2018 was a record year for renewable energy generation, but the lack of distribution infrastructure to get it onto the grid has led to a situation where falling electricity prices …
Lack of distribution infrastructure hampering renewable energy boom
Energy Market Wrap March 2019: Budget fails to address distribution and supply issues
Market Wrap March: Futures prices for wholesale electricity are climbing across the board as the National Energy Market braces for a forecast El Nino weather event in May and a …
Energy Market Wrap February 2019: Heatwave fallout continues
Energy Market Wrap: Futures prices for 2020 and 2021 have not settled since the heatwave which sparked a load shedding incident and blackout in Victoria towards the end of January. …
Why are Energy Retailers choosing to pay a fine rather than meeting their renewable energy quotas?
A big question doing the rounds is why are energy retailers choosing to pay fines rather than meeting their renewable energy quotas? It is interesting to see that a growing …
Record wholesale electricity and gas prices despite low demand
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s latest analysis of the National Energy Market has revealed that gas and electricity prices have been driven up by the cost of producing energy at …
Tesla claims solar roof tiles work out cheaper than conventional roofs over time
Tesla has announced that its solar roof tiles will cost $231 per square metre. This means that the material can be cheaper than conventional roofing when energy savings are factored …
Why did Victoria experience a power blackout and why wasn’t it averted?
The National Energy Market’s Reserve Trade Demand Response mechanism was not enough to prevent a power blackout in Victoria in January, and the breakdown of a number of coal-fired plants …
January heatwave forces wholesale prices through the roof
Market wrap January 2019: National Energy Market future and spot prices soared after parts of Melbourne experienced a blackout over 23-25 January during a particularly brutal heatwave. The spike in …
RERT energy reserve system was not enough to prevent blackout – Smelter shut down as blackout warnings persist
Victoria and South Australia avoided a blackout on Thursday after the Australian Energy Market Operator ordered Alcoa Australia to power down for an hour and free up an extra 400 …
South Australia and Victoria face heatwave blackout as demand outstrips supply
Sweltering conditions in South Australia and Victoria could lead to a heatwave blackout today if additional emergency power is not secured as demand for power in the two southern states …
