{"id":"energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","name":"Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000","slug":"energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176551,"registerId":"wa-energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nEnergy Coordination Act 1994\n\nEnergy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\nWestern Australia\n\nEnergy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Areas to which regulations apply 1\n\n4. Terms used 1\n\n5. Supplier to have at least one capped tariff 2\n\n6. Gas to be offered to certain small use customers at capped tariff 3\n\n7. Calculation of amounts 4\n\nSchedule 1 — Tariff caps\n\nPart 1 — Mid‑West/South‑West area\n\n1. Residential tariff 5\n\n2. Non‑residential tariff 6\n\nPart 2 — Albany area\n\n3. Residential tariff 7\n\n4. Non‑residential tariff 7\n\nPart 3 — Kalgoorlie‑Boulder area\n\n5. Residential tariff 8\n\n6. Non‑residential tariff 8\n\nPart 4 — Adjustment of certain tariff caps\n\n7. Term used: CPI number 9\n\n8. General adjustment for 2021/22 financial year and subsequent financial years 9\n\n9. Special adjustment for residential tariffs in Mid‑West/South‑West area 10\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 11\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nEnergy Coordination Act 1994\n\nEnergy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000\n\n[Heading deleted: Gazette 24 Jul 2012 p. 3392.]\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\nThese regulations may be cited as the *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThese regulations come into operation on the relevant day as defined in section 25(3) of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999*.\n\n##### 3. Areas to which regulations apply\n\nThese regulations apply to the supply of gas in —\n\n(a) the Mid‑West/South‑West area; or\n\n(b) the Albany area; or\n\n(c) the Kalgoorlie‑Boulder area.\n\n##### 4. Terms used\n\n(1) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears —\n\nAlbany area means the supply area or parts of a supply area to which a distribution licence —\n\n(a) granted to the Gas Corporation; and\n\n(b) applying to land any of which is in the local government district of Albany,\n\napplied when it was first granted;\n\ncapped tariff has the same meaning as in regulation 5;\n\ndwelling means a house, flat, home unit or other place of residence;\n\nKalgoorlie‑Boulder area means the supply area or parts of a supply area to which a distribution licence —\n\n(a) granted to the Gas Corporation; and\n\n(b) applying to land any of which is in the local government district of Kalgoorlie‑Boulder,\n\napplied when it was first granted;\n\nMid‑West/South‑West area means the supply areas or parts of a supply area to which any of the distribution licences of the Gas Corporation, other than a licence referred to in the definition of ***Albany area*** or ***Kalgoorlie‑Boulder area*** applied when first granted;\n\nsupplier means the holder of a trading licence;\n\nsupply, in relation to gas, means the sale of gas transported through a distribution system;\n\nunit means 3.6 megajoules.\n\n(2) For the purposes of these regulations a supply of gas is for residential purposes if the gas —\n\n(a) is supplied to —\n\n(i) a dwelling; or\n\n(ii) a place, other than a dwelling, to which the supply of gas is separately metered;\n\nand\n\n(b) is solely for residential use.\n\n[Regulation 4 amended: Gazette 24 Jul 2012 p. 3392.]\n\n##### 5. Supplier to have at least one capped tariff\n\n(1) A supplier intending to supply gas in an area referred to in regulation 3(a), (b), or (c) is required to have at least one capped tariff for any supply of gas in that area.\n\n(2) In subregulation (1) —\n\ncapped tariff means a tariff under which the charge for a supply of gas in any period for which a charge is calculated under the tariff cannot exceed the charge for that supply that would be calculated and, where applicable, adjusted under Schedule 1.\n\n[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224.]\n\n##### 6. Gas to be offered to certain small use customers at capped tariff\n\n[(1) deleted]\n\n(2) A supplier is required to offer to supply gas to each of its existing standard contract customers under the terms of the customer’s existing contract but at a capped tariff unless the existing contract already entitles the customer to be supplied at a capped tariff.\n\n(3) In subregulation (2) —\n\nexisting standard contract customer means a small use customer who is supplied with gas under a contract that, under section 25(1) of the *Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999*, the customer is to be regarded as having entered into.\n\n(4) When offering to supply gas to a new customer under a standard form contract, a supplier is required to offer to supply gas at a capped tariff.\n\n(5) In subregulation (4) —\n\nnew customer means a small use customer to whom a supplier offers to supply gas for the supply of which the customer does not already have a contract;\n\nstandard form contract has the meaning given in section 11WB of the Act.\n\n(6) This regulation does not prevent the supplier and customer from agreeing to charges or other terms and conditions that are different from those required by this regulation to be offered.\n\n[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224; 24 Jul 2012 p. 3393.]\n\n##### 7. Calculation of amounts\n\n(1) In calculating an amount under Schedule 1, an amount calculated by reference to a rate expressed in cents per unit or cents per day is to be rounded to the nearest one hundredth of one cent except if it falls halfway between 2 consecutive one hundredths of one cent, in which case it is to be rounded to the nearest even one hundredth of one cent.\n\n(2) In calculating a charge for the supply of gas, an amount that is not a whole number multiple of 5 cents is to be rounded to the nearest whole number multiple of 5 cents except if it falls halfway between 2 consecutive whole number multiples of 5 cents, in which case it is to be rounded to the nearest even whole number multiple of 5 cents.