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NSW GOVERNMENT UPS THE ANTE IN ITS ANTI GREEN CAMPAIGN
Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:52
The Total Environment Centre has today challenged the NSW Government to come clean over how it benefits from raising power prices and end the misinformation in its response to IPART’s announcement of price rises for NSW electricity consumers in 2012-13.
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War on green energy schemes condemned
Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:15
The NSW government should cease its political war on the carbon price and renewable energy schemes if it wants to salvage any credibility in the power price debate, Total Environment Centre said today.
CARBON TAX MISUSED
Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:41
Total Environment Centre (TEC) is today lodging a formal complaint to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about a blatant attempt to blame rising electricity prices on the carbon tax, for commercial gain.
NSW government, NEM and Newspoll on energy costs and efficiency
Tuesday, 20 March 2012 13:02
TEC today welcomed the NSW Government’s admission that electricity networks are gold-plating the transmission system in order to boost their revenue, but called for more action to reduce spiraling price rises with the release of a Newspoll showing:
- Almost all respondents (96%) think electricity prices will increase in the next few years, with the majority of them (78%) thinking they will increase a lot;
- “Energy suppliers increasing their profits” was most commonly selected as the major reason why electricity prices are increasing (64%), followed by implementing the Federal Government’s carbon tax (59%).
- 80% say they could reduce their household electricity use by being more efficient.
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First report card on Australia's electricity system
Monday, 20 February 2012 10:26
What piece of infrastructure is costing Australia consumers 50 per cent more over five years than the National Broadband Network, but receives a fraction of the public attention?
Read more: First report card on Australia's electricity system
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