Electricity Bill Shock to Stay Amid Cost-of-Living Crisis, Despite Energy Changes

About 52 percent of households are more concerned about energy affordability compared to a year ago.

A residential power bill is seen at a home in Adelaide, on May 7, 2021. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

Energy customers have been facing bill debt across most jurisdictions since mid-2022 despite better outcomes in 2023, according to the energy regulator. 

The Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) latest ‘State of the energy market’ report (pdf), published on Oct. 5, revealed pressures remain in the energy system amid the net zero transition, with the need to “address energy affordability for consumers.”