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Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.
Sophie Vorrath
May 26, 2026
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Policy & Planning
Households lock in small discount on electricity as network costs eat into solar savings
Regulators say electricity price cuts being delivered by cheap renewables – mostly consumer owned rooftop solar – are being diminished by network and other costs.
Sophie Vorrath
May 23, 2024
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Consumers to get “marginal” bill relief despite rooftop PV driving big falls in wholesale power prices
As renewables drive down wholesale electricity prices, questions are raised over why consumers will get only marginal bill relief in the coming year.
Sophie Vorrath
Mar 19, 2024
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Regulator confirms another coal and gas fuelled power price hike. But why?
Regulator flags power price hikes across the main grid, but experts question why prices are still being determined by frameworks first designed decades ago.
Sophie Vorrath
May 25, 2023
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Households slugged as Australia’s coal addiction sends electricity prices soaring
Electricity prices in some parts of Australia will increase by as much as 14.1 per cent, as surging coal and gas costs push prices higher.
Michael Mazengarb
May 26, 2022
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Wind and solar help slash electricity default market offers for 2021-22
Record-breaking investment in large-scale solar and wind energy generation has helped to slash electricity prices for standing offer customers in NSW, Queensland and SA.
Sophie Vorrath
Apr 27, 2021
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Government extends price controls to households with rooftop solar
The federal government expands the ‘default market offer’ to all households with rooftop solar.
Michael Mazengarb
Feb 14, 2020
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Regulator’s ruling on default market offers might not lower prices
Some customers may see some bill reductions, but the Australian Energy Regulator’s decision on DMOs is unlikely to take the political heat out of electricity prices.
Bruce Mountain
Apr 30, 2019
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