Gas charges set to rise throughout NSW

Business consumers and also householders might possibly see price rises of up to 17.5 % over the coming three years.

This news arrives off the back of recommendation by IPART, the New South Wales energy regulator. This price increase can fluctuate massively by customer, all depending on which supplier they are currently with.

A breakdown of the suggested gas price adjustments in the next 3 years are as follows:

Residential
• AGL Energy: 12.4 per cent
• Country Energy: 17.5 per cent
• Origin Energy: 17 per cent
• ActewAGL: 12.3 per cent

Business
• AGL Energy: per cent
• Country Energy: 16.4 per cent
• Origin Energy: 9.3 per cent
• ActewAGL: 13.6 per cent

Make It Cheaper says: "These suggested gas price changes have some real ups and downs. AGL business customers however, have struck some good fortune, whereas Country Energy residential customers have caught the sharp end of these increases. This is actually going to make it challenging for customers to truly understand the effect of these cost increases."

As ever, we recommend thinking about starting to be efficient and economical regarding the gas you use. Not to mention doing your research to determine if you can find cheaper gas deals on the market - remembering that some bundle dual fuel deals through a single supplier is probably not as good as two separate suppliers for you gas and electricity."