AGL Energy has announced that it is bringing forward the closure of its Victorian brown-coal fired Loy Yang A plant by 10 years to 2035. …
August 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures contract prices performed an abrupt u-turn at the start of August, dashing hopes from the previous month that the energy price crisis might be …
What is the New South Wales Peak Demand Reduction Scheme?
The New South Wales Government is preparing to launch the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) which aims to reward businesses and households that shift energy …
July 2022 Electricity Market Review
After another month of record high electricity prices, the final days of July brought a glimmer of hope that pressures on the energy market may …
Network tariffs – What are they and is your business paying more than it should be?
Network charges account for between 30 and 60 per cent of an average Australian energy bill and a shift towards cost-reflective pricing models for network …
June 2022 Electricity Market Review
After months of pressure, Australia’s national electricity market imploded this month. With all NEM regions bar Tasmania breaching their cumulative price thresholds, AEMO instigated an …
WA capacity charges – What are they, and how can they reduce my electricity bill
Western Australia is not connected to the National Energy Market and has its own rules, one of them being WA capacity charges. WA Capacity charges …
May 2022 Electricity Market Review
Australia is feeling the pinch of the global energy crisis with soaring fuel prices sending wholesale electricity prices skyrocketing. We have never seen futures contracts …
April 2022 Electricity Market Review
Futures prices in the April 2022 energy market have been on a wild ride with record highs and sharp reversals making it hard to keep …
March 2022 Electricity Market Review
What a difference 12 months can make. This time last year the NEM was enjoying the lowest prices on record, thermal generators were threatening to …