Extreme Heat Drives Up Power Bills in Central Australia

Residents in central Australia, particularly Alice Springs, are facing soaring electricity costs due to extreme heat, highlighting the financial burden of climate change on vulnerable communities.

14 Feb, 19:00 — 14 Feb, 19:00

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The Guardian14 Feb, 19:00

‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia

Vanessa Napaltjari Davis puts $70 a week on her prepaid electricity card – but as Alice Springs swelters through ever-hotter summers, that credit lasts less than three days Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Since the start of summer, Vanessa Napaltjari Davis and her grandchildren have sweltered in their two-bedroom home. Temperatures in the southern half of the Northern Territory have been well above average and the electricity running their single air-conditioner has been regularly disconnected. “We almost had 40 days over 40,” she says. “I was struggling to keep on top of the power bill and keep my little grannies [grandchildren] cool.” Continue reading...

By Douglas Smith, Indigenous affairs reporter

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