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Bruce Mountain, the head of a private energy consultancy firm, said the increases would see South Australia take the lead on world power prices — but for all the wrong reasons. He said the price Australian customers, particularly South Australian customers, were currently paying for power exceeded the actual value of electricity as a resource. Yesterday, an Adelaide plastic recycling business announced it was forced into liquidation partly due to exorbitant power prices.
Anglicare SA's general manager of community services Nancy Penna said demand for the organisation's financial services had increased by as much as 20 per cent this year. Ms Penna said she believed demand would increase further, when higher power bills started to arrive in the coming financial quarters.
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But it did accept recommendations for improvements to market transparency and monitoring. Some have blamed the renewable energy target for the closures, which saw coal become less financially competitive compared to solar and wind. The abrupt closures have also created problems with the stability of the system.
Hazelwood coal fired power station in Victoria's La Trobe Valley has closed after 52 years of operation. Some have argued that the lack of a clear energy policy in Australia has actually driven up power prices.
Mr Finkel believes introducing a Clean Energy Target, which would provide incentives to encourage new wind, gas and other low emissions generators to enter the market is the best way to bring down prices and stabilise the market. Energy consultants Jacobs Group Australia have done modelling that a CET or Emissions Intensity Scheme would actually keep coal contributing to the energy market for longer than if no model was adopted. This is because the lack of a clear energy policy means coal plant owners have less incentive to invest in upgrades and maintenance to keep their plants going.
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