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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

Eastern Australia hit with rising electricity prices despite record warm weather

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Eastern Australia had its warmest-ever June by maximum temperatures, but power prices still climbed. Photograph: Joe Castro/AAP

Eastern Australia’s wholesale power prices increased in the June quarter, although they remained well below the level reached during the energy crisis a year earlier, the Australian Energy Regulator has said.

New South Wales posted the highest spot pricing with an average of $148 a megawatt hour, up from just over $100/MWh during the first three months of the year. During last winter’s energy squeeze, prices averaged about $320/MWh.

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