Australians urged to shop around as power prices set to rise up to 9% from July

Government encourages households to search for better offers as default prices rise on higher generation and transmission costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHundreds of thousands of households face higher power bills as the energy regulator has proposed lifting benchmark prices by up to 9% in some regions.The government has conceded power bills are “too high” and urged users to shop around for the best deal in response to the proposed changes.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Australians urged to shop around as power prices set to rise up to 9% from July

Government encourages households to search for better offers as default prices rise on higher generation and transmission costs

Hundreds of thousands of households face higher power bills as the energy regulator has proposed lifting benchmark prices by up to 9% in some regions.

The government has conceded power bills are “too high” and urged users to shop around for the best deal in response to the proposed changes.

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