SA Power Networks is the sole electricity distributor for South Australia, running the entire state's poles and wires. Because a distributor is a regulated monopoly tied to your address, you cannot choose it, but you can still understand what it does, how to report an outage and how network charges shape your bill.
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Jump to what you need: report or track a power outage, understand network charges on your bill, find the faults line, or compare retailers.
How it works
Your electricity bill involves two different companies. Knowing which is which saves you calling the wrong number in a blackout.
Owns the poles, wires, substations and meters across South Australia. It connects your home, reads your meter, and restores power after a fault. You cannot choose or switch it: it is a regulated monopoly for your address.
Sells you the electricity, sets your plan and rates, and sends your bill. You can compare and switch retailers at any time, which is the part of your bill you control.
SA Power Networks is the regulated electricity distributor for All of South Australia. Not sure if SA Power Networks is your distributor? It is printed on your electricity bill, or you can check by postcode on its website.
In a blackout, your retailer cannot help: it does not own the wires. Report the outage to SA Power Networks on its 24/7 faults line 13 13 66. If life is at risk or a powerline is down, call 000 first.
Full outage steps & safetyCommon questions
SA Power Networks is the sole electricity distributor for South Australia, running the entire state's poles and wires. It owns the poles, wires, substations and meters in its area and is responsible for connecting your home and restoring power after a fault. It does not sell you electricity, that is your retailer.
SA Power Networks is the electricity distributor for All of South Australia. Your distributor is fixed by your address, so you cannot switch it.
Call the SA Power Networks 24/7 faults and emergencies line on 13 13 66, or check its outage map at sapowernetworks.com.au. If a powerline is down or life is at risk, call Triple Zero (000) first. See our SA Power Networks outages page for the full steps.
You cannot switch your distributor, it is a regulated monopoly for your address. You can switch your retailer (the company on your bill) at any time, which is the part of your bill you control. SA Power Networks keeps running the network whoever you buy from.
SA Power Networks pays an automatic Guaranteed Service Level (GSL) credit when a customer has, for example, more than 9 outages or more than 20 hours off supply in a financial year. The credit is paid automatically through your retailer, usually without a claim. See our power outage guide for how the scheme works.
For bills, plans, payments and moving home, contact your retailer (the company that sends your bill), not SA Power Networks. Contact SA Power Networks only for connections, meters, outages and network faults. See the contact page.
Network charges are fixed by your distributor, but they are only part of your bill. The retailer's energy and supply charges are the part you control. Compare retailers that supply your address to find a cheaper plan.
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