Electricity market monitoring inquiry 2018-25

On 19 October 2020, the ACCC released two reports as part of its inquiry into the prices, profits and margins in the supply of electricity in the National Electricity Market.

The main report uses a new dataset encompassing over 8.5 million electricity bills to:

• assess the early effects of reforms to retailer pricing and advertising that came into effect on 1 July 2019
• examine outcomes for different residential and small and medium enterprise customer groups such as those on hardship programs or payment plans due to experiencing financial difficulties and those with solar photovoltaic systems.

See: Inquiry into the National Electricity Market - September 2020 report

The supplementary report sets out recent market developments, including some of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity used from the grid and updates on our electricity sector monitoring and enforcement work.

See: Inquiry into the National Electricity Market - supplementary September 2020 report