| The proposed plans of increasing electricity price by | | | | this large scale price increase happen. Energy Users |
| the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has started to | | | | Association of Australia (EUAA) points out that people |
| spread its detailed reports. The said price increases | | | | would suffer less if privatization and effective |
| are based on the amount of electricity that customer | | | | regulation happen to these distributing networks. |
| used, and varied from areas across Queensland, | | | | Knowing that electricity price increase is inevitable, |
| Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia. | | | | people, especially business enthusiasts should be |
| Price increases are set in a 5-year plan and are | | | | aware that this would still happen whether they like it |
| expected to increase in different areas. Among other | | | | or not. Conflicts may only happen concerning the |
| areas, Queensland got the highest electricity price | | | | authenticity of the said price increase if researchers |
| increase which is 64-87 percent ( depending on | | | | and most of the people from different industry bodies |
| electricity network). Electricity price in New South | | | | are against to the proposal. |
| Wales may increase up until 55 percent; from which 19 | | | | In order to make the energy price hike valid and |
| percent increase will start in July 2010, and the | | | | reliable, AER should give assurance to the costumers |
| remaining 36 percent by 2010-2015. Customers in | | | | that the said increases are fair, and they are based on |
| South Australia may also experience an increase of | | | | a regulator's result to lessen the impact of price |
| 35 percent, and 57 percent in Victoria. | | | | increase in most consumers. By simply giving |
| This designed proposal is made by AER in order to | | | | opportunity to companies to compete within the |
| give network operators an extra authority to increase | | | | services required to have electricity to customers |
| charges to all electricity retailers within Australia region, | | | | (varied prices from energy retailers), they can produce |
| and so as to retailer's business and its customers. | | | | a competitive market, which in turn gives more |
| Australians customers are the most affected group if | | | | benefits to business owners. |