Victoria’s Essential Services Commission increases Electricity Default Offer for Victorian consumers

On Tuesday 24th May 2022 the Essential Services Commission (ESCV) for Victoria released this finding for the Default Market Offer (DMO) for Victorian electricity consumers:

2022-05-24-ESC-Victoria-DMO

This was two days earlier than the AER did for consumers in other NEM regions … but also past the Saturday 21st May 2022 federal election day.

The ESCV noted that:

‘Around seven per cent of households and 16 per cent of small businesses are on the Victorian Default Offer. On average, annual bills for households on the default electricity offer will increase by $61 (or around five per cent), with a rise of around $270 for small business customers (also around five per cent).  ’

The final decision, and deliberation process, is currently described here on the ESCV website – complete with this Final Decision PDF:

2022-05-24-ESC-Victoria-DMO-PDF


About the Author

Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients. Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.

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