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❓ Dr. Steve Thomas questions significant electricity price increases for the Bremer Bay Beaches Resort Tourist Park, while Synergy cites Wholesale Electricity Market conditions and customer privacy as reasons for not providing specific details.

AnsweredQoN 2200Legislative Council

Asked

15 October 2024

Member

Hon Dr Steve Thomas

Portfolio

Energy

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I refer to the Synergy supply of electricity to the Bremer Bay Beaches Resort Tourist Park at 333 Wellstead Road, Bremer Bay, Western Australia, and I ask: (a) why has the cost of on-peak power risen for this customer, from September 2024, from 39.24 cents per kilowatt hour to 47.83 cents per kilowatt hour, an increase of 22%; (b) why has cost of off-peak power risen for this customer, from September 2024, from 14.09 cents per kilowatt hour to 31.43 cents per kilowatt hour, an increase of 123%; (c) what is Synergy's justification for such high increases; and (d) what change of contract has occurred for this customer?

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Answered

27 November 2024

Responded by

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Energy

Response time

13 days

(a)-(d) Synergy’s pricing for contestable customers is responsive to conditions in the Wholesale Electricity Market.
Synergy is committed to maintaining customer privacy and is unable to provide specific pricing details for individual accounts.

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