Energy and water
Media and commentary related to our work to protect and advance consumer protections for essential services, and accelerate a just transition to net zero.
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AAP: NSW flicks switch on energy saving tech strategy
Douglas McCloskey, Energy and Water Justice Program Director, cautiously welcomed the NSW Consumer Energy Strategy.
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NSW Consumer Energy Strategy provides a welcome vision for reform
The NSW Government’s Consumer Energy Strategy commits to ambitious targets, but further detail will be vital to make meaningful change.
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Renew Economy: NSW aims for a million solar battery homes in landmark consumer energy strategy for no coal grid
Energy and Water Justice Program Director Douglas McCloskey said reforms are making the system fairer, but much more is needed.
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2SER: Debt and Disconnection
Senior Policy Officer Thea Bray joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss the Energy and Water Justice Program’s new Powerless report.
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ABC News: Higher income households across NSW increasingly struggling to stay on top of their energy bills
Nearly every household is struggling to pay their energy bills, Senior Policy Officer Thea Bray told the ABC.
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Unaffordable energy leaves more working households facing disconnection
Our new research shows more working families, people with mid-range incomes and households with mortgages are facing disconnection because of unaffordable energy bills.
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CHOICE: Are you paying more than other customers for the same energy plan?
Energy retailers are using confusing tactics, meaning people pay more.
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SMH: The tale of two households: Behind the new grid charges for excess solar
We backed a plan to introduce a tarrif to export energy from rooftop solar, which will make the energy system more equitable.
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Solar power tariff a fair cost for using the grid
Energy experts at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) say new tariff arrangements that include a small charge for solar panel owners in NSW to sell energy during the middle of the day help make the cost of maintaining the energy grid fairer for everyone. After years of consultation with the community, electricity network businesses…
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The Daily Telegraph: Power Pain Amps Up
NSW households and small businesses struggling to pay soaring electricity bills face forking out more than $340m extra next financial year to cover administration and other costs for renewable energy zones. … In discussions with Macquarie Street, consumer advocacy groups have been arguing that the burden shouldn’t be entirely on the shoulders of householders and…