Energy Insiders: A Good News Story

It was quite satisfying to see the regulator from the ACT coming out this week and announcing that retail electricity prices from July 1st were actually fall this year. That would inevitably occur in the other states. Just goes to show that there is actually a blueprint for what needs to be done. It pays to have long-term PPAs and hedging. You've got rooftop solar. I've got rid of my gas heaters last year. We put in ducted air conditioning. My electricity bill has been $15 or $20 a month. But I'm at least 60 or 70% self-sufficient, even in winter,. I don't know why most households who can afford it haven't