Victorians households have to pay $50 extra more for electricity next year as power distributors are suffering from increasing transmission costs.
The Australian Energy Regulator has signed off on allowing five Victorian power distributors, AusNet Services, Citipower, Jemena, Powercor, and United Energy to charge users more on network of poles and wires, which is just part of the bill, with other charges including wholesale cost margins.
Households will have to pay up to $53.4 extra while small businesses will have to pay up to $212.6 for electricity next year on average.