Question about electricity prices increasing.

[AwesomeFoursome]

Does anyone know if electricity prices increasing are just in NSW or is it in all the states?

[Mum2Romone]

I just got a bill for $600 YESTERDAY PLEASE DONT TELL ME THESE RORTERS are going to be taking more of our money?

[~Kim~]

Yep they already started going up....our was over $900 ...for less than our $600 bill same time last year.

[AwesomeFoursome]

Our last bill was $600 too. I think it's going up again around July. I just saw the end of it on the news one day. It meant to go up between $600 - %900 (a year I think). If its only nsw I'm moving to Queensland.

[AwesomeFoursome]

Kim. What state are you in?

[~clover~]

Its actually supposed to increase about $300 each quater. So about $1200 a year. & I'm pretty sure its Australia wide

[~Kim~]

Yowie, we're country NSW where it's gone up a bit more than average I think.....Trill knows more than me, hope she sees this.

[~Kim~]

Yowie, we're country NSW where it's gone up a bit more than average I think.....Trill knows more than me, hope she sees this.

[~Serenity~]

Is that 6 months mine was just over $200 for 2 months

[Jennifer13]

It's harder to change the house when you rent, Bath.

Unfortunately, we don't have gas here, but we do have a fireplace (which is getting well used - but then, it was last year too). I've just noticed we haven't been any more sparing, but switched the time we use things. That's all. We also have signed up to PureEnergy 25, which isn't much, but at least it's something.

[Violet Star]

I was reading the costs and starting to panic as my electricity bill is double, tripple some of what have been written here. But we do use electricity for everything. Our last bill nearly caused us hospitalisation as it was 4 figures!! ok..it just sneaked in.
So we noticed not only a price rise, but had to take into consideration that it was usually the most expensive quarter for us - lots of family birthdays, parties, xmas etc. Summer = air con on a lot. And also included me on holidays for 6 weeks, DH on holidays for 3 weeks and another week of MIL here for a week. Added into the fact that we have been doing renos around here and all the power they have been using to get things done during the peak times.

Hopefully this quarter will be a much better one for us.

[Bathsheba]

We rent too and have changed it a fair bit ... it was only 1/2 insulated so we went out and bought some batts and finished the job off! That really helped keep the house warmer. Got the batts on special because the bags were ripped... only paid about $10 a bag for them. The owners paid $300 to have ducted system cleaned so we didn't mind paying for the batts... came in under $60. We also made thicker curtains than what was here.... but I know what you mean. Our owners are great though... give us great lea way to use the house as if it's our own. Let us use the fireplace... we dont' have to buy wood because there are so many huge trees here and our neighbours threw branches over into our yard too... love free heat... one night I cooked our entire meal in the fireplace! Foil wrapped spuds... damper... toast... and marshmallows for dessert! LOL would love a proper range though...

[black_rose]

Ours was $1200 but up until a month ago we were running our business from home with 5 staff and all the computer equipment I am keeping my fingers crossed the next one us cheaper. We have solar panels now too so I am hoping to see a difference.