Victorian Default Offer for small electricity customers – ESC staff working paper
January 30, 2019
It shouldn’t be a job to avoid getting ripped off when accessing an essential service that a household must purchase....
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A basic service offer is a quick fix for the energy mess
August 21, 2018
It was fascinating listening to the Premier attack the price gouging of energy retailers in Victoria, more so given the answer to the spiralling cost of energy has been sitting...
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Energy Market Commission confirms the deregulated energy market has not delivered for Victorians
June 15, 2018
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has admitted that competition among energy retailers is not delivering ‘expected benefits’ in its annual retail energy competition review....
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Our Two Cents: How to fix the energy price gouge – give us a basic service, without the frills
April 30, 2018
Power companies regularly gouge us. Power should be one of the most basic services to buy, but the companies fudge their figures, confuse us and then trick us with fake...
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Our Two Cents: Prices still rising, action still needed
January 19, 2018
Most households will be impacted by a rise in energy prices from the beginning of this year. If you live in a city, it is likely that you will see...
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Submission in response to the ACCC retail electricity pricing inquiry preliminary report
November 21, 2017
The ACCC has clearly identified the issues that must be addressed—as did the recent Independent Review of the Electricity and Gas Markets in Victoria (Victorian Review). These include unnecessary complexity,...
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Turnbull’s energy policy won’t stop energy retailers from price gouging, but a Basic Service Offer will
October 17, 2017
As politicians quibble at the cost of coal versus renewable energy, there is one solution that will put millions of dollars back into the pockets of households and small businesses....
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