\n\n[**8.** Deleted: Gazette 30 Jun 2008 p. 3133.]\n\nSchedule 1 — Tariff caps\n\n[r. 5(2)]\n\nPart 1 — Mid‑West/South‑West area\n\n1. Residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage components, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | 21.98 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n| Usage components |  |\n| first usage component | 15.18 cents per unit for the first L units |\n| second usage component | 13.69 cents per unit for the next M units |\n| third usage component | 13.69 cents per unit for each additional unit<br>Where —<br>(a) for a single dwelling supplied through a separately metered supply point —<br> L = 12 🞩 N<br> M = 24 🞩 N<br> N = the number of days in the period for which the charge is calculated<br>(b) for multiple dwellings supplied through a commonly metered supply point —<br> L = [12 🞩 N] + [(F‑1) 🞩 5]<br> M = [24 🞩 N] + [(F‑1) 🞩 5]<br> N = the number of days in the period for which the charge is calculated<br> F = the number of dwellings |\n\n\n[Clause 1 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3133-4; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2669‑70; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1143; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3130-1; 1 May 2012 p. 1841-2; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\n2. Non‑residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for purposes other than residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage components, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of non‑residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | 19.11 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n| Usage components |  |\n| first usage component | 13.82 cents per unit for the first L units |\n| second usage component | 11.08 cents per unit for each additional unit<br>Where —<br>L = 100 🞩 N<br>N = the number of days in the period for which the charge is calculated |\n\n\n[Clause 2 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3134; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2671; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1144; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3131; 1 May 2012 p. 1842; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\nPart 2 — Albany area\n\n3. Residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage component, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | (a) for premises other than those described in paragraph (b) — 23.73 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | (b) for multiple dwellings supplied through a commonly metered supply point —<br> • 23.73 cents per day for the first dwelling<br> • 11.86 cents per day for each additional dwelling |\n| Usage component | 17.26 cents per unit |\n\n\n[Clause 3 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3134; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2672; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1144; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3131; 1 May 2012 p. 1842-3; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\n4. Non‑residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for purposes other than residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage component, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of non‑residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | 23.73 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n| Usage component | 17.26 cents per unit |\n\n\n[Clause 4 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3135; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2672; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1144; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3132; 1 May 2012 p. 1843; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\nPart 3 — Kalgoorlie‑Boulder area\n\n5. Residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage component, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | 49.43 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n| Usage component | 14.09 cents per unit |\n\n\n[Clause 5 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224‑5; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3135; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2672; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1144; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3132; 1 May 2012 p. 1843; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\n6. Non‑residential tariff\n\nUnder this Schedule a charge for the supply of gas for purposes other than residential purposes is calculated by adding the fixed component and the usage component, each of which is calculated at the rate shown in the Table to this clause or, where applicable, that rate as adjusted under Part 4.\n\nRates for components of non‑residential tariff\n\n| Fixed component | 49.19 cents per day |\n| --- | --- |\n| Usage component | 12.54 cents per unit |\n\n\n[Clause 6 amended: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5224‑5; 30 Jun 2008 p. 3135; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2673; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1145; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3132; 1 May 2012 p. 1844; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(3).]\n\nPart 4 — Adjustment of certain tariff caps\n\n[Heading inserted: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5225.]\n\n7. Term used: CPI number\n\nIn this Part —\n\n  CPI number means —\n\n(a) the Consumer Price Index, All Groups index number, weighted average for 8 capital cities, calculated and published by the Australian Statistician; or\n\n(b) if there is no number as described in paragraph (a), a corresponding index number calculated and published by a person appointed by the Coordinator.\n\n[Clause 7 inserted: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5225.]\n\n8. General adjustment for 2021/22 financial year and subsequent financial years\n\n(1) This clause applies to the calculation of the fixed component and the usage component or components (other than the usage component to which clause 9 applies) of a charge under this Schedule for the supply of gas in the 2021/22 financial year or a subsequent financial year (in this clause called the relevant year).