A national conference on energy affordability has been recommended after a steep rise in electricity prices has resulted in an increase in the number of households using more energy than they can afford, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
The call, by the NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman, follows a large increase in electricity disconnections and the number of complaints lodged with the Ombudsman following higher electricity and gas prices.
Related content: PIAC has commissioned the third instalment of its research into people’s experiences of being disconnected from electricity, gas and water in NSW. For more, see PIAC report investigates energy disconnections.
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