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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

EXPLAINED: Half price power record renewables push prices down | Vintage Vibes

The energy market operator's latest report reveals significant price drops across many states. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Wholesale power prices have almost halved across most of Australia in a change fuelled by record-breaking renewable energy generation and thousands more batteries.

But not all households have experienced the same price drops, with energy costs in one state slashed by 60 per cent while another suffered a price rise of 30 per cent.

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