ENERGY: High electricity prices to soar: study*

For decades, Australian families were able to rely on the ready availability of low-cost electricity, based on an abundance of low-cost coal, to maintain their standard of living.
No longer. A study commissioned by the Energy Users Association of Australia (EUAA), and released last month, shows that Australia’s electricity prices have risen in recent years to near to the highest in the developed world, and seem certain to reach the highest.
The study, Australian Electricity Price…

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