Closure of Hazelwood power station to add $78 a year to power bills

Australian Energy Market Commission report finds wholesale energy prices will rise 36% due to shutdown of brown coal-fired generator in Victoria

The closure of Victoria's Hazelwood coal-fired power station will add an average of $78 a year to energy bills around the country, a new analysis claims.

South Australians will have $150 a year added to household bills, Victorian power bills will rise by $99, a typical New South Wales consumer will pay an extra $74 a year for their electricity, while Queenslanders will pay an extra $28, due to to the upcoming closure of Australia's cheapest - and most polluting - power generator.