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Electricity bills are set to fall this year even as more Australians continue working from home.
Last year, electricity bills rose by 7 per cent as residential customers used 10 per cent more power.
This saw median quarterly bills increase to $332 from $310.
'COVID-19 changed electricity usage patterns and bills in 2020,' the ACCC said.
'Residential customers, who spent more time at home in response to the pandemic, increased their electricity use.
'With increased usage, residential electricity bills increased.'
Electricity bills are set to fall this year even as more Australians continue working from home. Last year, electricity bills rose by 7 per cent as residential customers used 10 per cent more power. Pictured is Victoria Bowes working from home in Adelaide
But the competition regulator's chairman Rod Sims is more optimistic for 2021, predicting cheaper wholesale prices will