About 6 weeks ago I heard on ABC talk-back radio that the new exorbitantly high rates can be reduced to the ones the Government has proposed (negotiated? but not mandated). All one has to do is CALL your electricity provider - AGL in my case - and tell them, "I don't want to pay the new rates please apply the Government-negotiated rates". old ratenew rate% increasePeak$0.65$0.7313.46Off peak$0.17$0.2655Shoulder$0.26$0.3635.15Controlled Load$0.16$0.2457.32The increase is excessive !!!!! Gett ...