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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

MYSTERIOUS: Sunshine savings households offered free energy window - You Need To See This

Proposed solar power measures could help address peak demand on Australia's energy network. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Energy retailers say they've been blindsided by reforms promising free electricity to hundreds of thousands of Australians during peak solar power hours.

The Solar Sharer program, announced by the federal government on Tuesday, would give consumers free access to electricity for three hours each day as part of the default offer available.

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