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  • Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
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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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  • Electricity bills to fall in state where renewables make up nearly half of generation mix
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    Electricity bills to fall in state where renewables make up nearly half of generation mix

    State pricing regulator proposes across-the-board cuts to default electricity prices for households and small businesses for the coming financial year.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Mar 12, 2026
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  • Households lock in small discount on electricity as network costs eat into solar savings
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    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
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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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