Aurora Energy is responsible for the distribution and retailing of electricity in Tasmania. From 30 June 2002 to 30 June 2006, Aurora Energy installations in Tasmania rose by 4.4% from 248,544 installations to 259,590 installations. This increase has been driven largely by residential and unclassified customers.

ELECTRICITY INSTALLATIONS BY TYPE, Tasmania(a)(b)
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Customer type	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Residential and unclassified	208,380	208,795	211,248	213,832	216,983
Business	40,148	42,082	42,258	42,621	42,591
Major industrial	16	16	16	16	16
Total	248,544	250,893	253,522	256,469	259,590
(a) Figures do not include Bass Strait islands. (b) At 30 June. Source: Aurora Energy Annual Report, 2006 (available at the Aurora web site, http://www.auroraenergy.com.au).

From 30 June 2002 to 30 June 2006, sales of electricity in Tasmania increased by 752.6 million kilowatt hours (7.9%), from 9,546.2m kWh to 10,298.8m kWh. At 30 June 2006, major industrial power installations in Tasmania consumed the largest proportion of electricity, 5,930.8m kWh (57.6% of all Aurora Energy sales).

ELECTRICITY SALES, Tasmania(a)(b)
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Use	million kWh	million kWh	million kWh	million kWh	million kWh
Residential	1,911.9	1,995.8	2,043.9	2,049.5	2,093.7
Business	1,709.1	1,810.8	1,972.3	2,040.2	2,127.5
Unbilled electricity	-15.0	-71.1	-86.0	-71.8	143.5
Internal use	3.8	3.6	3.1	3.2	3.3
Major industrial	5,936.4	6,041.3	6,010.0	6,006.4	5,930.8
Total	9,546.2	9,780.5	9,943.3	10,027.6	10,298.8
(a) Figures do not include Bass Strait islands. (b) At 30 June. Source: Aurora Energy Annual Report, 2006 (available at the Aurora web site, http://www.auroraenergy.com.au).

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