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You need to average in the supply charge. Our providers load that up to get around solar feed in tariffs.

The rates we pay are disgusting given we import none of it and are one of the worlds largest exporters. (Gas and Coal)

Tasmania is 100% renewable and they pay as much as anyone else.

We have a mining lobby problem.



True, but even taking the supply charge into account you still get nowhere near 26 US cents a kilowatt unless you’re getting 90% of your energy from solar. (Note to Americans - we pay maybe a quarter as much as you do for rooftop solar, not taking subsidies into account, so solar is super popular even with people who can’t otherwise stand “greenies”).

And yes, we have a mining lobby problem.




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