The 700-Megawatt Callide B Queensland coal-fired generator will shut down 10 years ahead of schedule in 2028, prompting fears that night time spot prices will …
Early retirement of Queensland coal-fired generator prompts fears of spot price spike
Potential closure of EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn plant sparks fears of Victoria electricity price spike
Fresh worries about the potential closure of Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Portland could force EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn coal plant to close early and cause an electricity …
Q2 Electricity prices: Wholesale energy up 8% over 2018
Q2 2019 Electricity Prices: Wholesale electricity and gas prices are up 8 percent over the same quarter last year despite a large increase in solar …
AGL to keep Liddell power plant open until 2023
AGL Energy has announced that it will keep its ageing Liddell power plant in the Hunter Valley open until 2023 after intense lobbying by the …
Negawatts: Selling negative electricity consumption into the wholesale market
An exciting proposal has been put forward by the Australian Energy Market Commission to allow businesses to sell their curtailed energy demand – negawatts – …
Electricity prices in Australia in 2019: Where are we at?
A few years ago, Leading Edge Energy drew up an article about how Australians were paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world. …
State governments angry at Canberra’s failure to call COAG energy policy meeting
State governments are forging ahead with their own energy policy measures after the repeated failure by Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor to convene a COAG …
Energy experts say $70 per megawatt hour wholesale electricity price pledge is a ‘pipe dream’
Experts have branded the government’s promise that the wholesale electricity price will fall to $70 per megawatt hour by 2021 as a “pipe dream” with …
$50 million in energy-saving grants up for grabs in 2020
Up to $50 million in energy-saving grants will become available to assist businesses in improving their energy efficiency practices under the Commonwealth’s Energy Efficient Communities …
June 2019 Energy Market Wrap- Loy Yang A out of action till December
The energy market was experiencing a softening of spot and futures prices in June 2019, but hopes for a maintained run were dashed when AGL …
