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Bobby. Moderator Online Australian Politics Posts: 103265 Melbourne Gender:	My electricity is going up Jul 12^th, 2023 at 11:44am Got an email from the Electricity company today. From August 1st 2023 my electricity is going up in price: +18% for ordinary electricity, +31% for hot water and +13% for service supply. So much for renewables saving us money? They destroyed Hazelwood power station in Victoria but had nothing to replace it.
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Re: My electricity is going up
Reply #1 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 11:57am

Bobby. wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 11:44am:

Got an email from the Electricity company today.

From August 1st 2023 my electricity is going up in price:

+18% for ordinary electricity, +31% for hot water and +13% for service supply.

So much for renewables saving us money?
They destroyed Hazelwood power station in Victoria
but had nothing to replace it.

Man the barricades. Eureka is rising from the ashes.

Electricity company executives and shareholders have needy families too.

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Reply #2 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:12pm

Thanks LTYC for sharing that important info with us.

The website says:

Why are my energy prices changing?

We typically review our prices every year in line with movements in our costs of supplying energy to you.

What makes up my energy prices?
Wholesale Costs
Energy retailers incur costs when they purchase electricity and gas from generators and producers to retail it to customers.

Network Costs
Network costs are the costs of transporting electricity and gas to your house. These costs include the cost of building, maintaining and operating the natural gas pipelines and electricity poles and wires that transport energy to your home or business.

Environmental Costs
Environmental costs are incurred by energy retailers to comply with government programs designed to provide incentives for energy efficiency and to support the development of renewable electricity.

Retail Operating Costs and Margin
Your electricity and gas prices include retail operating costs, including managing billing and payments and for the full range of customer services we provide, and a retail margin.

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Reply #3 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:27pm

They didn't mention that "Electricity company executives and shareholders have needy families too."

I lived and worked in Houston USA ~12 years ago and lived in a one bedroom 80 square metre apartment (3 different locations in 3.5 years) and the electricity bill was never less that US$ 100 a month despite changing the provider once to try to reduce it. I never used aircon (I cheated by benefiting from the aircon users in adjacent apartments beside, below and above me and the hallway which provided enough heating and cooling) and used energy saving lights. It was a rip-off.

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Reply #4 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:41pm

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:27pm:

They didn't mention that "Electricity company executives and shareholders have needy families too."

I lived and worked in Houston USA ~12 years ago and lived in a one bedroom 80 square metre apartment (3 different locations in 3.5 years) and the electricity bill was never less that US$ 100 a month despite changing the provider once to try to reduce it. I never used aircon (I cheated by benefiting from the aircon users in adjacent apartments beside, below and above me and the hallway which provided enough heating and cooling) and used energy saving lights. It was a rip-off.

Only steers and queers come from Texas.

They will be paying even more now.

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Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:47pm

Bobby. wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:41pm:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:27pm:

They didn't mention that "Electricity company executives and shareholders have needy families too."

I lived and worked in Houston USA ~12 years ago and lived in a one bedroom 80 square metre apartment (3 different locations in 3.5 years) and the electricity bill was never less that US$ 100 a month despite changing the provider once to try to reduce it. I never used aircon (I cheated by benefiting from the aircon users in adjacent apartments beside, below and above me and the hallway which provided enough heating and cooling) and used energy saving lights. It was a rip-off.

Only steers and queers come from Texas.

They will be paying even more now.

Bobby, your electricity provider has labeled its customers as steers and queers.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74280 Gender:	Re: My electricity is going up Reply #6 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24637 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: My electricity is going up Reply #7 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:05pm I would not mind so much, given that my pay rate increased more than $1/hr. I also get more work hours. As long as I am not going crazy with electricity usage, I should still have $100/month electricity bills.
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Re: My electricity is going up
Reply #8 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:06pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm:

you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up

Hazelwood was a terrible power station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Power_Station

We should have a built another coal fired power station and used the
low emission Anthracite coal from Queensland to run it
to tide us over till renewables were fully operating.
I hope we don’t get blackouts?

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Reply #9 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:09pm

I'm not eligible for any of the rebates:

https://www.energy.gov.au/government-priorities/energy-programs/energy-bill-reli...

Victoria

Eligible cards and payments for existing rebates in Victoria are:

DVA Gold Cards
Health Care Card
Low Income Health Care Card
Pensioner Concession Card.

If you hold one of these cards you are eligible for the existing Victorian Electricity concession scheme.

Newly eligible cards and payments for bill relief in Victoria are:

Carer Allowance
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Family Tax Benefit.

If you hold or receive one of these cards or payments you will be contacted by DVA from September to November 2023 or by Services Australia in September 2023 to tell you what you need to do.

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Re: My electricity is going up
Reply #10 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:35pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm:

you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up

Why?

CSIRO and AEMO’s GenCost 2021-22 report released today confirmed that wind and solar are the cheapest source of electricity generation and storage in Australia.

The report confirmed renewable energy sources will continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation in Australia, although cost reductions could be impacted over the next 12 months due to inflationary pressures.

The report concluded that after the current inflationary cycle ends that wind, solar and batteries are all projected to keep getting cheaper still.
https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/bowen/media-releases/joint-media-release-renewabl...

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Reply #11 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:39pm

Bobby. wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:06pm:

John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm:

you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up

Hazelwood was a terrible power station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Power_Station

We should have a built another coal fired power station and used the
low emission Anthracite coal from Queensland to run it
to tide us over till renewables were fully operating.
I hope we don’t get blackouts?

Only an idiot would say that

See if you can guess why no one wants to pay to build a coal fired power station?

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I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74280 Gender:	Re: My electricity is going up Reply #12 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:40pm Frank wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:35pm: John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm: you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up Why? A decade of the libtards hamstringing renewables and pushing coal is why
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17352 Gender:	Re: My electricity is going up Reply #13 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:42pm John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:40pm: A decade of the libtards hamstringing renewables and pushing coal is why So you don't believe in a free market? If the returns were there... they wouldn't have to be subsidised.
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Re: My electricity is going up
Reply #14 - Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:45pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:39pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 1:06pm:

John Smith wrote on Jul 12^th, 2023 at 12:52pm:

you're a bit slow Bobby ... this was announced months ago. Everyone's electricity is going up

Hazelwood was a terrible power station.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Power_Station

We should have a built another coal fired power station and used the
low emission Anthracite coal from Queensland to run it
to tide us over till renewables were fully operating.
I hope we don’t get blackouts?

Only an idiot would say that

See if you can guess why no one wants to pay to build a coal fired power station?

It's a very intelligent idea.
It would have given us a buffer until renewables were fully installed and working properly.
Now we are in unknown territory.
China is building 100s of coal fire power stations - go figure?
We only needed one coal fired power station.

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