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Breaking: Power prices to fall for most customers with bigger drops for businesses

ABC Australia · May 25, 2026, 10:19 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Batteries have taken over the NEM's most valuable hours, setting the price more often than any other technology.
  • In what will be welcome news to power users weary from years of big tariff hikes, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has decided to cut the default market offer (DMO) in several states.
  • The offers act as a safety net by setting the maximum, or ceiling, price retailers can charge affected customers.

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Batteries have taken over the NEM's most valuable hours, setting the price more often than any other technology. (Synergy)

Link copied Share Share article Surging levels of renewable energy and better reliability from coal-fired generators are set to give consumers a break, with benchmark power prices to fall up to 10 per cent for consumers and more for small businesses.

In what will be welcome news to power users weary from years of big tariff hikes, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has decided to cut the default market offer (DMO) in several states.

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