\n\n(2) If the CPI number for the quarter ending on the last 31 March before the beginning of the relevant year (CPIr) is more than the CPI number for the quarter ending on the 31 March that was a year earlier (CPIr‑1), instead of using the number of cents per day or cents per unit shown in the relevant Table the number to be used for the relevant year is derived from the formula —\n\n![]()\n\nwhere —\n\nRn is the number of cents per day or cents per unit for the relevant year;\n\nRn‑1 is the number of cents per day or cents per unit that applied under this Schedule immediately before the relevant year began.\n\n(3) If CPIr is not more than CPIr‑1, the number of cents per day or cents per unit to be used for the relevant year is the number that applied under this Schedule immediately before the relevant year began.\n\n[Clause 8 inserted: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5225‑6; amended: Gazette 30 Jun 2008 p. 3135; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2673; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1145; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3132; 1 May 2012 p. 1844; 17 May 2013 p. 1979; SL 2020/80 r. 4(1).]\n\n9. Special adjustment for residential tariffs in Mid‑West/South‑West area\n\n(1) This clause applies to the calculation of the third usage component (the relevant component) of a charge under this Schedule for the supply of gas for residential purposes in the Mid‑West/South‑West area in the 2021/22 financial year or a subsequent financial year (in this clause called the relevant year).\n\n(2) If the CPI number for the quarter ending on the last 31 March before the beginning of the relevant year (CPIr) is not at least 2% less than the CPI number for the quarter ending on the March that was a year earlier (CPIr‑1), instead of using the number of cents per unit shown in the relevant Table the number to be used for the relevant component for the relevant year is derived from the formula —\n\n![]()\n\nwhere —\n\nRn is the number of cents per unit for the relevant year;\n\nRn‑1 is the number of cents per unit that applied under this Schedule for the relevant component immediately before the relevant year began.\n\n(3) If CPIr is at least 2% less than CPIr‑1, the number of cents per unit to be used for the relevant year is the number that applied under this Schedule for the relevant component immediately before the relevant year began.\n\n[Clause 9 inserted: Gazette 18 Oct 2002 p. 5226; amended: Gazette 30 Jun 2008 p. 3136; 30 Jun 2009 p. 2673; 26 Mar 2010 p. 1145; 29 Jul 2011 p. 3132; 1 May 2012 p. 1844; 17 May 2013 p. 1980; SL 2020/80 r. 4(2).]\n\n![dline]()\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* | 28 Jun 2000 p. 3300‑12 | 2 Jul 2000 (see r. 2 and *Gazette* 28 Jun 2000 p. 3285) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2002* | 18 Oct 2002 p. 5223‑6 | 18 Oct 2002 (see r. 2) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2008* | 30 Jun 2008 p. 3131-6 | 1 Jul 2008 (see r. 2) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2009* | 30 Jun 2009 p. 2667‑73 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2009 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2009 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 1: The *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* as at 18 Sep 2009** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2010* | 26 Mar 2010 p. 1142-5 | r. 1 and 2: 26 Mar 2010 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Apr 2010 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2011* | 29 Jul 2011 p. 3130-2 | r. 1 and 2: 29 Jul 2011 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Aug 2011 (see r. 2(b)(i)) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012* | 1 May 2012 p. 1841-4 | r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 May 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2012* | 24 Jul 2012 p. 3392‑3 | r. 1 and 2: 24 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 25 Jul 2012 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2013* | 17 May 2013 p. 1979‑80 | r. 1 and 2: 17 May 2013 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 21 May 2013 (see r. 2(b)) |\n| **Reprint 2: The *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000* as at 4 Apr 2014** (includes amendments listed above) | | |\n| *Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Amendment Regulations 2020* | SL 2020/80 12 Jun 2020 | r. 1 and 2: 12 Jun 2020 (see r. 2(a));   Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\nAlbany area 4(1)\n\ncapped tariff 4(1), 5(2)\n\nCPI number Sch. 1 cl. 7\n\nCPIr Sch. 1 cl. 8(2), Sch. 1 cl. 9(2)\n\nCPIr‑1 Sch. 1 cl. 8(2), Sch. 1 cl. 9(2)\n\ndwelling 4(1)\n\nexisting standard contract customer 6(3)\n\nKalgoorlie‑Boulder area 4(1)\n\nMid‑West/South‑West area 4(1)\n\nnew customer 6(5)\n\nrelevant component Sch. 1 cl. 9(1)\n\nrelevant year Sch. 1 cl. 8(1), Sch. 1 cl. 9(1)\n\nstandard form contract 6(5)\n\nsupplier 4(1)\n\nsupply 4(1)\n\nunit 4(1)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations have been periodically amended to update tariff rates and adjust the CPI adjustment mechanism, but their fundamental purpose—to impose maximum gas tariffs in specific regions—has remained unchanged since their original enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple defined terms (e.g., Albany area, capped tariff, CPI number, dwelling)","Separate tariff structures for residential and non‑residential customers in three different regions","Complex CPI adjustment formulas in Part 4 (clauses 8 and 9) with conditional logic depending on CPI changes","Rounding rules in regulation 7 (to nearest one hundredth of a cent and nearest 5 cents)","Cross‑references to other legislation (Energy Coordination Act 1994, Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999)","Historical amendments and compilation table that add complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations require gas suppliers in three regions of Western Australia (Mid‑West/South‑West, Albany, and Kalgoorlie‑Boulder) to offer at least one capped tariff to certain customers. A capped tariff means the price cannot exceed the maximums set out in Schedule 1. The caps differ for residential and non‑residential customers, and for each region. The tariffs consist of a daily fixed charge plus a per‑unit (each unit = 3.6 megajoules) usage charge. The rates are adjusted each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) using a formula in Part 4 of Schedule 1. Gas suppliers must offer these capped tariffs to small‑use customers (e.g., households) when they sign a standard contract, though customers can agree to different terms if they wish. The regulations aim to limit price increases for gas in these areas."