Small Business Australia have launched a national survey to investigate the impact of energy bill shocks and price rises on small business. 

Small businesses can access the survey by visiting https://www.research.net/r/COSBOAenergy.

The survey takes roughly 7 minutes to complete.

By participating in the survey, small businesses can go in the draw win one of two handheld Power Meters  (valued at $119) to measure the efficiency of their electrical appliances.

This survey is part of our project on small business energy costs, funded by Energy Consumers Australia.

The project aims to address energy bill shock for small businesses and help ‘future proof’ them against rising energy bills and predatory pricing.

As highlighted in the ACCC’s recent report on electricity retail pricing, small business owners are the forgotten people in the broken national energy market, often paying much higher rates than residential households for exactly the same power use.

The survey results will be used to advocate for policy and regulatory changes, and to develop simple tools, with industry-specific tips and info, to help small businesses in a range of sectors reduce their energy costs.

Preliminary results of the project will be released at COSBOA’s National Summit in Sydney on 30 and 31 August.