Default Offers announced for FY26
New Default Offer pricing has been announced for FY 2026. Here's everything you need to know.
News and views from across the retail energy industry
Fairfax media reports that the mandated minumum FiT in Victoria will be removed, rates can only get lower.
Ex ACCC Chairman Alan Fels reponded to AGL and Origin's recent half year financial reports with a claim of price gouging.
Surge in solar, wind and battery investment sets pace for 82 pct target. Can Australia keep it up?The politics
Energy consumers request rule change from AEMCReduced power bills and a more efficient network could be among several benefits if
Bill Hero subscriber Peter Nink is one of many energy consumers blindsided by a forced change to a demand tariff.
NSW regulator IPART’s 2024 Annual Report finds that customers on demand tariffs face annual bills $200 to $300 higher than flat-rate or time-of-use plans
A long overdue reset to the tariff reform agenda promises better outcomes for energy consumers. Plus a new report finds that retailers really do charge residential customers more than business.
Instead of spending $2.8bn to fundamentally improve retail energy dynamics through the electrification of Australian homes, we're giving $3.5 bn of public money directly to energy retailers under the guise of consumer bill relief.
Bill Hero is in the news about the rise of Demand Tariffs, but this story misses the main point that we're the *only* service that can calculate a comparison on a Demand Tariff bill
The AEMC wants to accelerate a universal smart meter rollout, targeting completion of a universal smart meter deployment by 2030.
Energy Made Easy and Vic Energy Compare cannot calculate a Demand tariff comparison, so these services are next to useless for energy consumers on Demand tariff plans.
It's official - solar FiT will be going even lower for Victorian households from 1 July 2024.
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