Tag: Electricity prices
The national electricity market is a failed 1990s experiment. It’s time the grid returned to public hands
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A crisis, as the saying has it, combines danger and opportunity. The dangers of the current electricity crisis are obvious. The opportunity it presents...
4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high
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Gas users and the incoming government are describing Australia’s sudden east coast energy crisis as “apocalyptic” and “a perfect storm”.
There is no doubt...
3 ways the Albanese government can turn Australia into a renewable energy superpower – without leaving anyone behind
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Australians will bear yet another blow to our cost of living in July when electricity prices will surge up to 18.3%, which amounts to over A$250...
What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell
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The Morrison government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet...
Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet
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Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies...
Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills
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Australia’s energy market is outdated. It doesn’t encourage competition and that’s holding back the transition to renewable energy. Important reforms to modernise the market...