Is electricity affordable in South Australia?
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2005
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Davidson, K.M.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2005; 40(3):441-455
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The development of retail competition in South Australia has exposed small consumers to substantial price rises in recent years. Such price increases for a service that is regarded as essential in the 21 century raise equity issues. Little research has yet been completed relating to the impact on the community of such prices rises, although a recent review of the socioeconomic indicators that monitor the impact of increasing electricity prices concluded that there had been a decrease in electricity affordability. It is, unfortunately, difficult to make an assessment of the impact of a decrease in electricity affordability because current indicators for measuring the decrease and its effects do not fit within a conceptual framework. This results in ad hoc indicator selection, no clear direction of benchmarks, nor acceptable targets for indicators. Offered in this paper is a discussion of these issues, along with a series of recommendations to support the establishment of a framework to monitor electricity affordability in South Australia.
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Copyright 2005 Australian Council of Social Service