Regulatory safety nets not fit for purpose as energy consumers fall victim to rapacious utilities

Energy consumer advocates have raised concerns that market rules intended to protect vulnerable consumers from disproportionately high electricity prices are “not working,” as regulators propose setting so-called safety net electricity prices up to 25 per cent higher than competing retail offers. Draft determinations on the Default Market Offer (DMO) – which caps the price electricity […]

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