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Electricity price hike of over 18%

Posted by: 2UE | 13 June, 2012 - 11:03 AM
Labor to blame for hike in electricity costs

NSW electricity bills will rise by an average of 18.1 per cent from July 1, the state's pricing regulator says.

EnergyAustralia customers will cop a 20.6 per cent rise, under tariffs handed down by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.

Country Energy customers will be hit by a 19.7 per cent rise and those with Integral Energy face a 11.8 per cent rise.

It comes on top of average increases of 10 per cent and 17 per cent across NSW in 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively, IPART said.

The regulator has blamed rising network costs and the cost of compliance with federal and state government "green schemes", including carbon pricing.

The price increases announced on Wednesday are slightly higher than those announced during a draft determination in April.

 

 

Some customers face increases of up to $555 a year for electricity and $142 a year for gas under new tariffs handed down by the state's pricing regulator today.

The carbon tax and upgrades to the electricity network have been blamed for the hikes, which are about two per cent higher than draft recommendations made in April.

Paul Murray speaks with Dr Peter Boxall of Ipart and seeks out answers to how the hike has suddenly become a huge 18%.

 

Electricity prices rises in NSW could be halved if the Gillard Government's carbon tax is axed.

That's the verdict of Opposition leader Tony Abbott, who says the state's energy regulator has partly blamed rising power costs on the tax.

Mr Abbott says if the carbon tax is dumped, costs will come down.

 

Get more details on pricing here: http://www.myenergyoffers.nsw.gov.au/

 

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Blog comments Your Say

  • @ jag.
    Can you now see why I have a Thai wife and am setting myself up to retire to Thailand cheap Diesel, today 93.8 cpl & E10 $1.11 cpl., and a meal for $1.

    In Thailand if you have a Thai wife you can build a 3 bedroom house made from Hebel blocks and a tile foor ready to occupy for $20,000. Can't even build a shed here for that amount.

    All of you that have to stay here I feel sorry for you.

    Don't pay the Carbon Tax! Thursday 14 June, 2012 - 3:40 AM

  • Clearly Evil. Deceiving liars. Atheists Labor have taken all the Joy out of Australia making a Godless Australia, miserable without a future.

    Magdalena Wednesday 13 June, 2012 - 8:44 PM

  • @Robert. You remind me of that old song - why don't you get yourself a haircut and get a real job? Too close to the bone?

    Real Balance Wednesday 13 June, 2012 - 4:01 PM

  • And we can thank rotten Bob Brown then of the dangerous greens party and his executive assistant, Madame Jul-liar for this huge increase in our electricity thanks to their equally rotten carbon dioxide taxation based upon corrupted science used by the dickhead Flannery. BRING ON THE NATIONAL ELECTION RIGHT NOW, PLEASE.

    Samuel J James Wednesday 13 June, 2012 - 3:20 PM

  • The Lieberal trolls are still spreak Lieberal lies. Nothing new and gets boring. Yawn.

    Robert Wednesday 13 June, 2012 - 2:57 PM

  • I can no longer beleive this that will mean in the last 4 years I am now paying double per year what i was paying 4 years ago but i am using less electricity.
    It is clear ipart is doing the bidding of the privatised electricity providers and barry ofarrell and mr baird.
    one OF ipart manadtes is to ensure competion and ensure that peopel of NSW ARE NOT FINANCIALLY DESTROYED.
    Now days i go home i live by torchlight and kerosene lamp I am a divorced dink now a sinkI cant turn on a light or a heater and use gas for my hot water The majority of my gas bill is in agl charges and goverment charges then GST and then usage is $8.00 and agl wanted me to move my electricity ove r and were willing to give a 7% discount on $8.00/month or 56 c wow I SAID TO THE GIRL what a fantastic deal you giving me a 56c discount what do i do with that.

    jag Wednesday 13 June, 2012 - 2:41 PM

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