The Coalition is calling for a major overhaul of Australia’s electricity grid, including shifting planning powers to states and increasing competition, amid concerns that rising network costs and investor returns are driving up household energy bills. At the same time, tension is growing between policymakers seeking to contain costs and investors pushing for higher returns […]

East coast households could
face a staggering $600 a year
increase in electricity bills
without major changes to the
delivery of the nation’s energy
transition infrastructure, new
modelling has found.

The cost of transforming the electricity grid is set to add at least another $600 a year to household energy bills, according to new research from Policy Institute Australia, prompting calls for major changes to the way governments approach the development of energy transmission infrastructure.

Households in NSW, Queensland and Victoria could face a staggering $600 per year increase in their electricity bills due to energy transition infrastructure fees.

Multibillion-dollar cost blowouts for poles and wires electricity transmission projects have prompted calls for major changes to the way developments are approved and kept on budget as Australia’s escalating fuel crisis puts extra pressure on governments to keep a lid on power prices.

he Policy Institute Australia (PIA) is warning that competition in Australia has declined and has called for a fresh $20 billion war chest to drive a revamped National Competition Policy reform package as part of the government’s upcoming productivity-focused budget.

Policy Institute Australia welcomes the Commonwealth Government’s announcement that it is
revitalising the National Competition Council, and launching a major review to boost labour
mobility.
Policy Institute Australia’ recent report Match fit: Reinvigorating competition in Australia lays
out the case for a reinvigorated focus on competition policy to address Australians’ economic
challenges.

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