Up to 45%
of an industrial bill is demand charges, the costliest thing to get wrong
We run your real usage against every available tariff, find the one that costs you least, and handle the switch with the utility.
A tariff is set when the supply is first connected, and rarely revisited. Yet your usage keeps changing, and the structures themselves are revised every year.
Consumption, demand, capacity, reactive and fixed charges all combine differently on every tariff, with no simple way to compare them.
Peak, standard and off-peak prices change by the hour and the day, so the same usage costs more or less depending on when it falls.
High and low-demand season rates swing the maths twice a year, so a tariff that looks cheap now may cost more in winter.
The eligibility rules, and the process to compare or change tariff, are rarely made clear, so most businesses never find out what they qualify for.
We install billing-accuracy meters, use your real site usage, and test it against every available tariff, month by month across a full year, and show the savings opportunity in rands.
Your actual usage mapped to each tariff's rules, so the answer reflects how you really run.
Every Eskom and municipal tariff, kept current, ready to test against your load.
Tariff experts on hand to run the comparison and handle the switch with the utility for you.
We charge a fixed fee for the work and take no share of your savings.
Finding the right tariff normally takes specialist knowledge of meters and tariff structures. Augos does the hard part, and gives you the answer in your own platform.
State-of-the-art metering, brought online with a guided activation app, streaming your usage straight to the platform.
The platform runs your measured usage against every available tariff, month by month, capturing time-of-use, demand and seasonal effects.
The comparison shows exactly where a different tariff wins. Make the change yourself, or have our tariff experts handle it with the utility.
See, on your own data, which tariff costs you least, before you commit to any change.
A tariff change saves every month from then on, with no change to how you operate.
The platform finds the cheapest tariff. Making the change with the municipality is then up to you, or our tariff experts can do it on your behalf.
A fixed fee for the work, never a percentage of your savings the way most brokers charge.
Source · Eskom 2025 tariff schedule and NERSA · figures typical, vary by site and region
Source · Augos customer case studies · figures as published
You need metering to capture your usage and run the comparison. The expert services are optional: you can run the comparison yourself in the platform, then make the switch with your supplier.
CTs and installation materials may be required to complete the hardware install.
With the metering in place, run the comparison yourself in the platform. You make the change with your supplier, and take on the tariff rules, seasonality and time-of-use yourself.
All fees exclude VAT · the implementation fee varies by municipality
Tariff optimisation is one of a full suite of reports and tools in the Augos Energy Intelligence platform, all included. Start here; the rest is ready when you need it.
For the technically minded. Every figure on this page traces back to the Augos Nova, a billing-accuracy meter, independently calibrated and traceable to national standards.
Yes. Our tariff experts engage with the utility and handle the change on your behalf. Or you can run the comparison yourself in the platform, then make the switch with your supplier.
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. Our tariff analysis checks what you can actually move to before you commit.
Two things. Every change we recommend is backed by your real metered data, not an average or an estimate. And the fee is fixed: consultants commonly take a share of the saving for three years after the change, where we take none.
Then staying put is the right call, now proven rather than assumed. The meter still earns its place: the same data drives bill verification, energy management and consumption reduction, so the platform keeps paying back even when the tariff does not change.
No. A tariff is a billing arrangement with your utility, not a physical change to the supply. How you run the site stays the same; only the rate structure you are billed on changes.
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.
It depends on your municipality's process, and sometimes the biggest win means timing the change to a seasonal period. We advise on the best moment rather than rush it.
Eskom and municipal tariffs, kept current as they are revised each year. If your site is on a published South African tariff, it is in scope.
Yes. Every site is compared the same way, and a whole portfolio runs under one platform.
Speak to one of our tariff experts about getting started.