Electricity Price Increases Continue

On the back of international tensions, driving up the cost of gas and coal, together with the continued outage of base load power stations, electricity cost continue to increase (see ASX energy chart). For consumers and business, this will likely result in increased electricity costs. For smaller customers, the AER's Default Market Offer (and in Victoria, the Vic Default Offer) provide some protection to the degree of price increase that can be passed on, but the best thing that business and consumers can do to manage cost increases is to shop around for the best deal from retailers. Small business and consumers can utilise State Govt websites to help compare retailer offers, or, if assistance is required, DFE Consulting can help - see dfenergysolutions.com for full contact details and services available