The Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) is a mechanism put in place when the available electricity supply in the market cannot meet forecast demand …
What is RERT and why is my business being billed for it?
Callide C4 Return Delayed by Another Month
Callide C4’s return to service has been delayed for another month, with August 31 as the new target date. Faults have beset the power station …
June 2024 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary In June 2024, electricity spot prices climbed in all states across the National Energy Market excluding New South Wales as low renewable output …
Australia’s pioneering role in solar energy
Australia’s journey to becoming a global leader in residential solar energy is a testament to its solar energy pioneers’ vision, innovation, and determination. Australian research …
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 a cost-reflective pricing model for …
May 2024 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary An increase in spot wholesale futures prices in all states across the National Energy Market was triggered by a combination of a third …
Eraring Power Station to remain operational until 2027, possibly 2029
In a strategic attempt to safeguard against power price spikes and ensure energy stability, the New South Wales government has struck an agreement with Origin …
April 2024 Electricity Market Review
Market Commentary All states in the National Energy Market witnessed a significant increase in both spot and wholesale futures electricity prices in April 2024, reversing …
Callide C3 Unit returns to service
CS Energy’s Callide C coal-fired power station has partially returned to service some 17 months after it was abruptly taken offline due to a structural …
Keeping Eraring open beyond 2025 is “unconscionable” – Climate Energy Finance report
Delaying the closure of Origin Energy’s Eraring coal power plant would be “unconscionable,” given that a new report from the Climate Energy Finance (CEF) finds …
