Market wrap: Very mild weather conditions across Australia throughout the months of October and November led to reduced demand across the National Energy Market. But …
Market Wrap September 2018
Market wrap: Temperatures around Australia have started to warm up and that has led to lowered demand as people turned down their heaters, but futures …
Power Purchase Agreements
Power Purchase Agreements Power Purchase Agreements, also referred to as PPAs, have been gaining popularity as Australian businesses look for security of supply, a smaller …
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) …
AEMO warns that Victoria faces 31 per cent 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 …
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 …
Solar subsidies still needed to keep boom going – Industry leaders
The rooftop solar boom could collapse if the Australian Competition and Consumer Association’s proposal to scrap solar subsidies in 2021 – a decade ahead of …
ElectraNet says SA-NSW electricity interconnector will save $30 per year on electricity bills
ElectraNet projects that the proposed interconnector between New South Wales and South Australia will save energy users up to $20 and $30 per year respectively …
The solarcoaster – End of subsidies on solar could lead to glut of cheap supply
The coalition government will end subsidies on solar in 2021 when the Renewable Energy Target expires, claiming that falling costs will allow the industry to …
Experts say rapidly falling costs of solar and wind power will ease NEG emissions burden
Energy experts say that the rapidly falling costs of renewable sources of energy will ease the burden of complying with the National Energy Guarantee’s carbon …