Augos Energy / Tariff optimisation
Tariff optimisation for Eskom and municipal supplies
Are you on the right tariff?
Augos prices your metered load on every tariff your site qualifies for, shows what next year's increase will cost, and handles the change with the utility.
Augos is the energy back office for multisite businesses in South Africa: energy management software, bill verification and independent advisers, checking what every site should pay against the meter and the tariff.
Tariff implementation from R35,000, a fixed fee, ex VAT
Customer resultR60,504.47 a month at Continental Beverages on August 2025 consumption, Augos calculation
The method
The tariff decides what every unit costs.
Energy by time of use, demand, network access and fixed charges all combine differently on each tariff, and the rates change every year. A tariff is set when a supply is connected and rarely reviewed after that.
1
Meter the load
An Augos meter records energy and demand every 60 seconds, rolled up to the 30-minute intervals the utility bills on.
2
Price every option
Your metered load priced month by month on every tariff the site qualifies for, from the Augos tariff database.
3
Check eligibility
Supply size, connection and the utility's rules, so the answer is a tariff you can actually move to.
4
Apply and check
We manage the application with the utility, then check the first bills on the new tariff line by line.
Run it on the record
One site, two tariffs.
One metered month on two tariffs
Illustrative| Line | Metered | Current tariff | Alternative | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active energy, peakkWh | 21,600 | R69,120 | R56,160 | −R12,960 |
| Active energy, standardkWh | 41,050 | R57,470 | R53,365 | −R4,105 |
| Active energy, off-peakkWh | 29,900 | R28,405 | R26,910 | −R1,495 |
| Maximum demandkVA | 552 | R66,240 | R99,360 | +R33,120 |
| Network accesskVA | 800 | R68,000 | R56,000 | −R12,000 |
| Fixed chargesper month | 1 month | R2,500 | R4,000 | +R1,500 |
| Totalrand, ex VAT | 1 month | R291,735 | R295,795 | +R4,060 |
Cheaper energy rates, dearer month: on this load the alternative's demand charge outweighs everything it saves on energy and network access.
Illustrative site and tariffs, not a customer. The rates are made up for the example; the method is the comparison Augos runs on your own metered load.
Customer results
Tariffs changed, confirmed by the utility.
Much Asphalt
Tariff E
Moved from City of Ekurhuleni Tariff C from 1 July 2025. R105,344.39 ex VAT over October to December 2025, Tariff E as billed against Tariff C at 2025/26 rates, Augos calculation.
Read the Much Asphalt case study ›Continental Beverages
Commflex
Moved from Centlec's Elecflex 3 tariff from 1 August 2025. R60,504.47 a month ex VAT on August 2025 consumption, Augos calculation.
Read the Continental Beverages case study ›Pioneer Foods
7 tariffs
Changed by early 2021, every site reviewed after each tariff revision. R13,185,722.00 excl VAT cumulative value to the end of 2021, Augos calculation.
Read the Pioneer Foods case study ›Customer results, published with permission. The basis is stated on each card.
Deployed with the installer app and live minutes after installation. How we deploy ›
Free site assessment
Assess your measurement point and get a quote.
Tell us the site type, supply size and number of sites, photograph the measurement point, and we quote. Electricity now; water, gas and fuel next.
What it costs
A fixed fee, not a share of the saving.
Tariff implementation is from R35,000, ex VAT. R450 a month per meter, ex VAT, covers every module. Managed bill verification is R145 a month per bill point, ex VAT.
Questions
Can you handle the change for us?
Yes. Augos prepares the application and manages it with the utility as your appointed representative. Or run the comparison yourself in the platform and apply to your supplier directly.
Can we always move to the cheapest tariff?
Not always. Eligibility depends on your supply size, connection type and the utility's own rules, so the cheapest tariff on paper is not always one you qualify for. The analysis checks what you can actually move to before you apply.
What if there is no better tariff?
Then staying put is the right call, now proven rather than assumed. The same meter still runs bill verification and the rest of the platform.
Does changing tariff disrupt our supply or operations?
No. A tariff is a billing arrangement with your utility, not a physical change to the supply. Only the rate structure you are billed on changes.
Do you need a full year of data?
A full seasonal cycle of metered data gives the strongest comparison, but we can start from your historical bills and refine as the meter builds its own history.
How long until a change takes effect?
It depends on the utility's process, and some apply changes only from the start of a new tariff year. We advise on the timing rather than rush it.
Which utilities do you cover?
Eskom and municipal tariffs from the Augos tariff database, updated each tariff cycle: 88 South African utilities, Eskom and the municipalities, and 18 in 13 other countries: 106 utilities and 467 tariff schemes, with every period on file since 2008. Ask us about your utility.
What does tariff work cost?
Tariff implementation is from R35,000, ex VAT. It is a fixed fee, not a share of the saving. R450 a month per meter, ex VAT, covers every module.