Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer
- Written by Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University
Declan Young/UnsplashAustralia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world.
Yet every summer, many households across the country skimp on cooling, fear their next energy bill, or risk disconnection during extreme heat. Economists call...
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