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Key Points
- A draft paper opens the door for a rise in energy maximum prices across south-east Australia for 2025-26.
- Some customers already had their prices hiked 40 per cent two years ago.
- The default market offer is set to rise up to 9 per cent.
“We’d have to really cut back and I’m talking about cutting back in food and maybe certain medications that I need,” he said.
“Although I have air conditioning in the room that I’m in here, the rest of the house doesn’t have air conditioning and it gets very, very hot in the summer when we’ve had the heat waves,” Euan said.
Mounting energy bill stress
The findings also show 67 per cent of respondents have tried to reduce their energy use to lower their energy bills.
How much will energy prices rise?
This is set to result in prices between $2,714 to $3,174 for controlled load customers and $1,969 to $2,713 for other customers.
Energy bills are anticipated to increase starting 1 July, following the energy regulator’s release of draft ‘safety net’ prices for 2025-26. Credit: AAP
The price in south-east Queensland is set to be $2,475 for customers with controlled load and $2,185 for those without, an increase of 2.5 and 5.8 per cent.
The default market offer remains in a draft stage as it is open for consultation until 3 April 2025, before being finalised in May.
