Question about electricity prices increasing.

[misty]

Pretty sure it's going up everywhere. think it has to do with the ETS.

[AwesomeFoursome]

found this one about Queensland:

QCA release 2009/2010 electricity price rise
Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Minister for Trade
The Honourable Stephen Robertson
09/06/2009
QCA release 2009/2010 electricity price rise

Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson has today been advised by the independent Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) of their decision to increase electricity prices by 11.82% for the 2009/10 financial year.

Together with the QCA's remade decision on the 08/09 figure announced last week, the overall impact for consumers from 1 July 2009 will be an increase of 15.73%

"For consumers with an electricity bill of around $350 a quarter, they will pay an additional $55 on their bill, assuming the electricity used has remained the same," Mr Robertson said.

"This equates to an extra 60 cents per day.

"It brings me no joy what-so-ever to see these prices rise and I acknowledge these increases come at an unfortunate time for householders who may be facing financial hardship," Mr Robertson said.

"However these price rises reflect the true cost of delivering a reliable and robust energy network which is keeping up with increased demand.

"The QCA has found rising network costs which include transmission and distribution, and the increasing cost of energy generation, account for approximately 90 per cent of the total cost of supplying energy," Mr Robertson said.

Between 2010-2015, Queensland will have invested almost $9 billion on electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure to cope with increased demand.

"Despite the increasing cost of supplying electricity to consumers, Queenslanders continue to pay some of the lowest electricity prices in Australia.

"New South Wales announced price increases for 2009-10 of around 20%, Western Australia has increased prices by 15% with a further 10% from 1 July and the Northern Territory will have a price increase of around 18% next financial year," Mr Robertson said.

The new notified prices will come into effect for non-market contract consumers from 1 July 2009.

link to source: QCA release 2009/2010 electricity price rise

[AwesomeFoursome]

Our biggest problem is heating. We would freeze in winter without them. DD is already coughing at night because its getting chilly during the night.

[~clover~]

Our biggest problem is heating. We would freeze in winter without them. DD is already coughing at night because its getting chilly during the night.

This is why we prefer a wood fire & are lucky enough to have one. Not often they come up in a rental.
My parents had 3 when we were kids, lol. (Sometimes 4!) One in the loungeroom, pot belly in the family room, pot belly in the shed & occasionally we would light up the combustion oven in the kitchen too. I loved it. (Not so great for the environment I spose... but nothing really is is it?)

I'm going to ask what the chances are of our landlord having solar hot water installed too, while the rebates are out there.

[Jennifer13]

Violet Star - my bill last quarter was 4 figures too, just over $1K. This one is a much more manageable $800-ish. The quarter started in Feb, so still summer and air-con for us (and we do use our heaters as well in winter, not just the fire, so figure we are much of a muchness on that).

[Bathsheba]

We don't have air con... probably a saving grace. I really hope people start to build different styled homes so that air con isn't so necessary. Our older style house has a deep front verandar, thick walls and high ceilings which makes it JUST bareable without air con. We survive with just a fan.