alt Hacker News> General consumer prices went down
What now?
Where in Australia have consumer prices gone down?
> because of a reduction in peak electricity use driving up retail costs
I don’t understand what you’re trying to day here.
> General consumer prices went down
What now?
Where in Australia have consumer prices gone down?
> because of a reduction in peak electricity use driving up retail costs
I don’t understand what you’re trying to day here.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-26/power-prices-fall-in-...
> Power prices to fall for most customers, with bigger drops for businesses
> What is driving [lower prices] is a reduction in the cost of producing electricity. We've seen a lot more batteries and solar systems come into the electricity market in the last 12 months. They've been making the market much less volatile," Ms Savage said.
> "We've not needed as much gas and hydro generation in the evening peaks, and that's what's really cut that cost of wholesale generation."