WA Government owned electricity retailer Synergy has announced that it has increased the premiums it charges for GreenPower by 39 per cent. Previously, Synergy charged customers who chose their NaturalPower 100% plan 4.4 cents per kilowatt hour on top of the standard regulated tariffs. These customers will start paying 6.1 cents per kWh from today.

Whilst bad news for Perth households, especially on top of the recent 25% increase in standard electricity charges, the increase brings Synergy’s GreenPower prices in line with the rest of the country, where premiums range from 5.5 to 8.8 cents per kilowatt hour for 100% GreenPower.