{"id":30053,"date":"2017-02-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/the-truth-behind-sa-s-sky-high-power-prices\/"},"modified":"2017-02-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-20T00:00:00","slug":"the-truth-behind-sa-s-sky-high-power-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/the-truth-behind-sa-s-sky-high-power-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth behind SA\u2019s sky-high power prices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>An expert has accused power companies of \u201cmanipulating\u201d the South Australian energy market because the system\u2019s rules are out-dated.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re paying too much because the companies, AGL Energy and Origin, control the backup support companies,\u201d Prof Samantha Hepburn told Leon Byner on Monday. \u201cAnd they are charging a lot during periods of low wind generation when we need to use those backup resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/308601699&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are manipulating the market, and there\u2019s no effective control in the current rules,\u201d she said. \u201cThat framework needs to be completely overhauled. 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