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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen blames householders for not shopping around for the cheapest deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New electricity prices \u2018not welcome news\u2019 for Australians in some states<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian Energy Regulator has revealed residential energy prices will increase in NSW, South Australia, and Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published 26 May 2025 11:15am
By Cameron Carr
Source: SBS News<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The costs of electricity will be higher than last year, as the wholesale costs and the price of transporting electricity have risen<\/strong>, according to AER.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The AER said retail costs<\/strong>, such as the cost of billing customers, running call centres, acquiring new customers, managing defaults, and the rollout of smart meters, have added to the price hikes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In NSW, residential customers without controlled load will be hit with price hikes of 8.5 per cent to 9.1 per cent<\/strong>, while customers with controlled load will face increases of 8.3 per cent to 9.7 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residential customers without controlled load in south-east Queensland will face price increases of 3.7 per cent. Customers with controlled load will be hit with price increases of 0.5 per cent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South Australia, households without controlled loads will be affected by price increases of 3.2 per cent while those with controlled loads will witness a 2.3 per cent hike in prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026Read more:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/new-electricity-safety-net-prices-not-welcome-news-for-australians-in-some-states\/fal7w5nt1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Press release from the Australian Energy Regulator;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Australian Energy Regulator releases final Default Market Offer determination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

26 May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian Energy Regulator has today released the final Default Market Offer Determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The independent AER sets the DMO as a benchmark for residential and small business electricity bills in NSW, southeast Queensland and South Australia, while the Victorian Default Offer is set by the Essential Services Commission. The final determination can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In encouraging news, the AER\u2019S final prices in some DMO regions were not as high as anticipated from the draft prices released in March. However the Government is aware any bill increase will still put pressure on households and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why in the 2025 Budget energy bill relief was extended for a further six months, while further energy market reform to deliver a fairer, better energy system for Australians is underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is in stark contrast with how the former Coalition Government treated energy challenges \u2013 it is a matter of record that Angus Taylor changed the law<\/a> to hide a 20% energy price hike before the 2022 election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We went to the election with an honest account of the challenges, and a plan to tackle them which we continue to implement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Importantly, while the DMO is the benchmark for standard offers from retailers, the AER has recorded market offers between 18% and 27% lower than the DMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Households should check that they\u2019re on the cheapest energy plan available, with recent ACCC data showing some 80% of households could be paying less on a different deal. The Government\u2019s energy.gov.au<\/a> website and the AER\u2019s Energy Made Easy<\/a> website can help billpayers find the cheapest plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We began important reform work in the first term, but as we get back to work we know there is more to do when it comes to rebuilding Australia\u2019s energy system into the fairer, modern grid we deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Government is delivering overdue reform to how the energy market operates, including making it easier for people to switch to cheaper deals and retailers under our One Click Switch\u202freforms, ensuring people get the discounts they\u2019re entitled to, and boosting consumer protections to ensure no one pays more than they should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATTRIBUTABLE TO MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY CHRIS BOWEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith energy plans that are between 18% and 27% cheaper than the DMO it\u2019s worth shopping around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s clear energy bills for Australians remain too high, and we\u2019re providing help for people doing it tough as we deliver longer term reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also know 80% of households aren\u2019t on the cheapest energy plan they could be which is why we\u2019re making it easier for households to find and switch to better plans.<\/strong>\u00a0Check the Energy Made Easy website or energy.gov.au for the cheapest plans in your area.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/minister.dcceew.gov.au\/bowen\/media-releases\/australian-energy-regulator-releases-final-default-market-offer-determination<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has repeatedly demonstrated his shaky grasp of engineering principles. He even once hilariously claimed we can store electricity like water;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chris Bowen isn’t having any of Uhlmann’s ‘wind doesn’t always blow’ rhetoric.

“the rain doesn’t always fall either, but we manage to store the water \u2013 we can store the renewable energy if we have the investment”#auspol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LjJkEr3zJy<\/a>\u2014 Squizz (@SquizzSTK) June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why do I claim renewables are to blame for this disaster? <\/strong>Because part of the eyewatering NSW price hike of 8.3 \u2013 9.5% is likely because the NSW government has been forced to pay a billion dollars per year to one of their few remaining NSW coal plants, whose operators want to close the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NSW is Keeping Eraring Coal Plant Open to Prevent Electricity Price Shocks<\/a><\/blockquote>