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Energy “reliability” obsession could lead to more gold plating, warns ACCC
ACCC chair says Australia’s “excessive focus on generation reliability” could wind up costing consumers more, in same way as network gold plating.
Sophie Vorrath
May 28, 2018
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Energy consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
It is difficult not to lapse into despair about Australia’s energy policy morass, which is dominated by a deeply entrenched culture of half-truths, vested interests, ideology and wishful thinking.
Bruce Mountain
Oct 24, 2017
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Regulator: It’s OK to charge customers more for energy
IPART submission to energy price inquiry appears to suggest it’s OK to exploit consumers if they don’t have time or knowledge to search for discounts.
Giles Parkinson
Aug 8, 2017
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