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as no legislative text was retrievable. The page hosting the regulations has been removed from the Western Australian legislation website due to system upgrades."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive legislative text was available for analysis — the source page returned a 404/removal notice only","Unable to assess technical complexity, cross-references, definitions, or operative provisions","Complexity score of 1 reflects the absence of analysable content, not the inherent simplicity of the subject matter"],"plain_english_summary":"## Energy Coordination (Gas Tariffs) Regulations 2000 — Western Australia\n\n**The content of this legislation is not available for analysis.**\n\nThe page hosting this Western Australian regulation has been taken down as part of system and security upgrades on the Parliamentary Counsel's Office website. No substantive legal text was retrievable — only an error/redirect notice.\n\n**What we can infer from the title:**\n- This is a Western Australian regulation (subordinate legislation made under the *Energy Coordination Act 1994* WA)\n- It likely dealt with **gas tariffs** — that is, the prices or pricing structures charged to consumers for gas supply\n- It would have affected households and businesses connected to the gas network in Western Australia\n- Regulations of this type typically set out how prices are calculated, what charges are permitted, and how billing must work\n\n**To access the current version**, visit the Western Australian Legislation website (legislation.wa.gov.au) directly and search for this regulation by name."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has evolved significantly from its original 2000 form. Originally, the regulations appear to have set fixed price caps. However, amendments in 2002 introduced Part 4, which added automatic annual CPI adjustment mechanisms. Further amendments in 2020 specifically activated these adjustment clauses for the 2021/22 financial year onwards, transforming the regime from static price controls to a dynamic, inflation-linked system. Additionally, the special '2% threshold' rule in clause 9 creates a unique asymmetrical adjustment mechanism for one specific usage component that didn't exist in the original structure."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple geographic zones with different tariff structures (3 distinct areas: Mid-West/South-West, Albany, Kalgoorlie-Boulder)","Mathematical formulas for calculating tariff caps including variables (L, M, N, F) that change based on dwelling type and billing period","Tiered usage components (first X units at one price, next Y units at another) creating conditional logic","Dual adjustment mechanisms in Part 4: general CPI adjustment for most components vs special '2% threshold' adjustment for specific residential component in Mid-West/South-West","Cross-references to external legislation (Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999, Energy Coordination Act 1994)","Specific rounding rules requiring 'banker's rounding' (round to nearest even number when exactly halfway)","Historical layering visible through amendment notes showing evolution from fixed rates to inflation-adjusted mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set **price caps on gas bills** for households and small businesses in specific regions of Western Australia.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Gas suppliers** (companies holding trading licences) operating in three WA regions: the Mid-West/South-West, Albany, and Kalgoorlie-Boulder areas.\n- **Small use customers** — mainly residential households and small businesses that don't use much gas.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Forces gas companies to offer at least one \"capped tariff\"** — a pricing plan where the charges cannot exceed specific maximum amounts set out in the regulations.\n- **Protects existing customers:** If you're already on a standard contract, your supplier must offer you the capped tariff price (unless you're already getting it).\n- **Protects new customers:** When suppliers offer new standard contracts, they must include the capped tariff option.\n- **Sets the actual dollar figures:** Schedule 1 lists the exact rates suppliers can charge — broken down into daily fixed charges and usage charges (per unit of gas). These vary by region and whether the customer is residential or business.\n- **Adjusts for inflation:** Since 2021/22, the caps automatically adjust each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) — but with a special rule for one component in the Mid-West/South-West that only increases if inflation is below 2%.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rules act as a **safety net** to prevent gas companies from charging excessive prices to vulnerable customers (households and small businesses) in areas where there might not be enough competition to keep prices down naturally. Customers can still negotiate different deals, but the supplier must always offer this protected, capped option."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000","history":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/history","analysis":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/energy-coordination-gas-tariffs-regulations-2000/documents"}}