The only reason that people are not rioting in the streets about the rise in their power bills is that they are not aware of why the increase is occurring. The increase in your power bill is due to the Carbon Tax being introduced in 2012 and the Renewable Energy Target that was introduced in 2001. There are some people who would not object to paying higher electricity bills to contribute to the environment, however, the unfortunate reality is that we have not reduced Australia's emissions since these measures were introduced.”