Your home bills and how you cope, is interesting, but not relevant to employment. Every single industry I have come across, and that is many in my network, are on the bones of their ass due to power costs; My small Business is $1000 per day, used to be about $150 ten years ago; Coles outlets pay $2,500 to 3000 per day, for lighting, refrigeration; ally smelters ( one of our few industries left) closing or closed--- where will it end. I could hire 3 more people if my bill was not ridiculous.