Year: 2018

“The Queensland Government has introduced a range of initiatives in 2018 in order to relieve the burden of electricity costs on consumers. Summary of actions and incentives has been extracted below.

Queensland Government

Affordable Energy Plan: making electricity more affordable

We are committed to delivering stable electricity prices for all Queenslanders.

The Affordable Energy Plan features $300 million of initiatives from 1 January 2018 which will make electricity more affordable for residential and business customers.

Under the plan, electricity prices for typical household and small business customers will remain below inflation on average over the next 2 years.

Our actions in more detail

Under the Affordable Energy Plan we will:

• commit to keeping electricity prices below inflation on average for typical household and small business customers over the next 2 years
• deliver a $50 per year electricity rebate to all Queensland households over the next 2 years ($200 million over 2 years)
• introduce the Easy Pay Reward: a rebate for regional households ($75) and small businesses ($120) that register for direct debit and monthly eBilling ($15 million over 3 years)
• provide an energy efficient appliance rebate to help households to buy more energy efficient appliances
• offer no interest loans and rebates for Queenslanders purchasing rooftop solar and battery systems ($21 million over 3 years)
• remove solar barriers for renters ($4 million over 3 years)
• expand the Energy Savvy Families initiative to provide more low income families with access to monthly billing, digital metering and education programs ($4 million over 3 years)
• deliver the Business Energy Savers Program for agricultural customers and large business customers ($20 million over 3 years)
• remove the non-reversion policy for small customers in regional Queensland ($15 million over three years).