Market wrap: Electricity futures prices trended up during the month of August due to a combination of factors including uncertainty in the political sphere, the dumping of the National Energy …
August 2018 National Energy Market Wrap
Why you shouldn’t wait to invest in solar power
Business owners know that they should invest in solar power systems, but they often hold back because they are misinformed after reading myths about costs and results of these off-grid …
We helped a multi-site hotel group knock $60,000 off their energy spend
A New South Wales hotel group contacted Leading Edge Energy for advice when it was faced with a sudden $85,000 price hike when it was due to re-contract its electricity …
The NEG is dead – Governments to focus on driving down electricity prices
The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been declared dead and government policy is shifting towards recommendations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to drive down energy costs. …
AEMO warns that Victoria faces 31 percent chance of blackout this summer
The Australian Energy Market Operator has sounded the alarm over potential blackouts in Victoria this summer if nothing is done to ensure security of electricity supply. Furthermore Victoria, New South …
Invest in solar and eliminate energy waste to boost cash flow
Energy costs for businesses have skyrocketed in the past couple of years and have put a very heavy dent in many profit margins, but tried and trusted ways of minimising …
Coal failures and drought cause wholesale electricity rates to spike
Wholesale electricity prices on the National Energy Market have bucked a two-month downward trend and prices have pushed back upwards substantially in all states under review. Victoria and Queensland experienced …
It’s official – Renewable energy will be cheaper than coal
A recent report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has established that renewable energy will be cheaper than coal in the near future and that the energy mix – …
What can Australia learn from China’s panda solar farms about renewable energy?
China has gone from being one of the world’s worst delinquents for pollution to a champion of renewable energy and its latest plan is to spend $3 billion on 99 …
Go solar with Leading Edge Energy
Onsite rooftop solar energy generation is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce your energy spend and minimise your dependence on the grid. Rooftop solar continues to be attractive …
