In theory, time-of-use pricing should nudge households to use electricity when it’s cheaper and more plentiful, saving on bills and grid costs. In practice, it isn’t working well for many households.
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If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
Thousands of New Zealanders live with so-called ‘fuel poverty’ because they can’t afford their electricity bill. A government ‘social tariff’ would be one way to keep homes warm.
The Alberta government has a vital role to play in preventing low-income Albertans from being exploited by the deregulated electricity market.
A new report from the Grattan Institute shows most households can save thousands of dollars by getting off gas and switching to electric appliances.
Rod Sims & Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan talks with Rod Sims, former chair of the ACCC, now a professor at the Australian National University's Crawford School for Public Policy, on tax, gas and the budget.
What is the electricity grid and how does it work? How are energy supply and prices determined? An expert breaks down a few of the terms and ideas underpinning Australia’s energy crisis.
Electric cars are still more resilient to price shocks than vehicles running on fossil fuels.
Dozens of energy suppliers could go bust in the coming months.
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