You wouldn't expect a business to shut out customers or tell them to look elsewhere, but that's exactly what's happening. EnergyCrisis ausbiz PowerCrisis
Aitor DiagoBut that's exactly what's happening as Australian energy prices soar.
"Gas could normally fill in for coal, but it’s in short supply as much of it is contracted for export to Asia," said Roberto Aguilera, an energy economist at Curtin University. "There's only so much of their service provision margins that they can cut into... I think that the margins are probably less than 5 per cent."
NSW residential customers on this offer will see an increase between 8.5 per cent and 18.3 per cent. It will be up to 9.5 per cent for those in South Australia, and up to 12.6 per cent for south-east Queensland customers.
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