Hazelwood closure pushes prices up 10pc

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    VIC:Hazelwood closure pushes prices up 10pc

    MELBOURNE, Dec 1 AAP - The upcoming closure of Australia's cheapest electricity
    generator has led AGL to push power prices up 10 per cent in Victoria, more than doubled
    what was predicted.
    When the Hazelwood coal mine and power station's upcoming closure was announced a
    month ago, Premier Daniel Andrews predicted power prices would rise about four per cent.
    But AGL has announced that due to increases in the wholesale energy price, residential
    customers on standing offers will see their bills jump 9.9 per cent in 2017.
    AAP al/lk/klm
 
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