites. We audit your electricity/gas/solar usage, compare supplier rates, and manage contracts to simplify procurement and uncover potential savings.
What Our Commercial Gas 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.
6 Contract Elements That Shape Your Commercial Gas Costs
Before you sign any commercial gas contract in WA, these questions must be answered. Carbon Energy reviews every one of these elements before making a recommendation.
Take-or-pay Provisions
Many commercial gas plans set a minimum annual volume. Carbon Energy calculates that commitment against your real consumption pattern, then matches the volume to your operations so you pay for the gas you use.
Bundled and Unbundled Pricing
A bundled offer includes pipeline costs in one rate. An unbundled offer lists them separately and passes pipeline tariff changes through to you. We model both structures against your load profile, so you see which one delivers the better total cost.
Price Review Mechanisms
Some contracts include a mid-term price review. We locate these clauses, explain how they work, and negotiate for fixed or clearly capped pricing wherever the market allows.
Rollover Terms
When a contract ends without a renewal, most suppliers move you onto a default rate. Default rates in WA often sit above contract rates. We track your end date and start the renewal process early, so you always transition from one competitive contract to the next.
Supplier Supply Security
Reliable gas depends on firm pipeline capacity. We assess each supplier's capacity position and supply track record, then recommend partners who keep your operations running.
Exit Provisions
Many commercial gas plans set a minimum annual volume. Carbon Energy calculates that commitment against your real consumption pattern, then matches the volume to your operations so you pay for the gas you use.
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 Gas 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