$1300 $1600 $1900 $2200 $2500

cheapest plan most expensive plan

Sydney & HunterAusGrid

IllawarraEndeavour Energy

Country NSWEssential Energy

Melbourne Citypower

Country VICPowercor

Country VICSP Ausnet

MelbourneJemena

Melbourne United Energy

Brisbane & SE QLD

Adelaide & SA

$1501 $2616difference = $1115

$1843 $2726difference = $883

$1506 $1703

$1528 $2068difference = $540

$1404 $1956difference = $552

$1664 $2192difference = $528

$2031 $2628difference = $597

$1368 $2395difference = $1027

$1576 $2212difference = $636

$1580 $2168difference = $588

% electricity prices increasing July 2012NSW data

$ 2 1 8 4

$ 2 4 9 2

$ 2 2 1 0

47%

39%

$ 1 5 4 1

15%

$ 1 9 3 9

$ 1 8 6 2

33%

33%

$ 2 0 9 0

$ 1 7 9 4

28%

Citipower

Powercor SP AusNet

Jemena UnitedEnergy

$ 1 9 4 0

33%

$ 2 0 1 0

41%

35% 28%

AusGrid

$ 2 5 5 7

EndeavourEnergy

$ 2 0 5 6

$ 1 9 3 9

50%

44%$ Essential

Energy1 8 1 2

49%

% electricity prices have increased over past 3 years

yearly cost of 2011-2012 bill(estimate - based on 7500 kWh peak only)

35%

%

$

Network Costs (8.4%)

Carbon Price (8.9%)

Retail costs (1.2%)

Green scheme (0.3%)18.1%

% electricity prices increasing July 2012NSW data

NSWdistribution areas

VICdistribution areas

predicted increase caused by thecarbon tax

household spend on electricity

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above percentages do not add up because wholesale energy costs decreased 0.8%

May 09

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

Sep 09 May 10Jan 10 Sep 10

Jan 11 Sep 11May 11 Jan 12

May 12

VIC

NSW

QLD

SA

# of people switching electricity suppliers each month % of people that

switch electricity suppliers each year

Annualised transfer rate taken from May 2012 switching data

not all plans were created equal

sources (top to bottom)Australian Energy Regulator “State of the Energy Market Report 2011”Plans found using respective state regulators’ (NSW = IPART, VIC = ESC, SA = ESCOSA, QLD = QCA) website on 05 June 2012 IPART “Factsheet - consumer summary of final decision - June 2012”IPART “Changes in regulated electricity retail prices from 1 July 2012 - Final Report June 2012”Expected carbon tax increases from Philip Wild, Paul Bell & John Foster “The impact of carbon pricing on wholesale electricity prices, carbon pass-through rates and retail electrciity tariffs in Australia” (University of Queensland)Switching data from Australian Energy Market Operator

all calculations based on 7500 kWh peak power only

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52%

31%

11%6%

50%

25%

10%

8%7%

Network CostsCosts from getting electricity from source to customer via transmission and distribution networks

Energy CostsCosts of purchasing electricity from generators on the wholesale electricity market

Retail CostsCosts of running the retail business (call centre, billing, etc)

Green CostsCosts of complying with state and federal green schemes

NSW data

before carbon tax after carbon tax

Carbon Tax

28%26%

20%

15%

VIC SA NSWQLD

where does your electricitybill money go?

electricity bill

1.45 c/kWh

=$109per year

of income for average households

of income for low income households

4%

metro NSW

increase

8%

electricity billthe rise of the