Electricity retailers to offer three hour window of free power from 1 July 2026
Consumers and the grid could both be winners if a Default Market Offer review recommendation is enacted, requiring electricity retailers to offer a zero-cost electricity period standing offer, potentially starting 1 July 2026.
Electricity prices set to spike after regulator rulings
Both the Australian Energy Regulator and Victoria’s Essential Services Commission have pointed to default electricity price rises of more than 30% for residents and small business.
Government extends electricity price control to solar households
The federal government has extended the default market offer coverage to more than a million households with rooftop solar across three states.
