Cotton Australia urges QCA to drop hike in electric rates

That the QCA removes the “headroom” allowance from its pricing recommendations, as it is a flawed and dishonest pathway towards improved competition.That the QCA recommend that the Queensland Government redirect its current subsidy payment from Ergon Retail to Ergon Network, as a cost neutral way of encouraging competition within the Ergon area at a retail level.    

QCA removes the escalation charge for 2013-14, and prior to the next electricity price setting thoroughly models the impact of increase prices on business profitability, and user behaviour when faced with increased charges, and take into account those finding when next considering the implementation of “escalation”.

That the QCA recommends to the Queensland Government that existing business deemed either as “Very Large” customers, or those that may one day be categorised as  ‘Very-Large” customers continue to be able to access “Non-Site  Specific” Network charges, this would not limit the option of offering “Site Specific” network charges.

Cotton Australia