States are waiting for a solid plan to lower Australian energy bills, but fear an excuse

Australia’s energy ministers will meet on 8 December, a day after the federal government says it will reveal its solution to rising power prices. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

With less than a week before the Albanese government is due to reveal its “comprehensive plan for energy price relief”, the states might be satisfied with one that is merely comprehensible.

At their most recent gathering in October, energy ministers were told to expect an outline of the plan by 1 December.