March 8, 2017Continue Reading
Like him or not, Senator Nick Xenaphon makes a valuable point in this article in today’s AFR. A solution to the unfolding electricity crisis facing commercial energy customers is arguably…
March 8, 2017Continue Reading
Key points: Electricity prices have more than doubled in the past 24 months. Increases are due to uncertainty around generation (supply). There are no signs that prices are going back…
March 5, 2017Continue Reading
Since our last wholesale rate update in December 16, electricity rates across NSW, QLD and VIC have increased significantly. Increases in South Australia were relatively subdued. These wholesale price trends…
December 9, 2016Continue Reading
Going solar is an excellent way to cut costs, increase profit margins, upgrade your social and environmental credentials and make your own energy. And as the cost of retail electricity continues…
December 9, 2016Continue Reading
Electricity price rises are primarily driven by uncertainty, which pushes up the price of futures and forward rate electricity contracts. These financial instruments are needed by energy suppliers (generators and…
December 7, 2016Continue Reading
Wholesale electricity markets continue to trend upward largely due to uncertainty relating to the future mix of generation. Specifically, how much longer will we have the cost benefit of cheap brown…
November 13, 2016Continue Reading
The much publicised announcment confirming the closure of Hazelwood Power Station has fueled extraordinary electricity price rises particulularly in Victoria. Sadly for electricity consumers, further coal fired plant closures in…
November 13, 2016Continue Reading
Wholesale electricity markets continue to trend up due to supply side generation challenges and rising coal and natural gas prices. For the month of October, Electricity futures in all states…
October 18, 2016Continue Reading
Uncertainty is prevailing in wholesale electricity markets across the NEM, with the future of the Hazelwood brown coal power station potentially being decided by the end of this week. Hazelwood’s…
October 5, 2016Continue Reading
NSW (Increase) Wholesale futures prices in NSW trended up significantly in the month of September with an average increase of over 10%. This was in part driven by speculation relating…
