FarmShare pre-trial survey

This survey is designed to help TasNetworks understand more about participants in the FarmShare Trial, particularly in relation to their commercial activities and farming practices that use electricity. The survey also asks participants to identify opportunities to change their energy use during the Trial in order to maximise their use of the energy they generate.

The information gathered from the survey will provide a baseline for analysing Trial outcomes.

The survey has about 30 questions (depending on your answers) and should take around 15 minutes to complete. To make it as quick and easy as possible, we recommend you gather the following information before you sit down to complete the survey:

Information about your annual electricity usage across the connections participating in the Trial
The output ratings of any on-farm electricity generation
The capacity of any on-farm battery storage system(s)

You can move forwards and backwards between the different pages of the survey to review and change your answers using the blue 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons at the bottom of each screen, but the survey can't be saved and continued in a subsequent session. Each participant is able to complete the survey only once and once the survey has been submitted your answers cannot be edited.

There are also some questions (see example below) where the range of responses to choose from extends beyond the on-screen width of the form. For those questions you can use the scroll bar that appears below each question to see the full range of responses.

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact TasNetworks at regulation@tasnetworks.com.au or call Scott Lancaster on 0417 467 099.

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BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

In this section we'll be asking questions about the kind of activities you complete on your property and what you hope to gain from your involvement in the FarmShare Trial.

What agricultural activities does your business engage in on a commercial basis? (Select all that apply)

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Sheep farming

Beef cattle farming

Dairy cattle farming

Pig farming

Deer farming

Horse farming

Poultry farming (meat)

Poultry farming (eggs)

Grain growing

Vegetable growing

Grape growing

Fruit growing

Mushroom growing

Tree farming

Onshore aquaculture

Other (please specify)

(Select all that apply)

What downstream agricultural or agribusiness activities does your business engage in on a commercial basis? (Select all that apply.)

Fruit and/or vegetable processing

Packaging or branding

Dairying

Cheese and/or other dairy product manufacturing

Wine and/or other alchoholic beverage production

Cafes and/or restaurants

Cellar door

Tourist accommodation

Agri-tourism

Other (please specify)

What do you hope to gain from your involvement in the FarmShare Trial? (Select all that apply.)

Test the extent to which we can shift energy-intensive tasks

Increase use of energy generated on farm

Reduce energy costs / amount of electricity purchased through the market

Demonstrate ability of farms to provide network benefits

Prepare for future energy market changes

Gather data and experience to inform future investments in energy infrastructure

Avoid feed-in tariffs

Increase return on investment in on-farm electricity generation

Lower our carbon footprint

Enhance our sustainability credentials

Influence the development of future electricity billing and pricing

Other (please specify)